City of Night
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1963.
First edition, first printing, second state jacket. Signed by John Rechy on the front free endpaper in ink, "Best wishes John Rechy." 410pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in silver, black topstain. Very Good+ with lean to binding, slightly bumped corners. Former owner's address sticker remnants at front pastedown. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning. John Rechy's semi-autobiographical debut novel featuring an openly gay main character who hustles across America's homosexual underground. In 1999 The Publishing Triangle ranked it #22 of the best 100 gay and lesbian novels of all time.
Price: $1,500