Lot 33
  • 33

Larry Kramer

Estimate
300 - 400 USD
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Description

  • Larry Kramer
  • Faggots. New York: Random House, 1978.
  • Ink and paper
8vo. 9 1/4 by 6 1/8 in.; 23.5 by 15.5 cm.
First Edition, inscribed by the author to Ruth: "One of the most courageous person I know. Love from Larry. 1 Jan. 79". Dust jacket, modern box. Pristine condition. 

Condition

Pristine condition.
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Catalogue Note

Kramer's novel portrays New York's very visible gay community in the 1970s. The book was received coldly by the city's gay community, and even banned in Manhattan's only gay bookstore, but remains a seminal piece of gay literature.