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The Best Little Boy in the World.
by Tobias, Andrew [Writing as John Reid]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's, Sons, 1998. First edition of this classic account about growing up gay in America. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Andrew Tobias on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed. When The Best Little Boy in the World was first published in 1973, Andrew Tobias could write about what it had felt like to begin to accept his homosexuality, but he couldn't bring himself to sign his own name to the book, for fear of embarrassing his parents. And so it was "John Reid" who became a hero to the thousands of gay males who found in this memoir a mirror for their own experiences.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44076
- Title
- The Best Little Boy in the World.
- Author
- Tobias, Andrew [Writing as John Reid]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's, Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- The Best Little Boy in the World andrew tobias first edition, The Best Little Boy in the World first edition, The Best Little Boy in the World john reid first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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