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Published by Gay Presses of New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0914017152ISBN 13: 9780914017158
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: VeryGood. Pavel Tchelitchew (illustrator). Clean copy. No major signs of wear save for bumped top right corner small stain on back cover.
Published by Gay Presses of New York, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0914017152ISBN 13: 9780914017158
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Softcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Illustrated, with six fold out color plates of watercolor paintings by Pavel Tchelitchew. Introduction by Steven Watson. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Impressionistic and joyous novel of homosexual life in Greenwich Village, and considered by some to be the first modern "out" gay novel. First published in 1933 by the Obelisk Press.
Published by Masquerade Books, New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 1563334313ISBN 13: 9781563334313
Seller: Works on Paper, DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the stated first Richard Kasak Book (softcover ) edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A brilliant copy.
Published by Gay Presses of New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0914017152ISBN 13: 9780914017158
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Pavel Tchelitchew (illustrator). New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Published by Gay Presses of New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0914017152ISBN 13: 9780914017158
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Pavel Tchelitchew (illustrator). New.
Published by Obelisk Press, Paris, 1933
ISBN 10: 1596541350ISBN 13: 9781596541351
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First edition, trade issue. Self-wrappers. Brown butcher paper wrappers printed in red. Paper spine almost entirely eroded, faint stain and tears, a good only but sound copy. A notorious and exceptionally scarce impressionistic and joyous novel of homosexual life in Greenwich Village. Parker met Ford while writing for Ford's amateurishly produced *Blues* magazine, which was published in Ford's parents' home in Mississippi during 1929-30. Tyler encouraged him to move to New York and there they spent a year exploring the gay subcultures of Greenwich Village and Harlem before writing the book. Considered by some to be the first modern "out" gay novel, it was turned down by several mainstream publishers, until being championed by Gertrude Stein when it finally found a home with the obscure Paris-based imprint Obelisk Press, an English language publishing house specializing in the erotic and outré. The front flap of the self-wrapper has blurbs by Stein and Djuna Barnes; according to G. Thomas Tanselle in his 1971 paper "Book-Jackets, Blurbs, and Bibliographers" (citing another source) this was the only wrapper blurb contributed by Stein during her lifetime, and possibly the only one from Barnes as well. The trade issue was estimated to have been about 2500 copies, of which at least 500 were seized and burned by British customs. There was also an issue of 50 copies on different paper, signed by Ford.
Published by Obelisk Press, Paris, 1933
Seller: AlmostAll1stEditions, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, trade issue. Self-wrappers. Brown butcher paper jacket with minor repairs at edges and corners.Title printed in red stil very vibrant. Binding still tight. Printing on the spine is still very clear. A very scarce and very fragile book. A rare association copy belonging to Huntington Cairns a prominent lawyer and author, who worked for the Treasury Department and in 1943 became Secretary-Treasurer and General Counsel for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Published by Obelisk Press, Paris, 1933
ISBN 10: 1596541350ISBN 13: 9781596541351
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, limited issue. Self-wrappers. Brown butcher paper wrappers printed in red. A near very good copy with modest loss at the spine ends (affecting one letter in the title), and a few pages roughly opened have caused chips in the margins, nevertheless a handsome and pleasing copy, lacking the rare wraparound band. This copy is from the library of the Obelisk Press publisher Jack Kahane and is copy 6 of 50 numbered copies printed on Pure Rag Lafuma. While intended to be signed by both authors, this copy is Signed by Ford only (as is the only other known copy of the limited issue of which we are aware). A notorious and exceptionally scarce novel of homosexual life in Greenwich Village. Parker met Ford while writing for Ford's amateurishly produced *Blues* magazine, which was published in Ford's parents' home in Mississippi during 1929-30. Tyler encouraged him to move to New York and there they spent a year exploring the gay subculture of Greenwich Village and Harlem before writing the book. Considered by some to be the first modern gay novel, Gertrude Stein called this book "The novel that beat the Beat Generation by a generation." The front flap of the self-wrapper has blurbs by Stein and Djuna Barnes; according to G. Thomas Tanselle in his 1971 paper "Book-Jackets, Blurbs, and Bibliographers" (citing another source) this was the only wrapper blurb contributed by Stein during her lifetime, and possibly the only one from Barnes as well.