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One Magazine: vol. 2, #1-12, January - December 1954 [bound run of second year] by Block, Martin, Dale Jennings, Don Slater, editors, Donald Webster Cory, A. E. Galbraith, Helen Ito, William Lambert et al - 1954

by Block, Martin, Dale Jennings, Don Slater, editors, Donald Webster Cory, A. E. Galbraith, Helen Ito, William Lambert et al

One Magazine: vol. 2, #1-12, January - December 1954 [bound run of second year] by Block, Martin, Dale Jennings, Don Slater, editors, Donald Webster Cory, A. E. Galbraith, Helen Ito, William Lambert et al - 1954

One Magazine: vol. 2, #1-12, January - December 1954 [bound run of second year]

by Block, Martin, Dale Jennings, Don Slater, editors, Donald Webster Cory, A. E. Galbraith, Helen Ito, William Lambert et al

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Los Angeles: One, Inc, 1954. Magazine. Second 12 issues, [28p. each] 5.5x8.5 inches, articles, news, reviews, [digest-size magazine in stapled wraps and bound together in red buckram cloth boards and gilt, mild foxing to edges else very good. Second year of the seminal homophile magazine and organization. One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. One, Inc. bound whole years in the early days.

As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.
  • Seller Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB US (US)
  • Format/Binding Magazine
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher One, Inc
  • Place of Publication Los Angeles
  • Date Published 1954