WORKMAN’S COMPENSATION #1 1977 London Enterprises Vintage Gay Magazine Premiere

$79 · Offered by eBay

WORKMAN’S COMPENSATION — Volume One, Number One, November 1977. Published quarterly by London Enterprises Limited, distributed by Lyndon Distributors Limited of Van Nuys, California. Copyright 1977. Original cover price $7.00. PREMIERE ISSUE, and an early one. The indicia dates it to November 1977, placing it near the front of the London Enterprises catalogue — the Van Nuys house behind The Jogger, The Falcon File, Rammer and Men of Action, several of which we have listed concurrently. Collectors assembling the London Enterprises / Lyndon imprint should message us about combined pricing on the family. BOOKSTORE PROVENANCE: the cover retains its original price sticker from A Different Light, the pioneering gay and lesbian bookstore that operated in San Francisco, West Hollywood and New York and served as a community institution for decades. Items carrying A Different Light stock markings are small artifacts of that retail history. The title works the blue-collar theme that ran through the late-seventies catalogue — denim, work shirts, job sites — and the publisher’s age attestation is printed on the front cover. Sold as an honest, complete reading copy with the condition faults described above and shown in the photographs. From one of the largest private collections of vintage gay magazines. Adults only, 18+. Ships flat, bagged and boarded in a rigid mailer. Don’t forget to browse the rest of our shop — we drop vintage LGBT+ gems every day, from bold covers and beautiful men t

• Publisher: London Enterprises Limited
• Year: 1977
• Condition: Good

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