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Abbot, Jack. In The Belly of the Beast Letters from prison NY, Random, 1981. (oh! waiter, could I have my check please?) An as issued copy in dust jacket, 1/4 black cloth and gray paper covered boards, 166 pages. Young listing 2a. $50
Abbot, Steve. Holy Terror. Freedom, CA, Crossing, 1989. Page proofs. Summers calls it "a kind of gothic romance (with) the main character falling for eyes that say "We know what you want even more than you do." Fine in paper wraps, 141 pages. $25
Abbot, Steve. View Askew Post Modern Investigation. SF, Androgen, 1989. Fine in fine paper wraps, 17 pages. $25
Aitken, Will. Terre Haute. NY, Delta, 1989. Advance proof copy, with publisher's material laid in. Summers says it "contains some extraordinary passages of passion, such as when McCarth's father punishes him for masturbating to Physique Magazine." Fine in fine paper wraps, 274 pages. $40
Aldiss, Brian. A Soldier Erect or further adventures of the hand reared boy. London, Weidenfield, 1971. Fine in fine paper wraps. Young listing 30. Further adventures of British army asses in Assam during WWII. $45
Alger Jr., Horatio. Jack's Ward. Chicago, Donohue, 1911? Illustrated cover. Some soiling to covers, else fine, 268 pages. Inscription "To Irving from Mother Jan 24, 1911. $45
Alger Jr., Horatio. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman The Young Street Merchant. (I am sure that whatever he was selling, Horatio bought some). NY, Burt, 1904. Illustrated cover. Wear to top and bottom of spine, slight fading to cover, else fine, 289 pages plus 23 pages of ads. Inscription "Paul J. Cariau from his Mother Xmas 1904" -if she only knew. $50
Allen, Eddy. City Of Friends. Privately printed, 1991. Fine in fine paper wraps, 244 pages. Utopian novel of a Gay community in California with a naked David as its totem pole. (Similar to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which has a David on the main drag, his cheeks discreetly facing the street.) No OCLC or Garber listing. $45
Andros, Phil. (pseudonym of Samuel Steward) The Greek Way. San Diego, Greenleaf, 1975. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps with one faint spine crease, 189 pages. Young listing 92* and Norman listing 89. Reprinted as Greek Ways in 1984 by Perineum. Only 2 OCLC holdings. $150
Andros, Phil. Shuttlecock. San Francisco, Perineum, 1984. First edition. Fine in fine paper wraps, one corner bumped. Inscribed by Andros to Paul Mariah (Gay poet and founder/publisher of the Man Root press) as follows: "For Paul Mariah in spite of being outraged to find him reading such a dirty book! A toi Sam Steward aka Phil Andros" A truly wonderful association copy. $250
Andros, Phil. (pseudonym of Samuel Steward) When in Rome Do. N.p., Gay Parisian, 1971. First edition, first printing. Fine in slightly edge worn paper wraps, 173 pages. Young listing 89* and Norman listing 95. Only 2 OCLC holdings. $135
Andros, Phil. Stud Boston, Alyson, 1982. Introduction by John Preston. Reprint of the original 1966 edition. Fine in fine paper wraps, 212 pages. $35
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Anonymous. All The Sad Young Men. (Gay pulp fiction) New York, Wisdom, 1962. Fine in paper wraps with a few very small hinge and edge chips, 158 pages. "Alone, lonely, finding no satisfaction with the many women with whom he had affairs, he found himself in a third avenue bar one night being picked up by a young boy..he was caught, trapped in the world of all the sad young men who are neither men nor women, only lost souls." Norman listing 112 and Young 35* $125
Anonymus. Les Ephebes. Published in 1924 by Guy Levis-Mona in Paris and illustrated with 10 woodcuts by Lucien Lovel--of extremely whispy looking young men in various decadant poses. Fine in fine paper wraps with some edge wear and small chips to edges of the green paper dust jacket. Introduction by Mano with quotes by Wilde and Baudelaire on the title page and cover. This unauthored collection of poems dedicated to ephebic love does not appear in the following catalogues: OCLC, Harvard, the Library of Congress, or Kinsey. Not cited in Young, Summers, De-Arch Smith or any other Gay literature reference work--leading me to suspect it was either suppressed or printed in such small numbers that very few survived. The original edition consisted of only 63 copies. This edition is from the original plates with the imprint of La Revue sans Titre on the title page and the notation 3rd edition on the green paper wraps. An extremely important and rare item. [sold]
Below is my translation of one of the poems (pardon the rusty French), illustrative of the book's general tenor:
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Perversion Naughty Dream Ne souris pas jeune homme Do not smile young man ne souris pas si doucement don't smile so sweetly ton sourire effeuille une rose your smile wilts the rose et montre la blancheur dun lis and reveals the lily's pallor Laisse tes jolies levres closes Leave your pretty lips closed ton sourire appelle mes levres your smile beckons my lips mes levres voudraient te froler lips that would play with you Tu es trop innocent enfant You are such an innocent child ne souris pas ainsi to smile that way Do not lower your eyes enfant When my eyes look at you your eyes shine so intensely that gems by their side seem faded Leave go of your hands enfant place your pale lithe hands in my radiant touch although my hands are hot the touch of hands is the sweetest touch leave go of your hands enfant You do not know enfant why my gaze of you is so intense it's because your eyes sparkle with astonishment and lust and because my body craves to know you Oh you who knows nothing of these sweet unsettling things that men find strange that men do not comprehend No, you are too naive Flee enfant, my beautiful enfant flee Thus I spoke so strangely to this man this man of such beautiful sweet eyes |
Anonymous. Male Bride. (Gay pulp fiction) Manhasset, NY, Kozy, 1963. Fine in fine paper wraps, 153 pages. First edition, first printing. "This is Jackie Cassius's story, an actor who was a bi-sexual, he found himself more attracted to men than to women...into the twilight of desire and dreams. He becomes a MALE BRIDE." Male Bride was one of the first overtly packaged paperbacks aimed directly at Gay audiences. Norman listing 710.. Only two OCLC holdings, Michigan State and New York Public Library. $125
Anonymous. Miss High Heels. NY, Grove, 1969. Fine in fine DJ, 168 pages. Story of a young boy abducted into a sordid world of bad cross dressers. First privately printed in Paris in 1931. Young listing 2725. $ 75
Anonymous. Nero and Sporus A Play. Dijon, Privately printed by Darantiere, 1924. Fine in paper wraps, first 3 pages partially detached. No OCLC or Bibliotheque Nationale listing. Young listing 2845*.
Although unknown, the author of this play was very familiar with both scholastic and literary interpretations of Nero and of the role homosexuals have played throughout history. In the introduction, he (or she) makes a very cogent argument that Nero has been unfairly maligned throughout history, starting with Suetonius and abetted by legions of Christian bigots. In truth, according to the introduction, Nero was a real fun Gay guy, representing the best of the pagan ideal--attuned to beauty and unshackled from the biases of ordinary mortals--somewhat like Oscar Wilde. In a sense this play was a hymn not only to Nero and Sporus but also a hymn to sexual freedom and love. As the author so aptly puts at the end of the introduction--"as Mr. W.H. lives in Shakespeare, Charmidies in Plato, Atthis in Sappho, why not Sporus in the life of Nero?"
It is unknown whether this play was ever produced, although given its extremely overt and sympathetic portrayal of Gay love it is highly unlikely. The lack of library listings indicates that very few copies were printed and even fewer have survived. An extremely important and incredibly scarce item. [sold]
Anonymous. (Michael Nelson) A Room In Chelsea Square. New York, Doubleday, 1959. Fine in greenish/yellow cloth covered boards. Dust jacket with slight edge wear and tanned spine, first edition, first printing, 218 pages. Full dust jacket illustration by Edward Gorey showing two evil looking fey fags in green cut too tight English twills and tweeds. One swishy queen is reclining on a purple divan while the other, with legs crossed in an impossible position, daintily swirls a martini. The story itself revolves around 5 Gay Britishers all enmeshed in a variety of bitchy games and twisted relationships-somewhat prefiguring The Boys in the Band. Multiple (33) OCLC holdings. No Interloc, ABAA, or ABE listings. London 1958 edition is Young listing 2488*. $195
Apollinaire, Guillaume. (pseudonym of Wilhekm-Apollonaris de Kostrowitzky) The Debauched Hospodar. Covina, CA, Collectors, 1967. First American edition, paperback original. Fine in slightly discolored paper wraps, 121 pages. 1971 edition is Young 105. In this book, his takeoff of 120 Days at Sodom, Apollinaire extends and expands the depraved imagery of the divine Marquis in the form of a really rotten to the core Moldavian nobleman and his globe trotting search for fresh corporal sensations. Written at the turn of the century, The Debauched Hospodar is a fin de siecle erotic masterwork, the best of all the pornographic works churned out by Apollinaire, overshadowing anything produced by Proust or Wilde. In 1977, Robert Frawn, rewrote this book, entitling it Three Bulls in Debauchery, but only after giving it a much more overt homosexual cast of characters (see listing below). $125
Arnold, C.D. The Dinosaur Plays. NY, JH Gay Play Script Series, 1983. Fine in fine paper wraps, 73 pages. [sold]
[Art] Arnell. Erotic Drawings. SF, n.p., 1973. A catalog of the artist's works as exhibited at the On Theater Gallery. Fine in very slightly soiled paper wraps, 20 pages. $45
[Art] Art work of Domino Stompers. Exhibition catalog, Fey Way studios, 1979. Fine in fine paper wraps, 29 pages. $30
[Art] Bachardy, Don. Drawings of the Male Nude. Pasadena, Twelvetrees, 1985. After word by Armistead Maupin. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, 94 pages. Full size black and white drawings, erotically supercharged, tasty treats, lip smacking good. $225
[Art] Bachardy, Don. Last Drawings of Christopher Isherwood. London, Faber,1990. Fine in fine DJ, 123 pages. Includes interviews with Steven Spender and Don Bachardy (Isherwood's lover of many years), profusely illustrated. $35
[Art] Cadmus, Paul. Paul Cadmus/ Prints and Drawings 1922-1967. Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum Monograph 6, 1968. Near fine in paper covered boards showing some edge wear, 66 pages. Signed by Cadmus on title page. Lavishly illustrated with numerous Cadmus works including his Two Boys on a Beach and YMCA Locker Room. $275
[Art] Cop Rape. No place, publisher, or date (circa late 1970s, early 1980s?). A spiral bound collection of ten 8 by 11 inch black and white drawings by Steve Masters portraying a very active day in the life of some boys in blue. Extremely explicite, not for the faint of heart. Although a few sheets are detached, the overall condition is fine. Suitable for framing and hanging in dungeons or great Christmas cards for your family if you want to be written out of the will. No library holdings. Buy now and get a free pair of keyless handcuffs and an autographed Billy club from the New York City Police Department (slightly used) $150
[Art] Core, Philip. Philip Core Paintings 1975-1985. London, GMP, 1985. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Forty full color reproductions of Core's works. $65
[Art] De Louville, Francois and Edward Lucie Smith. The Male Nude a modern view. New York, Rizzoli, 1985. Fine in fine dust jacket with very slight bumping to top of DJ, 169 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color photos of contemporary male nude images in a variety of medium. Catalog of the 1983 exhibit organized by De Louville. Introduction essay by Smith. Signed on the title page by De Louville. $275
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[Art] Howe, Delmas. Rodeo Pantheon. London, Aubry Walter, 1993. Introduction by Edward Smith. Fine in black cloth covered boards with silver lettering, fine dust jacket, 72 pages. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of Howe's works. Naked cowboys bucking broncos, fixing pickup trucks, and generally whooping it up. $50
[Art] Leonard, Michael. Paintings Forward by Lincoln Kirsten. NY, GMP, 1985. Fine in fine DJ, 103 pages. Profusely illustrated. [sold]
[Art?] Lewis, Arthur. Art Portfolio Number One. Washington, D.C., Guild Press, 1965. Fine in fine paper wraps, 32 p. A collection of black and white "artfully" covered male nude drawings-really almost too painful to view on an empty stomach. [sold]
[Art] Maskwa, Greg and Dimitris. DAM Erotic Fantasy Art for Leathermen. New York, Dam Studio, 1984. First edition. Fine in fine illustrated paper wraps. A collection of Maskwa's erotic art including portions of the murals he painted for various bath houses and bars (most of which have been closed, such as the Brig in San Francisco). Extreme sex scenes and poetry by Dimitris to match. $45
[Art?] The Off-Color Coloring Book. San Francisco, Imari, 1981. Fine in fine paper wraps, 12 pages. Naughty Gay coloring book-not colored in so please try and stay within the lines. $45
[Art] Ponty, Dini. Intimate Angel Paintings and drawings. London, GMP, 1990. Fine in fine dust jacket with very minor scuffing. Contains 34 color and 9 black and white plates. Signed by Ponty on the title page. $125
[Art?] Randolph, Pater Art Portfolio Number Two. Washington, D.C., Guild Press, 1966. Fine in fine paper wraps, 32 p. More artistic blasts from the past. Thank God this series appears to have been discontinued after this issue. [sold]
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An untitled print by Rex on heavy stock, fine except for slightly tanning to one edge Inscribed by Rex $325 |
[Art] Rex Mannesplielen No place, states 'First Publication March 1976." Contains 24 black and white reproductions of Rex's drawings on coated paper. Fine in fine paper wraps. [sold]
[Art] [John Holmes] Rob Gallery. Amsterdam, 1979. A wide selection of works by various Gay artists, illustrated with many black and white and color plates. Also includes numerous short biographical sketches of the artists such as Nigel Kent, Mark Joosen, Olaf, and Jean Paul Vroom. Young listing 1869* because it also includes the Asshole Poem by Jim Holmes. $125 [sold]
[Art?] Robin, Tiny Tim (no, not that one) Gets In. N.p., N.d. (circa mid 1970s). Fine in fine paper wraps, large format. Twenty full page black and white illustrations, silly, but effective text. In this little gem, Tiny Tim really gets a very large goose (in fact many geese) for the holidays. For examples of Robin's work see Falkon's A Historic Collection of Gay Art, pages 81-86. [sold]
[Art] The Sensuous Closet Drawings of A.B. Late 1960's? No publisher. Explicit black and white drawings showing erections!! Not for the easily bored. Fine in fine paper wraps. One loose signature, not paginated. $35
[Art] Simonson, Douglas. Islanders Paintings and Drawings. Boston, Alyson, 1986. Fine in fine paper wraps, 48 p. Signed by Simonson. 48 pages. [sold]
[Art]Tchelitchew, Pavel. Drawings. New York, Bittnery, 1947. First edition, first printing. Fine in gray pebbled cloth covered boards. Near fine dust jacket with some edge chips not affecting the front panel drawing. Introduction by by Lincoln Kirstein. Large fomat, 9 by 12 inches, 48 full sized black and white plates. $275
[Art] Tom of Finland. The best known of all Gay erotic artists of the 20th century, Tom's work was constantly being ripped off by a variety of slimy worms. The only importance attached to these pirated editions is that they often contain reproductions of Tom's works that exist no where else.
[Art]Tom of Finland Album One No place, no date. Fine in fine paper wraps. Contains 23 black and white reproductions of Tom's drawings, some of them very fuzzy. $45
[Art]Tom of Finland Album Two No place, no date. Fine in fine paper wraps. Contains 25 black and white rather poorly done reproductions of Tom's drawings. $45
[Art]Tom of Findland Perhaps the most dreadful of all the pirated editions. The 23 black and white illustrations are not even in Tom's distinctive style and someone purposely misspelled his name. No place, no date. Fine in fine paper wraps, $45
[Art] Quinn, Wayne. The Art Of Wayne Quinn. SF, New Glide, 1977. Edge of DJ discolored, else fine, 95 p. Full color reproductions of Quinn's paintings. [sold]
[Art] Von Stuck, Franz. Zeichnungen von Franz Von Stuck. (Meister der Zeichunug, Vol. 3). With an introduction by Hans Singer. Leipzig, Glass & Tuscher, 1912. Twenty one pages of text in German with 52 full sized plates, some tinted. Fine in quarter leather covered boards (some flaking) remainder covered in marbled paper. Sketches of nudes (primarily male) for various Stuck paintings, such as Pluto and Sin. Perhaps the most famous of the Munich school painters, Stuck's works ooze homoeroticism-his male nudes alive and beckoning (prefiguring in their own way the Gay kitsch art of the Nazi period). His women, by contrast, exude all the charms of lumpy vanilla pudding left setting in the sun too long. $325
[Art] Willhorte, Michael. Members of the Tribe Caricatures of gay men and lesbians by Michael Willhorte Boston, Alyson, 1993. Remainder mark, else fine in fine DJ, 127 pages. Willhorte also wrote and illustrated Daddy's Roommate, which has been banned in more classrooms than Catcher In The Rye. $30
Ashbery, John. Some Trees. (poetry), NY, Ecco, 1978. Fine in fine paper wraps, 75 pages. Summers has a separate section on Ashbery, who won the 1976 Pulitzer and National Book Awards prizes for poetry. $25
Atkins, Alan. In Search of Love. [Gay pulp fiction] N.p. Spade, (late 1960s). Fine in fine paper wraps, 186 pages. Bob learns the ropes in the dangerous jungle known as New York City. Norman listing 1173. No OCLC holdings. $75
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