WHITE, RAY LEWIS (GORE VIDAL). Gore Vidal. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968. First Edition. From the library of Gore Vidal with his estate stamp. This is the very first study of Vidal’s work and includes this from Ray White’s opening paragraph of his Acknowledgments: “First, I thank Gore Vidal for answering my many questions, giving me access to his personal papers, and letting me quote from unpublished material and published works for which he owns copyright.” Near fine copy with a hint of use in a used dust jacket with a 6” tear to the rear spine fold and across the spine, some faint rubbing and dust soiling, and small chips. A critical survey of the life and works of Gore Vidal whose published works available at the time of this book include the novels The City and the Pillar, The Judgment of Paris, Messiah, Julian, Washington, D.C.; the plays Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays, The Best Man: A Play About Politics, and more.