Narratives of Empire Collection, Burr, Lincoln, 1876, Empire, Hollywood, Washington D. C., The Golden Age by Gore Vidal - Various

Narratives of Empire Collection: 7 Novels. Burr, Lincoln, 1876, Empire, Hollywood, Washington D. C., The Golden Age
A literary Collection or narrative work that is made up of seven distinct works. Published between 1967 and 2000, all 7 are historical novels which chronicle the dawn-to-decadence history of the American Empire. The narratives interweave the personal stories of two families with the personages and events of U.S. history.
Narratives of Empire Collection: 1. Burr, Random House,1973-- 2. Lincoln, Random House, 1984 -- 3. 1876, Random House, 1976-- 4. Empire, Random House, 1987-- 5. Hollywood 1990, Random House-- 6. Washington D. C. 1967 ,Little Brown and Co-- 7. The Golden Age, 2000, Doubleday.
The seven narratives of empire can be read in either historical or publication order without losing narrative intelligibility.
(New York Times Obit)
Gore Vidal, the elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization, died on Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, where he moved in 2003 after years of living in Ravello, Italy. He was 86.
Perhaps without intending it, Mr. Vidal had set a pattern. In the years to come he found his greatest successes with historical novels, notably what became known as his American Chronicles: "Washington, D.C.," "Burr" (1973), "1876" (1976), "Lincoln" (1984), "Empire" (1987),"Hollywood" (1990) and "The Golden Age" (2000). He turned out to have a gift for this kind of writing. These novels were learned and scrupulously based on fact, but also witty and contemporary-feeling, full of gossip and shrewd asides. Harold Bloom wrote that Mr. Vidal's imagination of American politics "is so powerful as to compel awe."

1. Burr- ISBN# 0-394-48024-4, stated First Edition. Unclipped dj, price tag on front flap $8.95, back flap has blacked out date 1/74 changed to11/73. Book in Good Condition, text clean and bright, boards are clean and vibrant, slight pull of the spine at top, small ownership label at top of front, free end paper. DJ in tact, no tears, very little shelf wear, light soiling to top and bottom corners. Yellowing to top front. Both dj flaps have vertical line top to bottom, does not indent on reverse of flaps. Appears to be an intentionally indent line by the publisher, it is too synchronize to be damages.

2. Lincoln- ISBN# 0394528956 First Trade edition. Book in better than good condition, is square, solid, text and boards clean, no soiling, owners label or writing. DJ very good, some shelf wear top spine area, yellowing at top of dj. dj unclipped with $19.95 price front flap. Back flap has Printed in U.S.A. 6/84 Random House.

3. 1876, ISBN# 0394497503, Stated First Edition, first Printing, # Line 98765432. Book in very good condition, text bright and clean, boards vibrant with light indentation to front, not discolored, hardly visible. No soiling or writing, no owner's labels. DJ clean and bright, small, closed tear at top right front (did not repair), some light shelf wear at top and bottom.

4. Empire, ISBN#9780375708749. Stated First Random House Edition. Book in very good condition, square, tight, no corners bumped, text and boards are clean and vibrant. DJ in good condition clean with very little shelf wear. However there is some moisture damage, strictly discoloration to top spine and front cover at top. Did not affect boards, but visible on dj. dj unclipped with Printed in U.S.A. 6/87 Random House Inc.

5. Hollywood, ISBN# Stated First Edition, First Printing, #line 24689753. Book in very good condition, text clean and vibrant, boards good no soiling, very slight pulling of spine at top. DJ better than very good, very clean and vibrant, not clipped , front flap price of $19.95, back flap Printed in U.S.A. 2/90 Random House.

6. Washington D. C., LCCN # 67015707,Stated First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, Near Mint condition, book square and tight, no bumped corner, boards and text vibrant, no owner's labels or soiling. DJ Near Mint condition no tear or soiling, protected in Mylar. An exceptional copy.

7. The Golden Age, ISBN # 0385500750,Stated First Edition, First Printing, Printed in U.S.A. September 2000 with full # line 1-10. A Near Mint copy, very clean and tight, no soiling no markings, no owner's labels. DL better than very good, very slight shelf wear at bottom and top of spine and 1/4 in closed tear at top ( not repaired). An excellent copy.
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