First limited edition of this landmark memoir of gay bar owner Helen P. Branson — in exceptional condition.
Near fine in a very good jacket.
Price: $1,200.00
"I own a homosexual bar [...] My appearance does not make you think of me as a bar owner. My demeanor could remind you of your sixth grade teacher or the librarian in the Maple Street branch library."
Branson's establishment "Helen's" was long a Los Angeles institution, and GAY BAR provides a valuable picture of gay life in the 1950s. The first book from Pan-Graphic Press, publisher of the landmark gay journal the MATTACHINE REVIEW, it was recently reissued by The University of Wisconsin Press, and remains an pivotal source. (Young notes this as a title of "of primary importance.") While the first edition was a reported 3000 copies (some smaller portion of which were these specially numbered copies) it has long been uncommon, and scarce in jacket.
Read more: Young, The Male Homosexual in Literature, 295*.
First printing. San Francisco: Pan-Graphic Press, 1957. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Publisher's full blue cloth. In original unclipped ($3.00) color pictorial jacket. [6], 89, [1] pages. Number 32 of an unstated limitation from the "Author's Limited Premier Edition." Toning to jacket. One or two small tears at folds. Minor shelfwear. Else clean and sound.
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