City of Night
by Rechy, John
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
City of Night is a novel written by John Rechy. It was originally published in 1963 in New York by Grove Press. Earlier excerpts had appeared in Evergreen Review, Big Table, Nugget, and The London Magazine. City of Night is notable for its exposé approach to and stark depiction of hustling, as well as its stream of consciousness narrative style.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946189
- Title
- City of Night
- Author
- Rechy, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- gay, hustling, 1960s, signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.