The Grapevine: A Report on the Secret World of the Lesbian, 1964 First Edition by Jess Stearn

Jess Stearn Lesbian Lesbian-Feminist

First Edition

[LGBTQ] Stearn, Jess. The Grapevine: A Report on the Secret World of the Lesbian. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 372 pages. Stearn was a writer for New York Daily News who set out to cover lesbianism in the US. The book features interviews with lesbians, descriptions of covert lesbian bars and beaches, and his experiences at the convention for the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in America. Also includes an illustrated recreated cover from The Ladder monthly magazine. Featured in Grier at the A*, B*, C* levels for its "major lesbian characters or action." Dust jacket has light wear around the edges, but overall, in very good condition.

Item #19679

Price: $225.00