$35.00 USD • Used
Author's first book & a pioneering entry into the LGBTQA literature, this story about male homosexuality between a boy & the male member of a rich couple who adopts him was praised for its "noncha...
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Author's first book & a pioneering entry into the LGBTQA literature, this story about male homosexuality between a boy & the male member of a rich couple who adopts him was praised for its "nonchalant directness,'' at times "witty and at ease." The main character's "final, stoic acceptance of the realities of loving is a genuine enlargement, not only of his own experience, but of the reader's." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1961, this hardcover 12mo (5" x 7.5") has light gray cloth over boards lettered in black to spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.95 price intact) is Near Fine, downgraded due to a tiny tear (1/4" ascending from bottom edge of front cover. Else, clean & bright, nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Product Info
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.
Year: 1961
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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