LGBTQ Pulp Fiction His For The Taking and Bisexual Desire in 1964

Jess Draper Lesbian Literature Pulp

First Edition

Draper, Jess. His For The Taking, 1964, combines lesbian relationships, bisexual desire, and the mistress narrative within the commercial paperback fiction of the mid 1960s. Written by a woman, the novel belongs to the comparatively small body of lesbian pulp fiction of the period attributed to female authors, while its plot crosses conventions associated with both lesbian pulp and stories of heterosexual adultery and kept women.

Draper, Jess. His For The Taking. New York: Midwood Books, 1964. First edition, with the cover stating “First Printing Anywhere.” Cover art by Robert Schulz. The front wrapper presents a portrait of a blonde woman against a bright red background beneath the tagline, “The mere touch of his hand was enough to rob her of all self-respect and all self-control.” The narrative incorporates both lesbian and bisexual relationships, using the conventions of the mistress story alongside those of lesbian pulp fiction.

One volume, 156 pages. Original pictorial wrappers; as issued, no dust jacket. Measures 4.25" x 7". Pages and covers clean, with a tight textblock. Overall very good condition. The novel preserves a midcentury paperback treatment of bisexuality and lesbian relationships within a plot structured around sexual dependency, adultery, and the commercial conventions of the mistress genre.

Item #20429

Price: $225.00