Mathews dr arthur guy (2 risultati)

Hardcover. 241p., introduction, decorations, decorated endpapers, very good first Arco edition reissue in yellow buckram cloth boards and unclipped bright dj. Grier A***. Originally published in England in 1931. The tone of the author's work indicates an anti-gay perspective.

Condizione: Near Fine. First printing. Scarce first edition of this infamous and entirely discredited McCarthy-era anti-gay title. Among Mathews's more outlandish claims is that he "cured" a lesbian by getting her hair "professionally coiffured," showing her to apply makeup ("which she had never used in her life"), and engaging "a fashion expert (*not a male homosexual* [emphasis ours]) who selected the most elegant feminine styles for her to bring out the charm and beauty in her body." Among his more destructive: that over 7000 homosexuals worked in the US government, an assertion contributing in no small way to the Lavender Scare, which led to the firing of thousands of gay civil servants. Increasingly scarce, especially in this condition and with the jacket. 7.75'' x 5''. Original full orange cloth. In original unclipped ($4.00) matching printed jacket. 302, [2] pages. Contemporary ownership stamp of Dr. Sidney C. Austin to title and final page. Trace rubbing, edgewear to jacket. Else sharp and clean. Near fine in near fine or better jacket.…