Gore Vidal
118 copies for sale · $15–$600 · 72 first editions · 17 signed
Notable copies for sale
Visit to a Small Planet: a comedy akin to vaudeville signed (first edition, signed) — Bolerium Books$250
Williwaw; a novel signed (first edition, signed) — Bolerium Books$150
EMPIRE (first edition, signed) — Tavistock Books$95
Duluth Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$50
Screening History. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilisat (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£48
Smithsonian Institution; A Novel (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$35
The Golden Age: a novel signed (first edition, signed) — Bolerium Books$65
A Thirsty Evil seven short stories (first edition, signed) — Bolerium Books$45
BURR; Signed 1st Modern Library (signed) — Rare Book Cellar$191
1876 signed uncorrected proof (signed) — Bolerium Books$95
Myra Breckinridge A Novel (signed) — Good Books in the Woods$85
GORE VIDAL SNAPSHOTS IN HISTORY'S GLARE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
What these are worth
Messiah4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
KALKI; Franklin Library5 copies · $227–$273
DULUTH5 copies · $20–$123
INVENTING A NATION; Washington, Adams, Jefferson4 copies · $48–$73
MYRON3 copies · $84–$98
MYRON : ; A Novel3 copies · $20–$93
LINCOLN (MODERN LIBRARY) By Gore Vidal - Hardcover **Mint Condition**3 copies · $73–$77
Myron - 1st Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $32–$72
EMPIRE3 copies · $20–$28
BURR; Modern Library Signed2 copies · $191–$273
A Thirsty Evil seven short stories2 copies · $45–$250
KALKI2 copies · $32–$198
JULIAN2 copies · $41–$188
Messiah2 copies · $45–$150
18762 copies · $22–$76
1876 : ; A Novel2 copies · $68
LINCOLN2 copies · $58–$68
THE GOLDEN AGE : ; A Novel2 copies · $48–$66
The Golden Age: a novel signed2 copies · $65
POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION : ; A Memoir2 copies · $48–$58
POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION : ; A Memoir : 1964 to 20062 copies · $53–$57
Market context
71 copies of Gore Vidal's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Williwaw, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, New York, 1946; (forum, 2026-09-03)£360
Weekend, playscript, first draft, signed presentation inscription from the author, New Yor (forum, 2026-04-23)£280
Visit to a Small Planet, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, B (forum, 2026-04-23)£85
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