Scarce first edition of this infamous and entirely discredited McCarthy-era anti-gay title.
Near fine in near fine or better jacket.
Price: $750.00
"The female who is held captive by a lesbian soon becomes a mental and physical wreck, who suffers from the pangs of hell and remorse, but like a drug addict she is unable to ward off the repeated advances made towards her by the octopus-like creature who continually saps her strength."
Among Mathews's more outlandish claims is that he "cured" a lesbian by getting her hair "professionally coiffured," showing her to apply makeup ("which she had never used in her life"), and engaging "a fashion expert (*not a male homosexual* [emphasis ours]) who selected the most elegant feminine styles for her to bring out the charm and beauty in her body." Among his more destructive: that over 7000 homosexuals worked in the US government, an assertion contributing in no small way to the Lavender Scare, which led to the firing of thousands of gay civil servants. Increasingly scarce, especially in this condition and with the jacket.
First printing. New York: Robert M. McBride Company, (1957). 7.75'' x 5''. Original full orange cloth. In original unclipped ($4.00) matching printed jacket. 302, [2] pages. Contemporary ownership stamp of Dr. Sidney C. Austin to title and final page. Trace rubbing, edgewear to jacket. Else sharp and clean.
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