City of Night

First UK edition; first printing. With review slip loosely inserted. Hardback in dust jacket. 381pp. Jacket rubbed and age-toned; spine sunned. The review slip with notes in blue biro. A near fine copy on a very good dust jacket. *** John Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. City of Night follows a young man as he travels across the country while working as a hustler. It inspired film maker Gus van Sant to write the screenplay for My Own Private Idaho and Jim Morrison apparently references the book in the The Doors song L.A. Woman.