Spring 2001

Jon

Colt Studios, Jim French, 1969-70

Fine 5 by 7 inch photograph of this star of

the film version of Richard Amory's

The Loon

(scan image is fuzzy, partial, and does not reflect true tones and clarity)

$75

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Eltinge, Julian. Jack O'Lantern Moon Lyrics by Julian (I'm not Gay I just like pearls) Eltinge and Jack Mahoney Music by Percy Wenrich. New York, Wenrich, 1913. Very good in very good paper wraps, 4vo (34 cm), six pages. Sheet music featuring one of the songs from Eltinges Broadway smash hit The Fascinating Widow, which also featured songs Lets Stroll in the Garden of Dreams and Julina's Bathing Song.

$300

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Civil War era letter.

The only known example of a Gay content Civil War era correspondance between two Union soliders. Three pages, folded note paper embossed with a fancy crest on the upper left corners, 14cm. In this letter, the writer pleas with his Gay friend to retreive a previous letter would be very embrassing if it fell into the wrong hands. To avoid such problems in the future, he suggests they address each other in their letters as husband and wife, so if they were discovered the contents would seem above board. Also contains the rare use of the word "fuck" As they say "Three cheers for old Abe or any other man"

$5,000

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Diary of a Flight Attendent (Coffee, tea, or me?). Chicago, 1978. The handwritten diary of a flight attendent, 115 full pages in all, 21.5 cm. black vinyl journal. Entries dated March 30, 1978 through September 21, 1978. The very introspective reflections of a 36 year old white male who flies the skies and hustles the streets in search of love while juggling the responsiblities of being the adoptive father of three young Afro-American children and a pillar of the Church (and, no, I'm not making this up). Includes appendices in which he lists the 64 lovers he had over the 1976-78 period by name, race (mostly Afro-Americans), age, and occupation. About one-half rate more detailed comments regarding aspects of their relationships with the diarist. An exceptional look into a slice of interracial homosexual relationships and Gay parenting skills.

$2,500

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(Disco and dirty talking) Pearl Box Review Call Me MISSter rated XXX adults only. Featuring (from left to right) Mr. Clyddie McCoy, Mr. Jaye Joyce, Mr. Tony La Frisky, and Mr. Dorian Corey. Englewood, New Jersey (figures), All Platinum Records, (circa early 1970s). Two 33 1/3 long playing records 12 inches wide, showcasing the vocal talents of this frisky group. Original two sleeve illustrated cardboard jacket with Hippy style front cover and full photo group shot on rear (see image above). Not copyrighted so I guess we can put it on NAPSTER.

$325

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Ferro, Robert. The Other (a copy given by Ferro to a friend) New York, Scribners, 1977. First edition, first printing. Mint in very fine dust jacket, 86 pages. Ferro's first novel. Signed by him on the title page. One of his personalized three by five cards is also laid with a short inscription to a friend.

$450

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Hun Comics One "Big Sig and the Coach". Limited edition, 1988, signed and dated by the Hun on the preface page, very fine condition, 4vo (28 by 22cm), 24 loose sheets of illustrative panels telling the charming story of life behind bars in the typical Hun fashion (i.e. extremely large appendages and muscles). In addition, this item contains scenes that were censored when this strip was produced in trade magazines. The nature of the act between Big Sig and the Coach was judged to be too offensive and was never included (and that's all you're gone get out of me). Sold without recourse of return.

$325

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Meatmen An Anthology of Gay Male Comics. San Francisco, Gay Sunshine Press, 1986. First edition, first printing. Very fine in very fine paper wraps, 8vo (about 25 by 18cm), 191 pages. The first of a series of very popular comic anthologies (issued with a limited edition bound in cloth covered boards). This copy signed by a number of the artists--a few of which also penned in characters. On the half-title page a nice drawing signed by Jerry Mills and signature of Gregoire. On the title page are signatures of Sean and Tim Barela plus a drawing by and signature of Ace Moorcock/Brad Parker.

$275

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Norman, Karyl. Midnight Rose As Sung By Karyl Norman "The Creole Fashion Plate" Lyric by Sidney Mitchell Music by Lew Pollack composer of Vamping Sal--but ask her to raise her dress first. New York, M. Witmark & Sons, 1922. Fine in fine paper wraps, 4vo (31cm), 6 pages. $250

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Norman, Karyl. Nobody Lied (When they said that I Cried Over You) Lyric by Karl Norman and Hyatt Berry Music by Edwin Weber as sung by Karyl Norman (The Creole Fashion Plate--an inspiration to us all). New York, Jerome Remick, 1922. Sheet music, fine in fine paper wraps (small sticker remnant to front), 6 pages, 4vo (31cm). Also includes the song My Buddy by Ous Kahn and Walter Donaldson. A fine example of crossing dressing and Gay music from the roaring 20s--as they say "I miss your sweet jelly roll".

$250

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Peters, Robert. Finistere New York, Farrer, 1951. First edition, 2nd printing before publication. Mint condition, 21 by 14 cm, 307 pages.

Custom bound in full leather by Tantalus of Cambridge. A gorgeous creation employing 6 different types and colors of leather, including suede overlays in a design that sweeps completely around the book. A band of gold foil inlaid, handmade marbled endpapers in lavender and pink swirls. Enclosed in a navy blue cloth covered clam shell box with gilt spine title and marbled paper liners. Binding is in near mint condition, box with a few small scuffs. Clearly an example of a pig's ear turned into a silk purse.

$1,200

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Saxon, Troy. Troy's Boys Minneapolis, DSI, 1967. A mint copy in color illustrated wraps, 4vo, (27cm), 46 pages. Illustrated with black and white and color plates along with exceedingly bad poetry. One of the pioneering full frontal nude books by DSI that through law suits opened the sluice gates of porn. Unfortunately, most of the photos in this volume were ripped off from Pat Milo of Los Angeles. Before Stonewall, the walls were a tumbling down.

$225

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 Sologub, Fedor Nebo Goluboe [Blue Sky] Estonia, Revel, 1921. Poetry in Russian. 12mo (7 x 4 ½) 85 pages, fine, bound in very good purple patterned silk wrappers, with two small areas of faint waterstaining. While known more as a Decadent, old Sologub had a few Gay moments as evident by his novel The Petty Demon. Since the Russians have ban the legal export of antiquarian books, examples such as this are increasingly hard to come by.

$425

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St. Martin, George. Les Garcons seront toujours les Garons (Boys will be Boys) New York, Book Adventure, 1966. Very fine in red cloth covered boards with the title embossed in gilt on the front board, folio (34cm), . Very fine dust jacket with no fading or other major boo boos. Lavishly illustrated with 258 black and white plates of young men in frolic. Differs from the English edition in that the front board is embossed with the title in gilt and a higher quality of paper stock was used--making it thicker than its American cousin. With its original paper mailing box.

$1,400

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[Stoddard] Henry Scott Holland. Jenny Lind the Artist London, John Murry, 1893. New and abridged edition with nine illustrations. Fine in green moiré water silk covered boards with a trace of wear to hinges and slight fading/crinkling to spine, gold stars and a lyre blindstamped on front boards, corners slightly turned in. Signed in a very legible and bold hand by Stoddard on the f.e.pages. "Chas. Warren Stoddard Monterey Calif. Dec/06".

$775

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Tchelitchew, Paul Theatre Russe L'Oiseau Bleu Berlin, Preuss Institut Graphic, [1922]. A volume commemorating the first year of the Blue Bird--the first Cabaret of Weimer Germany. Oblong 4vo (29 by 22cm), 48 pages. Good minus condition in soiled paper wraps some pages spotted, hinge weak. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and color plates of stage sets, costume designs and backdrops. Five of the plates are by Tchelitchew (partial view of one above). After fleeing the Russian Revolution with his family, Paul settled in Berlin and began working for the Blue Bird as a designer. These illustrations are the first of his work to be published. Also included are illustrations of the work of fellow Russian artists Boguslavskaja and Cludjakow.The book was published in three languages--German, English, and French--all of which are extremely scarce in any condition (only two English copies located on OCLC, no French copies found).

$1,200

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Teil, Bernard du (fl. 1641-1661) Svetone des vies des dovze Cesars... Paris, Estienne Loyson, M DC XLI. Complete first edition of this translation of Suetonius Lives of the 12 Caesers with some very nice homoerotic scenes of mayham and lust, especially involving Caligula and a horse.

Collation: Fully engraved separate title page (small loss to lower left hand of engraving neatly repaired with Japan tissue), title page with elaborate woodblock vignette(small loss to lower right hand margin again neatly repaired with Japan tissue), 6 page Epistre with elaborate head woodblock head piece and initial letter (this volume was dedicated to Cardinal Mazarini), 2 page Au Letevr, 6 page Table of Contents, 1 page Extraict du Privilege, 526 pages. Each of the 12 sections is preceded by a full page engraving of each emperor--the bust set within an oval frame and with neatly penned caption. Each section with elaborate head and tail pieces and initial letters. Trimmed to 21.5 by 16cm but with no loss to text. Fine condition with only a few small areas of toning. Bound in 18th century full calf in very good condition with some soiling but rather quite attractive, period marbled end papers.

The only other copy of this edition (with two later ones recorded 1663 and 1669--both 12mos published in Amsterdam) at the University of California lacks the Publication Rights page on which the printing date is twice listed as June 1661 (about three months after Mazarini's death). It would seem the printer reversed the L and X on the title which should have been LXI rather than XLI.

$3,500

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Whitman, Walt Handwritten Envelope Addressed to Peter Doyle A nice and boldly addressed envelope to Peter Doyle from Walt Whitman. Once enclosed a letter dated March 22, 1872 which is part of the Feinberg Collection, Library of Congress. Very good condition with a small piece missing from the back not affecting text and minor stain to right hand front margin, again not affecting address. There is only one other Doyle/Whitman association item in private hands--a simply inscribed book from Whitman to Doyle being offered by another antiquarian book dealer for $45,000. By comparison, this is a blue light special.

$9,500

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