James Leo Herlihy
The Season of the Witch
New York, Simon & Schuster, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel about a teenage runaway in New York City by James Leo Herlihy, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A compelling novel by James Leo Herlihy. Set in the 1960s, it tells the story of a teenage runaway, Gloria Glyczwycz, who runs away to New York City with a friend to find her father, who is trying to avoid being drafted to Vietnam. The book explores the freedoms and atmosphere of the 1960s, including draft evasion, drug use, homosexuality, and more.The first edition of this work. Written by James Leo Herlihy, most well-known for his novels Midnight Cowboy, All Fall Down, and his play, Blue Denim. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper, designed by Paul Bacon. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear and a very small amount of fading to the cloth. Original, unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just some age-toning to the extremities and light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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