Fugate James Barr (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the presumed first Alyson softcover edition (no explicit edition or printing statement). The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with moderate creasing to the spine consistent with careful reading and handling. A sharp copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Near fine limited edition hardcover, No, 704 / 2000. Brown buckram boards, gold lettering. NOT signed. Jacket poor, edge wear and tears, especially to back cover. Pages slightly yellowed, no writing. James Fugate was an author and activist in the gay rights movement. He wrote several works under the pseudonym James Barr. He is well known for his two novels, short stories, a play, and writings in three reputable gay publications. 100 pages. M05163.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. Dust jacket has edge tears and chips, wear on edges, spine sunned with large chip at tail, wear at head, 1" tear top edge rear, price unclipped. Black cloth boards are a little dusty, two corners are lightly bumped. Interior is clean. Third printing April 1951. Gay classic is the first novel in English to depict homosexual characters in a positive light. Its initial release was accompanied by a marketing campaign which included distribution of free copies to more than seventy-five gay bars in the United States and Canada. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. QUATREFOIL, A MODERN NOVEL, James Barr Fugaté, hardcover, stated 3rd printing, 1951. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. There is no bookplate, but the signature of a prior owner on the first free endpaper has been covered by a black marker. Not a library book or remainder. The black cloth boards are in very good condition (bumped corners). 8 x 5 ½, 373 pages, 19 ounces XX [Wikipedia] Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel, sometimes called Quatrefoil, is a novel about gay men written in 1950 by James W. Fugaté under the pen name James Barr. It is known for being the first modern book to portray homosexuality in a positive way. The main character, Phillip, is based on a college fraternity brother that the author had an affair with while in college. Quatrefoil has been translated into French and German. Its initial release was accompanied by a marketing campaign which included distribution of free copies to more than seventy-five gay bars in the United States and Canada. It was rumored to have outsold Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and Truman Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms, two other prominent gay-themed novels of the time. Plot: Quatrefoil tells the story of a naval officer and banker named Phillip Froelich who is engaged to be married to a woman named Sybel Jo. While under investigation by court-martial by the Navy in 1946, he meets and is assisted by Tim Danelaw, a superior officer. While Phillip is increasingly drawn to Tim, Phillip acts out his confusion by having a one-time affair with Tim's wife Pam. However, after sitting for a portrait by Tim, Phillip is drawn closer to Tim and finds out that Pam and Tim are going through a divorce. An affair with Tim causes Phillip to confront his closeted homosexuality. They become lovers. They are stereotypical masculine and intellectual characters who discuss art and philosophy and thus are contrasted (favorably according to the text) with behaviors of "the average homosexual" of the time who would be effeminate. Phillip wrestles with his feelings and thoughts of his future, and the choice between living a stable life running his family's bank, or pursuing his newfound feelings for Tim. When Tim goes to Phillip's hometown of Devereux, Oklahoma, and meets Phillip's family, his family is embracing. Phillip's sister even encourages him to forsake the life expected of him to follow Tim. While in Oklahoma, Tim finds out Sybel Jo's family secret that has been hidden: the family is recently broke and is merely looking to quickly marry into the Froelichs for financial security. With this reveal, Phillip breaks off the engagement with Sybel Jo and decides to be with Tim. CC The novel presents an example of how gay men kept their homosexuality hidden in the 1950s. It has been admired as a work that portrayed the main characters as people who grew in self-confidence, which differentiated the novel from other gay literature of the time portraying homosexual men as campy. Most gay works at the time had ended with either suicide or murder out of self-loathing, another tradition broken by Quatrefoil.…

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

No Dust Jacket. The very last page, which is blank, has the; Clean pages and tightly bound still. Free of markings or notes ; One, Incorporated; 1955; Limited Edition; Limited edition of two thousand copies, of which this one is number 79. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering on the front cover and the spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 100 p. Very Good bottom corner torn off. The boards show very little wear and handling. Clean pages and tightly bound still. Free of markings or notes ; Hardcover.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.…

Condition: Collectible; Very Good. [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION] Los Angeles, CA: One, Incorporated, 1955. Hardcover VG Limited Edition, hand-numbered #375 of 2000 copies. Flat-signed by author on half-title page. xii, 100 pages illustrated with 2 photo-plates. Bound in brown cloth with gold lettering. Minor shelf-wear to jacket, else very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (fr/shelf3). …

Hardcover. 230p., very good first edition in boards and unclipped, edgeworn dust jacket. Young 185*. Second book by the LGBTQ activist after "Quatrefoil".

Hardcover. 230p., very good first edition in boards and unclipped dust jacket. Young 185*. Second book by the LGBTQ activist after "Quatrefoil".

No Binding. Condition: 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).…