Fruit Town
N.p. First Niter Books, 1965. 1st Edition. 12mo, publisher’s stiff illustrated paper wraps.
Mid-1960s lesbian pulp chronicling Clay Howell’s descent into Greenwich Village’s after hours clubs where he has animating encounters with "dynamic Amazons, doll-like femmes, and bull dykes." While many lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s and 60s were sensationalized by and for straight men, they inadvertently offered representation for closeted lesbian readers. Cover illustration by underground fetish cartoonist Eric Stanton. Publisher’s catalog number FN112A. Moderate creasing, soiling, and edgewear. Very good. Rare. Item #12390
$125.00