All items are first editions, unless otherwise noted.

Takahashi, Mutso. A Bunch of Keys. (poetry) Translated by Hiroaki Sato with an introduction by Robert Peters. Trumansburg NY, Crossing Press, 1984. Fine in fine paper wraps, 106 pages. $30

Tarry Awhile and other stories. 1963 Zurich der Kreis (The Circle) price clip front Fine in fine paper wraps, else fine 16 pages. "stories first appeared in the Circle, -now in its 30th year." Magazine established in 1933 when Hitler came to power; ceased publication in 1968. Young 3747*. $125

Taylor, Bayard. Poems Of The Orient. Boston, Ticknor & Fields, 1854. 203 pages with 8 pages of ads dated October 1854 at the end.

Although Taylor is now almost completely forgotten, he was very popular in his day. Poems Of the Orient, for example, had gone through six editions by 1863. More importantly, (according to Robert Martin, The Homosexual Tradition in American Poetry, 1979) Taylor appears to have been at the center of a homosexual literary circle of writers that flourished during the 1850-70 period (the Genteel writers of New York)--whose works were characterized by overtly Gay content. Overall, these Genteel writers were true pioneers, who produce some of the earliest American Gay literature, prefiguring, to some degree, the later generation of English Uranian poets. As an aside, among these writers was Richard Stoddard who dedicated his Poems (Young 3660) to Taylor, "whom I admire as a poet and love as a man." Similarly, Taylor gushed over Stoddard in the dedication poem to Poems Of The Orient.

Poems Of The Orient is a very important American Gay literary milestone. The poems themselves are modeled after those Hafiz (1307?-1388?) and other classical Islamic homosexual poets who elevated ephebophilia into the norm of romantic involvement--during the classic period, almost all love poems were directly (or by implication) addressed to young men by their male suitors. As with these poets, Taylor also employed a variety of classic Islamic homosexual motifs, such as the tulip and the palm tree (climb up the pole and kiss my dates) as well as motifs from the classical Greek mythology such as Ganymede. What makes Poems of the Orient so delighful is Taylor's use of both direct and indirect references to these traditions. In the poem "Greek Poets", for example, Taylor laments the freedom he imagined was enjoyed by homosexuals of yore--"when love was free..the utterance of passion..and the heart in every fold lay bare nor shamed its true expression." In other poems, Islamic ephebophilia is directly addressed (extremely shocking, even in this day and age)--"To a Persian Boy when first young Persian I beheld thine eyes and felt the wonder of thy beauty grow" (yeah, go to it Bayard, I bet that's not the only thing you felt growing) All in all, one is tempted to be still amazed at Taylor's daring do--subjecting a whole bunch of mid-nineteenth century Americans to blatent homosexual propaganda. Not all of his readers could have been such dullards to miss his allusions and main points and, in fact, given the number of editions these poems went through, he seems to have reached a fairly large audience.

This copy of Poems is in excellent condition. The brown cloth covered boards show no signs of wear or fading, the spine gilt title is bright and crisp, and the hinges are tight. The pages themselves are exceptionally clean with no signs of foxing or wear. The only minor defects are a bit of bumping to the spine top and bottom and a former owner's signature neatly inked on the f.e.pages. which is the only page showing signs of foxing. A nicer copy, overall, than the one in the Library of Congress rare book collection. Young listing 3753* $2,500

Tennyson, Alfred Lord. In Memoriam. Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1850. Near fine in brown cloth covered boards, some fading with top and bottom of spine bumped. Some foxing to end papers, text fine. Previous owner's name on f.e.pages. First American edition, first state, 216 pages plus 48 pages of ads. Young listing 3765* [sold]

Thomas, Aaron. The Beefcake Boys. [Gay pulp fiction] San Diego, Cornith, 1967. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps, 160 pages. Steve becomes entangles with a bunch of wild Europeans and Middle East terrorists--the dreaded Hassam. Norman listing 4068. Two OCLC holdings Michigan State and New York Public Library. $75

Thomas, Aaron. Gay Orgy. (Gay pulp fiction). San Diego, Greenleaf, 1968. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps. After a wild weekend orgy in the Hollywood hills, in which the swimming pool's diving board gets a real work out, our hero becomes repulsed by all the bi-and homosexual goings on and returns to his quite life as a nursing student. Norman listing 4074. One OCLC holding, Michigan State. $75

Thomas, Aaron. The Greek Affair. [Gay pulp fiction] San Deigo, Companion, 1968. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps, 158 pages. Hayes was caught up in an impossible triangle with his cousin and his girl friend. Once jilted he fought to the end to have the last lascivious laugh. Norman listing 4077. One OCLC holding, Michigan State. $100

Thornley, Richard. Attempts To Join Society. NY, Beaufort Books, 1985. Review copy, publisher's material and photo of Thornley laid in. Fine in fine DJ, 354 pages. Thornley's first novel. "Martin meets Billy in Majorca.. first finds him obnoxious---dislike turns to wary fascination--grows into a complex--frightening love." [sold]

Torchia, Joseph. The Kryptonite Kid. NY, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1979. Fine in fine DJ, 178 pages. Inscribed by Torchia " To Richard with many thanks for your warmth and your touch! with best wishes from Joseph Torchia, San Francisco 12/5/79." Book was the subject of law suit by D.C. comics, who I guess objected to the misuse of the cape. Young 3807 $150

Another copy. First English edition. London, Macmillan, 1980. Fine in fine DJ, 178 pages. $45

Torchia, Joseph. The Kryptonite Kid. NY, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1979. Advanced Reading Copy Fine in fine lime green paper wraps with some self wear, one page partially detached, 178 pages. Book was the subject of law suit by D.C. comics, who I guess objected to the misuse of the cape. Young 3807 $75

Townsend, Larry. Beware The God Who Smiles. Gay pulp fiction. San Diego, Greenleaf, 1971. Two Gay lovers travel back in time to ancient Egypt and taste the mummy's curse. Paperback original. Fine in fine paper wraps, 159 pages. Young 3813*, Norman 4118, and Garber 838 M. Townsend also listed in Summers. $100 Townsend, Larry. Chains. LA, privately printed, 1972. Fine in fine paper wraps, 62 pages. Young 3815* No Library of Congress holdings $125   Townsend, Larry. The Fairy King. Gay pulp fiction. San Diego, Pleasure Books, 1970. Paperback original. Inscribed by Townsend "To Joe & Bill whose endowments served as models and inspiration." Fine in spine creased wraps, 174 pages. Young 3296* and Norman 4121. Revised as Man Sword, which is Young 3817* Townsend said that this was his poorest selling book due to the title, which was the one he originally submitted with the story. To Townsend's chagrin, the publisher did not change the title and the prince turned into a toad. No Library of Congress holdings $150   Townsend, Larry. The Long Leather Cord. (Gay pulp fiction) San Diego, Greenleaf, 1971. Fine in fine paper wraps, first edition, 156 pages. Reprinted in 1982 and 1994. Young listing 3825* and Norman listing 4128. OCLC holdings of the 1982 and 1994 editions only, Brown University. $75   Townsend, Larry. Mickey One. Gay pulp fiction. San Diego, Pleasure Books, 1970. Paperback original. Inscribed by Townsend "To Joe & Bill who fanned the flames of a cooling crotch! Larry T." (if you want their phone numbers, just let me know) Fine in spine creased wraps. Young 3286* and Norman 4130. No Library of Congress holdings $150

Townsend, Larry. Run No More sequel to the run little leather boy. LA, privately printed, 1972. Fine in fine paper wraps, 69 pages. Young 3829* and Norman 4132. No Library of Congress holdings $125

Townsend Larry. The Scorpius Equation. "Come join us on a mindbending trip to the gay world of 5069, and match your wits against the twisted challenge of the Scorpius Equation." (and who says he doesn't have a sense of humor) NY, Traveller's Companion, 1971. Paperback original. Fine in fine paper wraps, 247 pages. Young 3830*, Norman 4133, and Garber 840 M. No Library of Congress holdings $100

Trachtenberg, Paul. Short Changes for Loretta. N.pages., Cherry Valley, 1982 Fine in paper wraps, 64 pages. $25

Trainer, Russ. His Brother Love. (Gay pulp fiction) Detroit, Satan, 1965. Fine in fine paper wraps, 158 pages. "all the characters churn together to answer the question..what is the direction of hetrosexuality while the pull of the homosexual exerts its overpowering force (must be all that churning and pulling that's doing it) Exceedingly vulgar cover done in putrid neon clashing colors showing a leaping fey poised to attack his straight brother. Norman listing 4137. One of three Gay titles published by Satan. Only two OCLC holdings, Michigan State and New York Public Library. $125

Trainer, Russell. The Male Homosexual Today. NY, MacFadden, 1970. Paperback original, "..an eye opening report for people who want to understand why so many healthy, vigorous males are turning to homosexuality...this shocking no holds barred book tells what the male homosexual really wants and how he plans to get it." (Do tell) Fine in paper wraps, 160 pages. [sold]

Travis, Aaron. (pseudo. of Steven Saylor) Exposed (short story) Manscape (magazine) January 1987 Fine in fine paper wraps, 130 pages. $15

Travis, Aaron. (pseudo of Steven Saylor) Slaves of Empire Illustrated by Cavelo. San Francisco, Alternate, 1985. First edition, paperback original. Fine in fine paper wraps, 143 pages. Only three OCLC holdings, San Francisco Public, Illinois, and Brown. $75

Travis, Aaron. Wrestling Tales 2. 1991 Mr. X Press Fine in fine paper wraps, 33 pages. Travis mentioned in Summers NoL $15

Twenty-five to Six Baking & Trucking Company. Great Gay In The Morning (one group's approach to communal living and sexual politics). NJ, Times Change, 1972. Issued w/o DJ, 95 pages. Young 3858*. $45

Tynan, Kenneth. Oh! Calcutta. NY, Grove Press, 1969. 2 small tears to DJ, else fine, 190 pages. Young 3862. $35

Uhrig, Larry. The Two Of Us Affirming, Celebrating and Symbolizing Gay and Lesbian Relationships. Boston, Alyson, 1984. Fine in fine paper wraps, 140 pages. $25

Urhig, Larry. Sex Positive. A Gay Contribution to Sexual and Spiritual Union. Boston, Alyson, 1986. Paperback original. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps. Signed by Urhig on title page. Former owner's signature and marginal notes on two pages. $25

Updike, John. A Month Of Sundays. NY, Knopf, 1975. Fine in fine DJ, 228 pages. Young 3879 $45

Vailland, Roger. The Trout. NY, Dutton, 1965. Slight wear to DJ, else fine, 253 pages. Young 3882 $50

Vanden, Dirk. The Leather Queens. (Gay pulp fiction) San Diego, Greenleaf, 1969. Fine in fine paper wraps, first edition, 195 pages. Young listing 3882* and Norman 4191*. Although there are OCLC holdings for other Vanden titles, there are none for The Leather Queens. $100

Vanford, Trippages. (pseudo. of Kris Lewallen) Bitter Beauties. Fire Island Press, 1992. Fine in fine paper wraps $15

Van Vechten, Carl. The Blind Bow Boy. NY, Knopf, 1923. Signed by Van Vechten and dated October 12, 1923. DJ illustration by Robert Locher of an effete fountain and a very phallic turtle. Van Vechten was a pioneer "Nordic" promoter of African American music, drama, and literature during the 1920's and 1930's. The Blind Bow Boy was his second novel published by a commercial house. The story concerns a young man who abandons his wife to run off to Europe with Duke Middlebottom whose stationary motto was "A Thing of Beauty is a Boy Forever." Fine in fine DJ, 261 pages. Young 2900 and Summers. $550

Veins of Earth. (Poetry) SF, Hoddypoll Press, March 1970. Artwork by Norman Jensen,. Numerous Priapean inspired woodblock images in black, white ink and silver foil printed on overlaid tissue sheets. Contains the following poems: Bruce Boone's Thoughts of Otis, This paper I'm writing this on, The turning of the world, For the Queens, and Writing Poems is something else,Stephan Mark's B.Q., James Mitchell's Happy New Year poem for Nap, Bob, Bruce, Steve, John Aquarius, J.D. Wade, Quicksilver & Denis, Kennerin, Saint Stephan slightly outside paradise, Jacob, Jeffery, Chip & De Waine, Hairy Leonard, Ratsy, and all the twits at Tool house 77, Poem in Winter to a Friend in the West for Stephan Mark, A Sabbath of Hashish in Spring, Thomas Bedlam's Complaint, We nibble the lotus at the sky's Proud Gates, Karmac Highway Liberty Episode #144, Why to Write Poetry for Bob Clark, and Michael Ratcliffe's from the forests of Leto. Not listed in Young or Summers. Fine in slightly worn paper wraps, [n.pages.] No Library of Congress holdings $650

Versage, Robin. Tops, Bottoms and Side Pockets. Detroit, Foremost, 1965. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps. A collection of stories about homosexuals. "As a practicing psychologist, a thing like this is a pure indication that we should go back to the test tubes and learn why the amoebae is content to reproduce itself. Perhaps first we should decide if we have a right to know." (clone, clone, clone your ship merrily on its way) Young listing 3921 and Norman number 4199. Only two OCLC holdings. $100

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Vitacolonna, Giovanni. A Sweet & Sour Romance a twinkie's defense. (didn't somebody use that phrase in an entirely different context?) NY, Gay Mens Press, 1982. Fine in fine paper wraps, 156 pages. Vitacolonna was a Franciscan friar, psychiatric nurse, and English teacher. "Maybe my only ambition," he says, "is just to get people to think." $25[soldp]

[Voelcker, Hunce]June Luster. Year of the Hare Poems. SF, Manroot, 1976. Sponsored by an NEA grant. 1,000 copies issued. Inscribed by Luster to Hunce Voelcker. "for Hunce & Nevada & their house in the woods, this book of magic and love, Helen Luster Mar 25, 84." Fine in fine paper wraps, 69 pages. $150

Voelcker, Hunce. Brian. SF, Empty Elevator Shaft, 1973. Folded broadside. A song and lullaby for Voelcker's new born nephew. Signed by Voelcker. As new. No Library of Congress holdings $125

Voelcker, Hunce. The Hart Crane Voyages. Illustrations by Link. NY, Brownstone, 1967. Fine in slightly worn paper wraps, 68 pages. + xvi. Only issue, 500 copies. Signed by Voelcker. Robert Duncan is quoted as saying "In these voyages Hunce Voelcker has woven an enduring design a bridge (groan) between us and Hart Crane's life in poetry and in love. Ardent, rare, inspired, the book is a true companion to the work it addresses" Not listed in Young. No Library of Congress holdings $125

Another copy, not signed. $75

Voelcker, Hunce. Joy Rock Statue Shipages. (poetry) NY, Cowstone, 1968. Fine in fine paper wraps, 11 pages. Only issue. Young 3955. $75

Voelcker, Hunce. Logan. NY, Cowstone, 1969. Illustrated by Mark Vogel. Paperback original. 1,000 copies plus 26 numbered and signed. This copy Inscribed by Voelcker, "To Rose Randell The earth of the spirit of the Logan of the future w/love Hunce Voelcker. Fine in slightly edged yellowed wraps, 63 pages. Young 3956*. No Library of Congress holdings $150

Voelcker, Hunce. Parade of Gumdrops. San Francisco, Hoddypoll, 1971. Illustrated with photos by Rodney Price. Fine in fine paper wraps, slightly tanned edges and one faint crease to front wrap, 32 pages. Dedicated to Rodney "whose silver gumdrop glitters, glimpsing/salivations of clear white/whose pencil is the wrist/whose wand the fingers/and whose tool becomes the sceptered palm/ the sucking muse." Signed by both Voelcker and Rodney, inscribed to Paul Mariah. Young listing 3957. Multiple (22) OCLC listings, but no Library of Congress or Harvard holdings. $500

Voelcker, Hunce. Within the Rose. San Francisco, Panjadrum, 1976. Drawings and illumination by Jose Laffitte. Sponsored by an NEA grant, which partially accounts for the large number of OCLC holdings, as NEA sponsored materials were widely distributed to select libraries. As new in embossed white paper wraps, 60 pages.

This copy is number 23 of 26 signed and number copies in its original presentation envelope with the promotional card laid in. In addition to being signed by both Voelcker and Laffitte, Voelcker also inscribed this copy to Paul Mariah "This is number 23 for Paul Mariah w/love Hunce Voelcker 1976" Also included is the original mailing envelope Voelcker used to mail this copy to Mariah, addressed in Voelcker's own hand. Young listing 3960. Multiple (47) OCLC holdings but none of this limitation. $750

Voelcker, Hunce. Sillycomb. SF, Panjandrum Press, 1972. Illustrated by Bob Bernek & John Love. Fine in fine paper wraps, 127 pages. Acid head gay trip involving slimy houses minimal punctuation syntax confusing. Very nice copy, almost as new. Young 3958. No OCLC listing. NoL $75

Wahl, Loren. (pseudo of Lorenzo Madalena) The Invisible Glass. New York, Greenburg, 1950. First edition, first printing. Fine in slightly edge worn dust jacket. Laid in is a TLS in its original envelope signed by Wahl and dated Jan. 4, 1951. In this letter Wahl is responding to a collector who is seeking to buy the original manuscript for The Invisible Glass. Since the collector died shortly after this letter was send, the location of the MSS is still unknown.

Of all the spate of Gay WWII novels that appeared in the late 1940s and early 1950s, The Invisible Glass was the most daring both in terms of its depiction of Gay relationships and its frank expose of American race relationships. Roger Austen, for example, feels that The Invisible Glass was the best written of all such WWII Gay novels.

The Invisible Glass is set in northern Italy at the end of the war and, to some degree is based on real life characters and incidents (the book is dedicated to George-who Wahl identifies as Steve La Cava, and Eddie-identified as Chick). Steve La Cava is a white lieutenant who has been assigned to a black army unit. Struggling with his homosexuality, Steve is fitfully just recovering from an affair with an enlisted sergeant, who was blown to bits by a German artillery shell. On the theory that a new love eases the pain of literal separation, Steve develops a crush on his black "straight" jeep driver Chick. On a visit to Steve's uncle's house outside of Milan, both get drunk on Italian brandy and Steve finally gets to blow Chick (after giving him his gold watch and of course afterwards, Chick is too embarrassed to admit anything has happened). When they return to Milan, Steve attacks the cognac. After stumbling into a Gay bar, where he rejects the frank and sage advice of a fellow Gay army G.I. Joe, Steve blows his brains out in front of Chick-who of course is immediately suspected of murdering Steve himself. Although the plot line does sound the all too familiar tune of bad homosexual meets bad end, it does have a ring of verity about it, aided, in no small measure, by an excellent writing style.

An exceptional novel with an extremely rare Wahl TLS. $550

Wahl, Loren. (pseudo of Lorenzo Madalena an African American writer) The Invisible Glass. Washington, DC, Guild Press, 1965. Reprinted of the 1950 Greenburg edition, but still important as it was one of the six "serious" novels published by Guild Press in the mid-1960s. Fine in fine DJ, 230 pages. $150

Wakefield, Tom. Drifters London, GMP, 1984. Paperback original. Fine in fine paper wraps, 154 pages. $30

Weir, John. The Irreversible Decline Of Eddie Socket. NY, Harper & Row, 1989. Signed by

Weldon, John Lee. The Naked Heart. New York, Farrar, 1953. First edition, first printing. Fine in a slightly scuffed and priced clipped dust jacket with one small closed triangular tear. Signed by Weldon on the f.e.p. Set among the folkways of poor white Alabama trash, this is a story "rich in local color-(with lotsa junked washing machines and cars up on blocks in front yards). It is a disarmingly honest revelation of the troubled mind of a Southern boy." I'll say it was troubled all right. Tormented by incestual urges, decades of inbreeding, and the bad luck to be Gay in the wrong place and time, the poor kid crucifies himself on a home made cross out back behind the pigsty. Nice swimming hole group masturbation scene, however. Young listing 4054*. $400

Welles, Paul O'M. Project Lambda. Port Washington, NY, Ashley, 1979. Advance review copy with publisher's card laid in. Fine in fine DJ, 316 pages. Young 4056*. Mentioned in Summers. Garber listing 895 f, M. $125

Weltner, Peter. Beachside Entries Specific Ghosts. (Short stories) SF, Five Fingers, 1989. Paper back original. Includes 7 drawings by Gerald Cable. Fine in paper wraps, 99 pages. $25

Wening, Gerald. Firestorm. Boston, Alyson, 1984. Fine in fine paper wraps, 177 pages. $25

Westbrook, Robert. The Magic Garden Of Stanley Sweetheart. NY, Crown, 1969. Two closed DJ tears, else fine, 247 pages. The movie based on this book was the first motion picture appearance of Don Johnson. Young 4067. $35

Wheeler, Hugh. Look: We've Come Through New York, Dramatist Play Service, 1963. Fine in fine paper wraps, 71 pages.

Performed at the Hudson Theater in 1961, this play quickly dropped from sight although Wheeler went on to write the lyrics for a number of successful Broadway productions. Included in Marilyn Stasio's Broadway's Beautiful Losers, Look focuses on the confused sexuality of a half wit delivery boy who, in the end, finally decides by beating up a sailor who only wanted a blow job. Just be glad it wasn't made into a movie. Young listing 4074 for the 1972 Stasio book. $75

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[Walt Whitman] Allen, Gay Wilson and Scully, Bradley. Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems Vol. III Poems 1870-1891. New York University Press, 1980. Fine w/o DJ 216 pages. $35

Whitman, Walt. Franklin Evans or the Inebriate. NY, Random House, 1929. One of 700 presentation copies. Whitman's first book originally published in 1842. Contains the short piece The Child and the Profligate which tells the story of a twelve year boy Charles who is dragged into a bar and made to drink demon rum. He is rescued by a dissipated man named Lankton who takes Charles out of the bar and into bed. This is a union truly blessed by heaven. While they share the same mattress, a guardian angel hovers over head. Although later versions of this story played down the obvious Gay associations, Whitman's point remained that love between men was a superior alternative to the evils of hooch. Fine never read copy with uncut pages, issued without a DJ, 247 pages. Summers (Comes with a complimentary copy of Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide) $225

Whitmore, George. Someone Was Here Profiles In The AIDS Epidemic. NY, NAL, 1988. Remainder mark, else fine in fine DJ, 211 pages. $15

Whitmore, George. Nebraska. NY, Grove Press, 1987. Fine in fine DJ, 153 pages. Mentioned in Summers. $35

Wilcox, Michael. Massage and Other Plays. NY, Methuen, 1987. Fine in fine paper wraps, 55 pages. [sold]

[Oscar Wilde] Harris, Frank. Oscar Wilde His Life And Confessions with a Full And Final Confession by Lord Alfred Douglas and a memoir by George Bernard Shaw Two Volumes In One Complete and Unexpergated 1930 Starbooks. DJ chipped, pages slightly yellowed (don't you love it), 407 pages. Also see Sherard's rebuttal below. $45

[Ocsar Wilde] Holland, Vyvyan. Son Of Oscar Wilde. NY, Dutton, 1954. DJ slightly shelf worn, else fine, 257 pages. Biography of Wilde by one of his sons. $45

[Oscar Wilde] Hyde, Montgomery. Oscar Wilde. NY, Farrar Straus, 1975. Slightly worn, price clipped DJ, 466 pages. $30

[Oscar Wilde] Jullian, Philippe. Oscar Wilde A Gallic View of His Whole Extraordinary Career Drawing on Fresh Sources. Translated by Violet Wyndam. NY, Viking, 1968. Very crisp copy in fine DJ, 420 pages. $35

[Oscar Wilde] Person, Hesketh. Oscar Wilde His Life And Wit. NY, Harper, 1946. Two small bleed stains on front photograph, else very crisp, 345 pages. $50

[Oscar Wilde] Schmidgall, Gary. The Stranger Wilde Interpreting Oscar. NY, Dutton, 1994. Fine in fine DJ, 494 pages. $30

[Oscar Wilde] Sherard, Robert Harbough. Oscar Wilde Twice Defended from Andre Gide's wicked lies and Frank Harris's cruel Libels. The Argus Book Shop Chicago 1934 stiff purple yapped Fine in fine paper wraps, sun faded spine some chipping, else very fine for a pamphlet of this age, 76 pages. First American edition of an extremely scarce work. Sherard was a long standing friend of Oscar. They first met in Paris in 1883 and continued their friendship until the time of Wilde's death. Sherard was the first biographer of Wilde, who, never the less thought Sherard a bit dull. OCLC listing. $325

[Oscar Wilde] Winwar, Frances. Oscar Wilde And The Yellow Nineties. NY, Harper, 1941. Fine in worn DJ. 381 pages. $35

Oscar Wilde's infamous story of The Picture of Dorian Gray first appeared in the Lippincott magazine in July 1890. Shortly thereafter, Ivers produced a pirated American edition in a cheap paperback format. The authorized first edition was produced in London in 1891 and included several additional chapters not included in the Lippincott printing.

The copy below, due to its nasty condition, in some ways mirrors the portrait of Dorian himself, which, as every one knows, decayed to ripe stage of rot, reflecting the corruption of evil ways and a slowly putrefying soul. Every since I've owned this book, my complexion has cleared up, my sex drive has improved, and I grown back my middle finger, while the book itself has turn increasingly brittle and discolored. This, however, does not imply any sort of hidden warranty. Let the buyer beware.

Oscar Wilde. The Picture of Dorian Gray. New York, Ivers, 1890. Blue illustrated paper wraps. The cover and title page, although intact, are separated. Chips to spine top and bottom, first and last pages completely tanned. Dust soiled edges. Text, however, crisp with tanning to only edges. There were variants of this edition, no priority known? The Berg collection copy (New York Public Library) has a back wrapper ad for the Home Cook Book, The Clark collection copy (UCLA) does not. This copy has an ad for Colgate soaps on the back wrapper. Last auction record for a copy of this edition was in 1986, when it went for $376. If this were a fine copy (attached front cover and no spine chips, tanning, etc.), it would fetch about $1,200-1,500 in today's market. As it stands, the price for this copy is $400. Young listing 4113*.

Wilde, Oscar. Salome. London, Brilliance Books, 1986. Illustrated by David Shenton. Fine in fine paper wraps, 45 pages. A cartoon like illustration of the play with the complete dialogue. $30

Widleblood, Peter. A Way of Life London, Weidenfeld, 1956. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with fine dust jacket with minor foxing to front panel, 191 pages. Widleblood was a diplomatic correspondent who figured in the Montaque homosexual sex scandal and who fought for liberalization of Britain's anti-Gay laws. Young listing 4116* $125

Wilder, Thorton. The Bridge of San Luis Ray. London, Longmans, 1929. First illustrated edition with 17 woodblock prints by Claire Leighton tipped in. Fine in dust jacket with minor edge wear and tanning, neat small cut out chip to head of spine.

Although this book was, and remains, very popular, the still deep waters of its homosexual content have been largely ignored. The twin brothers, Manuel and Esteban, maintain what only can be called a relationship too close for comfort-even in the face of a meddlesome actress. The relationship of Uncle Pio and Jamie can also be called in doubt. The Bridge of San Luis Ray was one of the many burrs sticking under Michael Gold's saddle and although he did not attack it directly in his 1930 New Republic article, he felt comfortable in attacking Wilder's propensity to produce "chambermaid literature peopled with daydreams of homosexual figures." $125

Williams, Jonathan. Lexington Nocturne (April 19) . Drawings by Keith Smith. Visual Studios Workshop, 1983. Fine in fine paper wraps, 48 pages. 300 copies issued. 6" x 10" format printed on archival paper. Hand sewn signatures with linen cord. Summers calls the book "a beautiful love poem," and the author "a cross between Richard Pryor and the Roman poet Martial." (see listing for Meyer, Thomas) OCLC listing. $125

Williams, Nigel. W.C.P.C. London, Methuen, 1983. Fine in fine paper wraps, 39 pages. Orton like play about a unsuspecting London vice squad officer and a toilet clean up brigade. $35[soldp]

Williams, Russ. The Night Hunter. Hawthorne CA, New Horizon (Lambda Christian Fellowship), 1990. Fine in fine paper wraps, but not covering spine, 447 pages. The entire country is buried beneath 50 feet of snow and something in the mountains of Tennessee starts eating people. (Burr! Given Williams ignorance of paragraphs, the monster should have started with him, sparing us all.) $25

[Williams, Tennessee] Williams, Edwina Dakin Remember Me To Tom. As told to Lucy Freeman who Inscribed this copy. NY, Putnam, 1963. Fine in fine DJ, 255pages. Tennessee William's mother writes of her son and the forces that shaped his life. (I wonder if she ever gave him one of Horatio Alger's books?) $100

Williams, Tennessee. The Knightly Quest A Novella And Twelve Stories. London, Secker & Warburg, 1968. Fine in fine DJ, 253 pages. 1967 American edition is Young 4149*. $125

Williams, Tennessee. Moise And The World Of Reason. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1975. Remainder mark, else fine in fine DJ, 190 pages. Young 4152 $45

Williams, Tennessee. One Arm. NY, New Directions, 1954. Slightly worn DJ, else fine, 211 pages. Young 4153* Mentioned in Austin. $100

Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. London, Lebmann, 1950. Fine in fine DJ, 126 pages. $300

Williams, Tennessee. A Street Car Named Desire. NY, New Directions, 1947. Pink/lavender pictorial DJ, 171 pages. Some very light soiling/discoloration to DJ. Minor chipping to top of DJ spine and one chip on bottom back DJ. DJ spine faded but still legible. Boards fine with only slight fading to bottom edge. Overall a nice copy of an extremely fragile book. [click here for a view]

Summers says "(it) can be seen and read as a gay play (as a) recent deconstruction gender-inverted (play) Belle Reprieve performed by gay troupe Bloolips (shows)." $550

Williams, Tennessee. Summer And Smoke An Opera in two acts. Music by Lee Hoiby libretto by Lanford William vocal score. Fine in fine paper wraps, 1976 Belwin-Mitts 332 pages. Commissioned for the St. Paul Opera Association by Thomas and David Daniels. Premiered June 19, 1971. $150

Williamson, Hugh Ross. A Wicked Pack of Cards. Washington, D.C., Guild Press, 1965. First edition, first printing. Fine in and exceptionally fine dust jacket. A Gay British teacher becomes involved in solving a murder on the moors. The 1961 London edition is Young listing 4163* Uncommon in the hard backed edition. $150

Willingham, Calder. The Gates of Hell. NY, Vantage, 1951. Fine with a few chips to the slightly soiled DJ, 190 pages. Willingham's first novel End As A Man listed in Young. $45

Wilson, Angus. Death Dance 25 stories. NY, Viking, 1969. Fine in slightly worn DJ, 406 pages. Young 4172 $45

Wilson, Angus. No Laughing Matter. London, Secker & Warburg, 1967. Fine in slightly worn DJ, 464 pages. Young 4175. $50

Wilson, Carter. Treasures On Earth. Boston, Alyson, 1981. Fine in fine paper wraps, 244 pages. Machu Pichu and the search for the "handsome Peruvian guide." $25

Wilson, Carter. Treasures On Earth. NY, Knopf, 1981. Fine in fine DJ, 244 pages. $35

Wilson, Doric. Forever After a vivisection of gay male love without intermission. NY, JH Gay Play Script Series, 1980. Fine in fine paper wraps, 77 pages. A play written for the first Gay American Arts Festival. [sold]

Wilson, Doric. Street Theater. NY, JH Gay Play Script Series, 1982. Fine in fine paper wraps, 151 pages. First performed at the Mineshaft in NY. Summers calls it "a celebration of the Stonewall riots-a parody of a of a classic by a closeted homosexual (Thornton Wilder's Our Town). (Street Theater is) one of the best Gay plays." [sold]

Winch, Terence. The Beautiful Indifference. (poetry) New York, O Press, 1975. First edition, first printing. Fine in staple paper wraps, 6 pages. Inscribed by Winch as follows: "For Donald Don't let this happen to you, Love Terence Aug 1977. Young listing 4196. $100

Windham, Donald. The Hero Continues. NY, Crowell, 1960. Chipping to DJ, spine slightly spotted 191 pages. Young 4201. $50

Windham, Donald. Servants With Torches. 1955 February One of 117 copies (4 lettered a-d, 13 numbered I-XIII, and 100 numbered 1-100.) This is copy number 63. Signed by Windham. Book also contains a silk screen illustration titled Carabiniere by Paul Cadmus, which is one of a edition of 117 plus 10 artist proofs. Signed and numbered by Cadmus. Carabiniere is illustrated and listed as number 52 in Guy Davenport's Catalogue Raisonne's of Prints 1924-85, The Drawings of Paul Cadmus, NY, Rizzoli, 1989. OCLC listing. [sold]

Windham, Donald. Tanaquil. NY, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1977. Slight wear to DJ, else fine, 306 pages. 1972 British edition is Young 4205. $45

Winter, Rusty. down under (short story) First Hand (magazine) 1987 Fine in fine paper wraps, 130 pages. $15

Wojnarowicz, David. Memories That Smell Like Gasoline. SF, Artspace, 1992. Issued without DJ, 61 pages. Winner of the 5th annual 1993 Lambda award for Best Lesbian/Gay Small Press Book. $15

Wojnarowicz, David. Close To The Knives A Memoir Of Disintegration. Vintage, 1991. Uncorrected proofs, Fine in fine paper wraps, 284 pages. Summers calls the chapter Postcards From America: X-Rays From Hell "the most vehement AIDS writing of 1991..the blistering essay that sparked opposition from Jesse Helms and the National Endowment For The Arts when it introduced the 1989 New York AIDS art show Witnesses Against Our Vanishing." $50

Wong, Norman. Cultural Revolution. NY, Persea Books, 1994. Fine in fine DJ, 117 pages. Wong's first novel about a Chinese family and their Gay son. Mentioned in Summers. $25

Wood, Roy F. Restless Rednecks. SF, Grey Fox Press, 1985. Fine in fine paper wraps, 160 pages. Wood's first book. [sold]

Wood, Roy F. Seth. Stamford CT, Knights Press, 1987. Advance review copy, Fine in fine paper wraps, owner's scribblings on a few f.e.pages., else fine in paper wraps, 249 pages. Wood's second and last novel. $30

Woolaston, Graeme. Stranger Than Love. Gay Mens Press, 1985. Fine in fine paper wraps, 160 pages. $25

Wright, Charles. (an African American writer) The Messenger. NY, Farrar Straus, 1963. Very slight shelf wear to DJ, else fine, 217 pages. Summers quotes "Claudia threw back her head and displayed the evil giveaway, his prominent Adam's apple." Wright's first novel. Young 4236. $75

Wynne, John. The Sighting. New York, Tree Line, 1978. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine paper wraps with the fragile ticket stub band intact and fresh, 26 pages. Favorable comments by Rita May Brown, James Purdy, and Yves Navarre. Delightful short story involving a murderous UFO, a heroin addicted Bela Lugosi, fun at the drive-in movies, and a boy's first blow job. Young listing 4246* $75

[Young, Ian] Fersen, Count Jacques D'Adelsward (1879-1923) Curieux D'Amour. Translated by Young, illustration by Goor. London, privately printed under the auspices of Timothy D'Arch Smith, 1970. This edition consists of 5 copies lettered A-E printed on Japanese paper, 75 copies on Swedish paper numbered 1-75, and 50 copies on Swedish paper numbered 76-125. This copy is on Swedish paper but is not numbered. Very fine in fine purple paper wraps, 4 pages. A very nice copy of a very scare item. No Library of Congress holdings [sold]

Young, Ian. The Male Muse A Gay Anthology. Trumansberg, NY. Crossing Press, 1973. Contains poems by Kirby Congdon, Robert Duncan, Thomas Gunn, Paul Mariah, Harold Norse, Robert Peters, Burton Weiss (who signed his poem), and Jonathan Williams, among others. Fine in fine paper wraps, 127 pages. $75

Young, Ian. On The Line New Gay Fiction. Crossing Press, 1981. Fine in fine paper wraps, 208 pages. Contains the previously unpublished Edmund White piece Passionate Friends. Young 4264*. $35 [soldp]

Young, Ian. White Garland 9 poems for Richard. Scarborough Canada, Cyclops, 1969. 200 copies issued. Fine in fine paper wraps. Young 4267* No Library of Congress holdings $125

Yourcenar, Margueritte. (pseudo. of Margueritte de Crayencour) Coup de Grace. NY, Farrar Straus, 1957. Some shelf wear to DJ, else fine, 151 pages. Young 4273. $45