Fugate james barr (3 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library book with stickers and/or stamps throughout. Dust jacket is in many pieces with staining/ soiling.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. First edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 373 pp. By James Fugate under the pseudonym James Barr. Barr's first novel, acclaimed as one of the first to treat homosexuality in a positive and sensitive way. Fugate was a gay activist and author. Fugate served in the Navy, and in between stints in the service, wrote Quatrefoil. When it was revealed he was the author, he was honorably discharged from the Navy. This experience led him to take an active role in working for gay rights POOR jacket on a GOOD book. Large piece of the jacket torn off and MISSING from the upper third of the rear panel. General toning and minor soiling to the jacket. Some scuffing, with faint dark scratches to the rear panel. Minor bumping, fraying and creasing along the extremities. Book with general fading, some soiling, scuffing and edgewear. A few small areas of discoloration to the rear cover.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. The author James Fugate thanks Mr. John P. Pitcherale for his appreciation of his first book, (Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel [1950]) and hopes that he will "feel the same for [his] second effort," a short-story collection entitled "Derricks." He also hopes that it will be possible for the two of them to meet someday. Signed, "Cordially yours, James Barr." Autograph letter signed is written on a sheet of 11" x 9" ivory paper. The stamped transmittal  envelope is included and addressed  in Fugate's hand to "Mr. John Pitcherale, McLean Hospital, Waverly, Mass." James Fugate aka James Barr (1922-1995) is the author of the classic work of gay writing, Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel, and was an activist in the gay rights movement. He was honorably discharged in 1952 when his identity as the author of Quatrefoil became public. John (Giovanni) P. Pitcherale (1919?-1998) was a friend of The Boston Symphony Orchestra.  He is also listed as one of the principal correspondents in The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt. Condition: Mailing fold lines, otherwise very good condition. Signed by Author(s).…