Description: Always Love a Stranger Author: Davis, Roger [pseudonym of Joseph LeSueuer] Title: Always Love a Stranger Publication: New York: Hillman Books, 1961 Edition: First edition Description: 16mo, 160 pp, paperback. First and only edition of this novel of bisexual life in Greenwich Village, which was written under pseudonym by the New York School writer Joseph LeSueuer, written while he was living with Frank O'Hara. The actually ends up in the Bill Berkson and Frank O'Hara poem ‘Reverdy' - "Here are two cups, a Keats, a comb and a brush, four packs of cigarettes, an ashtray labeled "Chance," two boxes of matches, a rope, Always Love a Stranger, a wire brush and a carved piece of wood, which I cannot understand. This is where Reverdy still lives, inexplicable as ever." in LeSueuer's he describes the work as "a quickie novel that was brought out by a tawdry paperback house. My sex-obsessed pennydreadful, schematically worked out so that every other chapter was queer, the other ones being as convincingly heterosexual as I could imagine, was called Always Love a Stranger, a title Don Allen suggested to me." [LeSueuer, Digressions on Some Poems by Frank O'Hara: A Memoir, p. 173]. Despite these references to the work, LeSueuer's authorship seems to have been largely overlooked in both scholarship on queer novels of this era and the relationship it has to the underground sexuality of the New York School.Thanks to the great Zoë Selengut for tracking down the Don Allen reference and confirming the id. OCLC locates only 5 holdings. Paper rather toned a bit brittle, as usual with this cheaply produced paperback, but the binding is sound and square and the cover is bright and presents well. Very good. Seller ID: 31919 Subject: Gender Non-Conformity, New York School, Literature, Poetry, Sex Division Leap Division Leap is bookshop and small press based in a barn on the Oregon coast in World Famous Langlois- one of the westernmost towns in the lower 48. For over 15 years we've specialized in books, archives, art and ephemera relating to art, poetry, literature, counter-culture, the occult, avant-garde movements, local histories, ecology, communes, the history of independent publishing, and outsider and visionary works. Member ABAA, ILAB. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent US Post Office Media Mail. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available. Please contact us for a price quote. Combined Shipping We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. If you check out immediately and are overcharged for shipping during checkout, we will send you a prompt refund, once the actual shipping costs are known. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 165 USD
Location: Langlois, Oregon
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Author: Davis, Roger [pseudonym of Joseph LeSueuer
Publisher: Hillman Books
Year Printed: 1961
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
