![]() Schama tells a story, and he tells it well." - The New York Times Book Review "Monumental.a delight to read.Lively descriptions of major events, colorful cameos of leading characters (and obscure ones too), bring them to life here as no other general work has done.Above all, Mr. "One of The Best Books Of The Decade." - Time His chronicle is, after all, a stunningly virtuoso performance." - Lawrence Stone, The New Republic ![]() The virtues of this book in the coruscating brilliance of dazzling display of erudition and intelligence. He also chronicle with a dramatic burst of poetic imagination. ![]() ![]() " is no ordinary book.Schama does not merely write brilliantly about people, about events, about the abuse of rhetoric, and about festivals and executions. ![]()
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![]() ![]() All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted. For all that, Jane Eyre is nearly always seen rebound, and these defects aside, a better copy is seldom seen. ![]() However, the title page of the first volume has been rehinged. Unlike many of the few sets that have surfaced in cloth, it has not been rebacked, but it has undergone modest cloth mending there is cloth staining and numerous, but generally minor, paper repairs to small chips and tears. ![]() Overall, this set is in the shabbier side of good condition. This set is in what might be termed, for a book so seldom seen in its original binding, in usual condition in this instance, this standard is not a high one. This set has the very uncommon 'Calcutta Review' ad inserted (while copies lacking it are not considered incomplete, it is preferable to include it) complete with the half-titles in each volume. First Edition three volumes publisher's cloth the fly-title of the publisher's catalogue is dated June, 1847 and the catalogue itself is dated October, 1847. ![]() ![]() ![]() I started reading his novel right there in the store. I’ve often told the story, and it’s an absolute, vivid memory, about how when I was a teenager I was walking through a bookstore and Rechy’s City of Night practically jumped off the shelf into my arms begging me to read it. Male hustlers, drag queens, and johns, all creating artificial outer personas - carefully polished veneers - to camouflage and protect inner selves that are too vulnerable to expose to a harsh, judgmental world that would inevitably crush them. City of Night introduced readers to a world inhabited by marginalized characters who are dealing with confusion of identity, sexuality, and gender. What grabbed the attention of the general reading public in 1963 was the story of a gay, male prostitute - obviously modeled on Rechy himself - on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance in a society that was not ready to accept him. IN HIS FIRST NOVEL, City of Night, John Rechy achieved what most authors strive for their entire career. John Rechy and Charles Casillo will appear at Skylight Books on Sunday October 20 at 4:00 PM for a conversation and event to celebrate the anniversary. Charles Casillo, author of Outlaw: The Lives and Careers of John Rechy visited him at his home in Los Angeles. in a splendid new edition with bonus material, including a letter endorsing the novel from James Baldwin and facsimile pages from the original galleys corrected in Rechy’s own hand. ![]() This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of City of Night, which is being released this month by Grove Atlantic, Inc. ![]() |