first edition
by LGBTQ, Lesbian Pulp
[LGBTQ] [Lesbian Pulp] Archive of four early lesbian pulp novels all written by women and several openly lesbian women. Archive includes four novels written during the 1950s and 60s. All are between 140 and 200 pages and all measure about 4.25" x 7". Most covers feature two women in romantic poses in vintage pulp style. Most pulps during the time were written by men under pen names, making these titles and authors unique. Some in this archive featured in Barbara Grier's A tier or above, meaning they contain major lesbian characters and plotlines. Some written by women exploring their lesbian identity, while others were openly queer, a rarity at the time. Included in this archive are Francoise Mallet, pen name of bisexual Belgian-American novelist and songwriter Francoise Lilar, and Randy Salem, pen name of beloved pulp author Pat Perdue, a romantic partner of fellow pulp author Sally Singer. Archive contains:
[1] Britt, Edna. Gay Girl. Las Vegas, NV: Neva Paperbacks, 1965. Mass market paperback. First edition, first printing. 160 pages. Cover art shows a blonde woman admiring a brunette as she poses for her against a green wall. Tagline reads "The dark world of lesbian love held her captive. Could she ever be normal again?"
[2] Mallet, Francoise (Pen name of Francoise Lilar). The Loving and the Daring. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, Popular Library Edition, 1952. Translated from the French Le Rampart des Beguines by Herma Briffault. Plot follows an illicit and scandalous relationship between a teenagers and an older divorcee who becomes her step-mother. Back wrapper reads "A taut and sensuously written novel of a strange emotional alliance that introduces a brilliant new fiction talent to American readers in 20-year old Francoise Mallet."
[3] Micheals, Rea. Naked in the Night. New York: Lancer Books, Inc, 1965. First edition with back cover advertising "Never Before Published". Cover shows two women in swim suits and heels, one wearing a beauty queen sash and the other adjusting her straps.
[4] Salem, Randy (Pen name of Pat Purdue). The Soft Sin. New York: Midwood Books, 1962. First edition with cover confirming "First Printing Anywhere". Vintage illustrated cover features two women, one in the foreground with messy hair, while a blonde woman lays down on a couch behind her. Tagline reads: "She fell in love with her boss, but her boss was a woman."
All vintage covers and pages are clean and clear. Textblocks are tight and overall in good to very good condition. Features lesbian pulp novels by female authors, a rarity for the time. (Inventory #: 21004)
[1] Britt, Edna. Gay Girl. Las Vegas, NV: Neva Paperbacks, 1965. Mass market paperback. First edition, first printing. 160 pages. Cover art shows a blonde woman admiring a brunette as she poses for her against a green wall. Tagline reads "The dark world of lesbian love held her captive. Could she ever be normal again?"
[2] Mallet, Francoise (Pen name of Francoise Lilar). The Loving and the Daring. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, Popular Library Edition, 1952. Translated from the French Le Rampart des Beguines by Herma Briffault. Plot follows an illicit and scandalous relationship between a teenagers and an older divorcee who becomes her step-mother. Back wrapper reads "A taut and sensuously written novel of a strange emotional alliance that introduces a brilliant new fiction talent to American readers in 20-year old Francoise Mallet."
[3] Micheals, Rea. Naked in the Night. New York: Lancer Books, Inc, 1965. First edition with back cover advertising "Never Before Published". Cover shows two women in swim suits and heels, one wearing a beauty queen sash and the other adjusting her straps.
[4] Salem, Randy (Pen name of Pat Purdue). The Soft Sin. New York: Midwood Books, 1962. First edition with cover confirming "First Printing Anywhere". Vintage illustrated cover features two women, one in the foreground with messy hair, while a blonde woman lays down on a couch behind her. Tagline reads: "She fell in love with her boss, but her boss was a woman."
All vintage covers and pages are clean and clear. Textblocks are tight and overall in good to very good condition. Features lesbian pulp novels by female authors, a rarity for the time. (Inventory #: 21004)