NY: E.P. Dutton, 1982. First edition. 217pp. Reddish-brown boards backed with white cloth; dust jacket. Scattered soiling to textblock top; light browning to cloth at base of spine. Unclipped jacket with small areas of insect loss, primarily to flap hinges and front panel. Very good in a good to very good jacket.
First printing of White’s third novel, a semi-autobiographical gay coming-of-age story widely acknowledged as a high-point of gay literature. Signed and inscribed by White at front free endpaper to former owner.
