Jailbait and Other Stories
New York: Sea Horse Press, 1984. 1st Edition. Octavo, publisher’s photo-illustrated wraps.
"These stories capture the feeling of the city today or what is outside the city. They're very fine–special and illuminating. They have a color unlike that of other writing" (James Purdy). Signed first edition of queer American writer, literary biographer, and former model Brad Gooch’s debut book. Written while he was a grad student at Columbia and an entrant in the gay literati, this collection comprises ten quintessentially 80s short stories. Introduction by queer cult writer Dennis Cooper ("Gooch's men and women use each other the same way he uses them: to fill an emotional lack that cannot be completely expressed"). Cover photo by Robert Mapplethorpe (Mapplehtorpe's brother is the subject, in what was the photographer's first book cover). Dedicated to filmmaker Howard Brookner, Gooch's longtime partner. Published by gay lit movement mainstay Felice Picano’s Sea Horse Press, which was founded in 1977 and issued many contemporary cult classics. Signed by Gooch to the title page. Lightest soiling and edgewear. Near fine. Item #6711
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