Livingston Doyle Eugene (4 results)

Stappled Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of this issue. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no rust at the two saddle staples, with minor wear/nicks at the extremities of the front cover panel. 31 pp. Contents include: "Editorial" by Don Slater; "Immortal Beethoven - A Repressed Homosexual?" by Kuppner; "He was a Young Boy and Frail," a poem by Livingston; 'Tangents: News & Views" by McIntire; "The First Edition," a story by Marten; "Readers on Writers;" "More on the Problem of Meeting People," by Florence Jaffy; "The Successful Homosexual" by Chuck Taylor; "Rudulf Burkhardt Meets One Inc."; "Letters to the Editor.". Don Slater [ Cover Photo ] (illustrator).…

Stappled Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of this issue. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no rust at the two saddle staples. Miniscule intact tear to the margin-side of the cover and the first page. 31 pp. Contents include: "October 15, 1952 - October 15, 1958" by the Editors; "The Ambiguous Heroes of John Horne Burns" by Daniel Edgerton; "Hauviette," a story by Jody Shotwell; "I Missed You," a poem by Jody Shotwell; "Leopard on a Spot" by Dan Martin; "Tangents: News & Views" by Dal McIntire; "readers on Writers;" "If I Have Offended You," a poem by Livingston; "Letters to the Editors;" "Books.". Eve Elloree [ Cover ] (illustrator). …

Wraps. Condition: Fair. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" stapled photographic wraps printed in black and white, [32] pages. 2 chips and and a tear at the spine on the upper wrap, the lower wrap with a diagonal chunk out at the upper edge, chipping at the spine foot, and an institutional stamp in pale purple ink. Still, a sound copy. ONE Magazine was the first U.S. pro-gay publication, issued by ONE, Inc., an early gay-rights organization (itself an offshoot of the Mattachine Society), notable for admitting women as well as men into its ranks. The cover story for this issue was an anonymous interview conducted by Chuck Taylor entitled "The Successful Homosexual," projected to be the first in a series. Cover photo by Don Slater (illustrator). …

Magazine. 32p. including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good digest-size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Dal McIntire on the cover story. Also: Poems for L. by Ann Wooster. Joel Beck by Doyle Eugene Livingston. One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.…