Lesbian Letters Issue No. 1 [&] Issue No. 2

Toronto: Stewart Gordon Publications, 1967.
First Edition.

21cm x 13.5cm. 96; 96 pages, 2 volumes. Illustrated wrappers.

Pre-Stonewall lesbian periodical (complete in two parts) published under the pseudonymous editorship of “Hera,” comprising confessional-style narratives presented as authentic letters from lesbian correspondents. Includes purportedly authentic but likely fictionalised first-person accounts of lesbian desire, seduction, and relationships, alongside an advice column attributed to “Dr. G. Klow.” Published by Stewart Gordon Publications, a Toronto and New York erotica house also responsible for editions of de Sade. The publication follows the conventions of 1960s commercial sleaze, with pseudonymous authorship and a thin clinical veneer. A relatively refined example of sensationalist lesbian-themed print culture, adopting a more polished tone while remaining within the conventions of male-oriented commercial erotica.

Minor shelf wear and soiling to wrappers. Tail fore-edge corner of issue 2 upper wrappers slightly miscut. Very Good Condition.

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