Two Sisters, Gore Vidal — 1st Edition

Name: Two Sisters, Gore Vidal — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6970
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Publication: London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1970

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 256.

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume remains tightly bound and square, retaining a firm structural integrity with sharp, brown cloth boards that show no significant shelf-wear, while the gilt lettering to the spine remains notably bright and unoxidised. Internally, the pages are clean and free from previous ownership signatures or egregious antiquarian markup, exhibiting only the expected minor, uniform age-toning to the text block edges. The original dust jacket is in very good condition, suffering no major tears or loss, and crucially remains unclipped, displaying the transitional dual-pricing of "30s / £1.50p net" on the front flap; it shows only faint surface rubbing and marginal age-toning to the rear panel, consistent with standard shelf storage.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first UK edition of Vidal's semi-autobiographical work. The presence of the unclipped transitional pricing on the dust jacket flap serves as a pleasing historical artifact of the British publishing industry's shift toward decimalisation during this precise period.

Unsigned and unmarked, the book represents a solid, highly collectable example of a title that, while relatively common on the open market, is becoming increasingly difficult to source in such remarkably crisp, unrubbed condition without the usual heavy edge-wear to the fragile dust jacket.

Blurring the conventional boundaries between fiction and autobiography, Two Sisters presents itself as a memoir wrapped ingeniously within a novel. Vidal weaves a complex, multi-layered narrative that reflects deeply on love, the fading of youth, and the shifting cultural landscapes of the mid-twentieth century, exploring the intertwined lives of his characters with his characteristic wit, sharp social observation, and stylistic elegance.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Gore Vidal

Book Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 256

Book Publication Year: 1970

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Bristol, United Kingdom

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