The Sebastian Quill edited by James Mitchell

The complete run of three issues. Number one, Fall 1970. Near mint in stapled wraps. Number two, Spring 1971. Fine in slightly soiled paper wraps. Number three, July 1972. Fine in slightly soiled hand sewn paper wraps. All published by Hoddypoll Press, San Francisco, 8 1/2" x 11" format. An early Gay poetry magazine that stood "under the karmic auspices of the Maitroya Bodhisattva," the Quill predates the New York based poetry magazine The Mouth of the Dragon. Since it provided an early forum for a wide variety of significant Gay poets such as Bruce Boone, Paul Mariah, James Mitchell, Hunce Voelcker, and Ian Young, the Quill is a very important milestone in the development of openly Gay poetry. Volume 1 Ilustrated by Geoff Eisen, Giles, and Patrick Kelly with a separate section of 12 drawings by Nicholas Kouninos on pink paper. Contains, among other pieces, Bruce Boone's Fucked-up a play in one act, Patrick Kelly's When I first heard Mary sing, Bob Rivera's Ex Stasis, and James Mitchell's How to become a hero of homosexuals . Practice, practice, practice You are what you eat A tidy tool is a happy tool Know when to withdraw No, thank you, not tonight Vaseline please Have you got a towel (plus a whole lot of others, but I have enough trouble just with these) Volume 2 Includes Tom Gunn's Rita, Michael Ratcliffe's Play Our Movie, and Hunce Voelcker's Parade of gum drop prose, among others, plus the following: I could feel it I could feel it push by his tonsils push by his tonsils and sink deep down and sink deep down into his throat into his throat John Giorno ____________________________________ A Phuck Poem all my fuck poems are in the mail I am all out fresh out freshette flush out the fuck poems you really don't want a fuck poem you want a poem about fuck Paul Mariah ____________________________________ Logic if I stay up late every night I'll be a very, very tired if I suck cock every night I'll be very adept if I stay up late, sucking cock every night, I'll be a very very adept cocksucker Richard Tagett Volume 3 Contains the cartoon strip Oedipus Ritz by R. W. Berg. Also includes, among others, a large number of early poems by Bruce Boone, three early pieces by Robert Gluck The Legend of General Custer talks with the dead soldier, Mrs. Custer's Lyllaby, and Andy IV, and Ian Young's The Garden God. The last issue of the Sebastian Quill said that "because of continuing financial miseries, it is likely that this will be the last issue of our magazine (as it was)." Considering the rather limited number of copies produced and their frail nature, it is very uncommon to come across a complete run of the Quill in any condition. All three items, $1,200.