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  • A DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO. by Bryant, Dorothy.
    Bryant, Dorothy.
    A DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Berkeley, CA: Ata Books, (1982.). First edition - It is Gay Freedom Day, 1980, and it is a day of reunion for Clara, a 60's radical who grew up in the Mission, but now lives in Northern California, and for her son - a gay man, living in the Castro. Described as the darkest of Bryant's novels and the most controversial. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-931688-108.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 41092
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  • DREAMS DIE HARD. by Harris, David.
    Harris, David.
    DREAMS DIE HARD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Three Men's Journey Through the Sixties" - An account of three men who, as friends and opponents, fought the battles of the idealistic '60's; a story which was inspired by the murder in 1980 of one of the three - the attorney Allard Lowenstein - by another, the anti-war and civil rights activist, Dennis Sweeney. Harris, the third of these men, the former husband of Joan Baez, was himself imprisoned for his refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 46705
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  • DREAMS DIE HARD. by Harris, David.
    Harris, David.
    DREAMS DIE HARD.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (1982.). First edition - "Three Men's Journey Through the Sixties" - An account of three men who, as friends and opponents, fought the battles of the idealistic '60's; a story which was inspired by the murder in 1980 of one of the three - the attorney Allard Lowenstein - by another, the anti-war and civil rights activist, Dennis Sweeney. Harris, the third of these men, the former husband of Joan Baez, was himself imprisoned for his refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War, Publisher's letter laid in which comments that Harris "looks back in sorrow and makes us weep for what we could have been."

    Condition: Good in printed cream wrappers (toning to the covers, crease to upper corner of front cover.)

    Book ID: 47844
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  • THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk. by [Milk, Harvey] Shilts, Randy.
    [Milk, Harvey] Shilts, Randy.
    THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A definitive biography of Harvey Milk, who even before his election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was known as the 'mayor of Castro Street." His "personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. His is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope." Boldly and warmly INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in 1990. Illustrated with photographs. Notes on sources, index. xvii, 388 pp.". ISBN: 0-312523300.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (corners bumped, short tear to dj, some handling wear, but a tight, straight and sturdy copy) Uncommon signed. Original price of $14.95 on dj flap.

    Book ID: 85645
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  • THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk. by [Milk, Harvey] Shilts, Randy.
    [Milk, Harvey] Shilts, Randy.
    THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A definitive biography of Harvey Milk, who even before his election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was known as the 'mayor of Castro Street." His "personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. His is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope." Boldly and warmly INSCRIBED("keep the dream alive")on the title page and dated in 1982,the year of publication. Illustrated with photographs. Notes on sources, index. xvii, 388 pp.". ISBN: 0-312523300.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (slight spine slant and some handling wear, overall lisght edgewear to dj, minor sunning) A sturdy copy, uncommon signed. Original price of $14.95 on dj flap.

    Book ID: 88397
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