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First edition

City of Night

John Rechy
Grove Press, 1963. First edition, third printing. No dust jacket.
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Very Good
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-8fdcabe11184 · 8 photographs of this copy
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Copyright © 1963 by John Rechy
examined on the copy in hand
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Grove Press, Inc., New York on title page
examined on the copy in hand
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 61-11775
examined on the copy in hand
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Copyright verso explicitly reads 'Third Printing'
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
Dust, scuffing and light soiling to black cloth boards
see it — photograph 7
2
Rubbing/wear at spine ends
see it — photograph 1
3
Toning and light foxing/staining to endpaper
see it — photograph 2
4
Rental-library stamp and ink notation on front endpaper
see it — photograph 2
5
Toned page edges
see it — photograph 5
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Grove Press, New York, 1963; first printing has copyright 1963, LCCN 61-11775, and NO later-printing statement on the copyright verso. This copy is explicitly marked 'Third Printing'.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.