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Messiah.

by VIDAL, Gore

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  • Hardcover
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New York:: E. P. Dutton,., 1954.. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.. A fine copy in a near fine jacket with very slight soiling to the rear panel--except that the jacket has been trimmed, and is approximately 1/8" shorter than the volume. . 8vo,.

Synopsis

When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal's deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult.

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Bookseller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
47062
Title
Messiah.
Author
VIDAL, Gore
Format/Binding
Publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.
Book Condition
Used - A fine copy in a near fine jacket with very slight soiling to the rear panel--except that the jacket has been trimmed, and is ap
Edition
First edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
E. P. Dutton,.
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
1954.
Pages
254 pp.
Size
8vo,

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