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Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
by Taylor, Bayard
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1870. First edition. First edition, first printing as per the BAL with only two pages of ads at rear beginning with The New "Household Edition" of Bayard Taylor's Writings. vi, 361, [2, ads] pp. Bound in publisher's dark crimson cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown coated endpapers. Very Good+ with slight lean, sunning to spine, a few stray stains and holes in endpapers and paste downs, hinges starting. An unsophisticated copy of an important first in rare condition.
Joseph and His Friend is often called "America's first homosexual novel." Some critics have begged to differ, arguing that the novel portrays an intense platonic same-sex relationship. It was recently reprinted in an annotated edition by LGBT-themed small publisher Lethe Press and has entered the very small canon of 19th-century queer fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945817
- Title
- Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
- Author
- Taylor, Bayard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- gay literature, fiction, 19th century, friendship
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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