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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. Julian-. Signed. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by author on second preliminary page at front. A Limited Edition. Full black leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Gore Vidal. Julian. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine leather bound edition with moire end papers and silk ribbon marker. Signed by author. Includes not from the editor brochure. Can be shipped in USA.
Seller: Spiritwood Books, Burlington, ON, Canada
Vidal, Gore. Julian. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Penn., 1981.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Has a nick on fore edge of front board. Corners lightly bumped. Otherwise, clean unmarked copy in excellent condition. Black leather. Signed by author. 493 pages.
Seller: Yes Books, portland, ME, U.S.A.
GORE VIDAL. JULIAN [Signed]. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennyslvania, 1981.
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Description: A very fine copy in like new condition, bound in full leather with silk moire end papers and ribbon. Signed by The Author. No bumped corners to book. No rubbing to leather binding. Gold gilt edges to the text block is very clean and bright. No bookplaees.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. Julian. Franklin Library, 1981.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. First edition and signed by the author.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. JULIAN. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1981.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Franklin Library Limited edition. Issued signed by Vidal. "Special Message" by Vidal for this edition. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, all edges gilt, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Minimal wear to the edge gilt, mostly on the topedge. Near Fine condition.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. Julian. The Franklin Library, 1981.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine Limited Edition from The Franklin Library. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Fully leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon marker. Slight rubbing along the bottom edge; near fine.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Gore Vidal. Julian. Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1981.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Size: 9.5"x 6.25", black leather with gilt lettering & decor. Limited Edition signed on 3rd end page. 493 pages. Light fading on edge of end paper, normal for age.
Seller: Ink & Quill Books, Oak Harbor, OH, U.S.A.
Gore Vidal. Julian. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1981.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Signed Limited Edition version of Julian by Gore Vidal from The Franklin Library. Black leather binding with gilt design around border of front and back cover and gilt page ends. Raised bands on spine with the title and author in one compartment, "franklin library" in one, and the rest with gilt designs. Textured holographic-like gray end pages with a page marker/ribbon attached in the same color. Signed by author. Pages are in very good condition, bright and clear throughout.
Seller: Pleasant Street Books, woodstock, VT, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. Julian. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: [18], 493, [3] pages. Map. Partial Bibliography. A Note by Gore Vidal points out that he has written a novel and not a history. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Includes "A special message to subscribers from Robert Penn Warren." Signed by the author. Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 - July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner. Vidal was bisexual, and in his novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. As a novelist, Vidal explored the nature of corruption in public and private life. His style of narration evoked the time and place of his stories, and delineated the psychology of his characters. His third novel, The City and the Pillar, offended the literary, political, and moral sensibilities of conservative book reviewers, the plot being about a dispassionately presented male homosexual relationship. In the historical novel genre, Vidal recreated the imperial world of Julian the Apostate (r. AD 361-363) in Julian. Julian was the Roman emperor who attempted to re-establish Roman polytheism to counter Christianity. In satire, Myra Breckinridge explores the mutability of gender roles and sexual orientation as being social constructs established by social mores. Quentin Fiore (February 12, 1920 - April 13, 2019) was a graphic designer, who worked mostly in books. Julian is a 1964 novel by Gore Vidal, a work of historical fiction written primarily in the first person dealing with the life of the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus (known to Christians as Julian the Apostate), who reigned from 360 to 363 A.D. Julian was the last direct relative of Constantine the Great to take up the purple, his father being Constantine's half-brother. As emperor, he attempted to destroy the influence of the Christian church. His goals were to bring back firstly the worship of the old Roman pantheon, secondly other religions including Judaism (he attempts to restore the Jewish Temple), and thirdly - with special emphasis upon the growing crisis on Rome's frontiers - Mithraism, a mystery religion that had been popular among Roman soldiers. The book takes the form of the correspondence between two Hellenistic pagans, Libanius, who is considering writing a biography of Julian, and Priscus, who possesses Julian's personal memoir. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best. The Franklin Library was a division of The Franklin Mint that produced fine collector edition books over three decades ending in the year 2000. For this reason all Franklin Library editions are now considered "out of print" and are no longer available for sale from the Franklin Mint. The Franklin Library produced books in three different binding styles referred to as full genuine leather, imitation leather, and quarter bound genuine leather. The full leather bound editions were produced through out the Franklin Library's full life span and the other two styles (imitation and quarter bound) were only produced through the 1970's and 80's. Below are some of the characteristics found in all Franklin Library editions along with more detailed information about the different binding styles. All Editions: ⢠High quality paper; ⢠Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding; ⢠Gold gilded page edges on all three sides; ⢠Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. The genuine full leather bound editions are the highest quality of the three. While most characteristics remained constant through out the different series and years of production the style of end papers varied from silk moiré to decorative paper. Some of the characteristics that remained constant: ⢠Full genuine leather binding; ⢠22k. gold lettering and stampings on the spine and covers; and ⢠Attached silk page marker.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Gore Vidal. JULIAN SIGNED Franklin Library. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981.
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Light spotting on side text block edge. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Vidal, Gore. JULIAN. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1981.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: (In S signed by author/black leather HB with gilt lettering and designs on spine and gilt book edges and silk end pages
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.