VIDAL, Gore “Washington, D.C.” [Random House, 1967] Signed 4th Printing

VIDAL, Gore. Washington, D.C.

New York: Random House, 1967. Fourth printing. 8vo. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title: “Jack & Robert / best / Gore Vidal.” Publisher’s cloth in original dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed with mild edge wear; pages lightly toned; binding firm and clean. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Washington, D.C. is Vidal’s satirical novel of American political life in the mid-twentieth century. Set among senators, journalists, and power brokers in the nation’s capital, the book traces the ambitions and rivalries of characters navigating the intersection of politics, media, and social influence. The work marked the beginning of Vidal’s sustained literary exploration of American power and would later connect to the broader historical sequence that became the “Narratives of Empire” novels.