Midnight Cowboy. New York: Simon & Shuster, 1965. First Edition. A fine bright copy in pictorial dust jacket.

The author’s his seminal work was a critical and commercial success. It was adapted into the iconic, Academy Award-winning 1969 film directed by John Schlesinger.

Joe Buck, naively charming Texan cowboy, seeks his fortune in the Big Apple, but encounters Ratso Rizzo, a sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond.

James Leo Herlihy was an American novelist, playwright, and actor, best known for his ground-breaking novels that explored the lives of marginalised characters on the fringes of American society.