First edition The Sleep of Baby Filbertson by James Leo Herlihy

First edition copy of The Sleep of Baby Filbertson and Other Stories, a short story collection written by James Leo Herlihy. Author: James Leo Herlihy, best known for his landmark novel Midnight Cowboy. Illustrator: Tom Keogh, who provided the distinct cover art and ink drawings throughout the text. Original Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., based in New York. Publication Date: 1959. It was Herlihy's very first published book. The volume consists of seven distinct tales that center around alienation, isolation, and unconventional characters: "The Sleep of Baby Filbertson" (Title story focusing on an agoraphobic mother and her son addicted to sleeping pills), "A Summer for the Dead", "The Jazz of Angels", "Pretty on the Bus at Nighttime", "Miguel", "Laughter in the Graveyard", "Weeping in the Chinese Window". Pickup is 58th and 7th Ave in midtown Manhattan.