Acquired Tastes XLIII
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 225
Twilight Classics
Part 1 of 2
Today we take a first look at the Twilight Classics imprint published by Guild Press.
Guild Press operated out of Washington D.C. and Twilight Classics was just one of several imprints the company published. Twilight Classics published 24 titles between 1968 and 1969. You'll note that several titles are missing in this listing, as I was unable to find them. Although, I did find one that was not listed on Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List.
Twilight Classics were paper-wrapped pamphlet-sized booklets held together with staples in the middle. Many of them were fully or partially illustrated with photos. Typically the cover contained the Twilight Classics name in the upper left corner and the PNC logo in the upper right. The PNC logo represented the Potomac News Company, Guild Press' distribution company. They operated out of a P.O. Box at Franklin Station in Washington D.C.
Many of the authors names attributed to these books are authors who provided works for all of Guild Press' many imprints and several Twilight Classic titles were previously published by the Guild Press imprint.
These books originally sold for $1.50, with an increase to $2.95. Today, they are incredibly rare, but can be found for between $50-200.
Here are the first eight titles.
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One-Way Street
Author: J.J. Proferes
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-101
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It’s a Gay Gay Gay World
Author: Guy Faulk
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-102
A gay memoir recounting adventures in Hollywood in 1935.
Back Cover
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Happyland and Other Stories
Author: Alexander Goodman
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-103
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Beat It Kid
Author: Peter Randolph
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-104
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Sailor for Sale or Rent
Author: Barton James
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-105
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A Summer on Fire Island
Author: Alexander Goodman
Twilight Classics
1968
Twilight-106
Previously published by Guild Press.
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Carnal Matters
Author: Alexander Goodman
Twilight Classics
1969
Twilight-107
Previously published by Guild Press.
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A Real Gone Goose
Author: Jerry Faulk
Twilight Classics
1969
Twilight - 110
This one is about a young man trying to make it big in Hollywood.
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And that's all for now.
Up next: The remaining tantalizing titles from the Twilight Classics imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
Happy Land - Amanda Jenssen
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