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March Hastings Early Lesbian Pulp Collection: Crack-up, Shame, Whip of Desire
by Lesbian Pulp Collection, March Hastings
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[LGBTQ pulp] Early Lesbian Pulp Collection of three mass-market paperbacks by Sally Singer under the pseudonym: "March Hastings". Singer was one of few lesbian pulp authors who lived openly as a lesbian. She was allegedly in a relationship with fellow lesbian pulp novelist Pat Perdue. Singer was also an activist and attended the Stonewall riots in 1969.
This collection includes: [1] Shame. New York: Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation, 1958 First edition mass-market softcover paperback. Measures 4.5" x 7". 192 pages. The novel follows a young woman named Maria who tried to avoid the same fate as her mother. The tagline reads: "Sound she escape her heritage...or would her tainted blood betray her into a life of degradation?" The cover art features a young woman in a white dress smiling seductively. [2] Crack-up. Chicago, Illinois: Newsstand Library, 1961. First edition mass-market pulp paperback. 192 pages. Measures 4.25" x 6.5." Cover art pops with a bright red background and a woman tassling her long, dark hair. The plot follows a struggling marriage with both violence and intrigue with the tagline: "the plight of a woman bound by marriage to an impotent man, it is the story of her frustration." [3] Whip of Desire. New York: Tower Publications, 1962. First edition mass-market softcover paperback. 192 pages. Measures 4.5" x 7". Cover art is in noir style with a woman laying on the floor while a man towers above her in the shadow. The plot follows a woman struggling with her desires. The tagline reads: "Eve had breath-taking beauty - what it took to satisfy her was also breath-taking." Whip of Desire has slight wear and a crease on the spine. Overall, this archive is in very good condition.
This collection includes: [1] Shame. New York: Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation, 1958 First edition mass-market softcover paperback. Measures 4.5" x 7". 192 pages. The novel follows a young woman named Maria who tried to avoid the same fate as her mother. The tagline reads: "Sound she escape her heritage...or would her tainted blood betray her into a life of degradation?" The cover art features a young woman in a white dress smiling seductively. [2] Crack-up. Chicago, Illinois: Newsstand Library, 1961. First edition mass-market pulp paperback. 192 pages. Measures 4.25" x 6.5." Cover art pops with a bright red background and a woman tassling her long, dark hair. The plot follows a struggling marriage with both violence and intrigue with the tagline: "the plight of a woman bound by marriage to an impotent man, it is the story of her frustration." [3] Whip of Desire. New York: Tower Publications, 1962. First edition mass-market softcover paperback. 192 pages. Measures 4.5" x 7". Cover art is in noir style with a woman laying on the floor while a man towers above her in the shadow. The plot follows a woman struggling with her desires. The tagline reads: "Eve had breath-taking beauty - what it took to satisfy her was also breath-taking." Whip of Desire has slight wear and a crease on the spine. Overall, this archive is in very good condition.
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- March Hastings Early Lesbian Pulp Collection: Crack-up, Shame, Whip of Desire
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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