Published by Alyson Publications, 1995
Seller: Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgium
Paperback. Condition: USED_FINE. Better Angel Special Collection by Richard Meeker; Forman Brown. Published by Alyson Publications in 1995. Paperback. Written in 1933, this classic, touching story focuses on a young man's gay awakening in the years between the World Wars. Kurt Gray is a shy, bookish boy growing up in small-town Michigan. Even at the age of thirteen he knows that somehow he is different. Gradually, he recognizes his desire for man's companionship and love. As a talented composer, breaking into New York's musical world, he finds the love he's sought. Collectible item in very fine condition.
Published by Universal Publishing and Distributing Group, NY, 1951
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback. First printing. Wraps rubbed and darkened, faint date stamp on front with a couple of nicks to the edges of the wraps and some minor loss at the head of the spine, else a very good example. "Kurt loved this woman.did he lover her brother more?" First published in 1933 as 'Better Angel', a relatively early novel with a gay who doesn't go on to kill himself or die from guilt and misery. Young 2639 [Better Angel].
Published by Alyson Books, 1995
ISBN 10: 1555832849 ISBN 13: 9781555832841
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp, New York, 1951
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First paperback edition. First paperback edition. 159, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated wraps. Very Good with sticker wear to front wrap, a few small chips at edges, pages toned with age. An important lost novel of gay life first published in 1933 as Better Angel at the end of a brief "pansy craze" in culture that would close with the grim realities of the Great Depression. Most notably the novel has a happy ending for the gay protagonist, which was basically verboten at the time. This paperback original was printed in 1951 at the very dawn of a new era in gay rights.