This periodical contains one of the earliest reviews of the works of Romaine Brooks, penned by Gustave Kahn. The highly laudatory article is heavily illustrated with works by the artist. Near fine in wrappers. More

Buenos Aires: Privately Printed (1959). A collection of erotic poems, including :"Sodoma'; "Safo"; "Giles de Rais"; "El Vamprio"; "El Divino Marqués" among others. Undoubtedly printed in a small edition, this example bears a long inscription from the author. Very good in lightly worn wrappers. Uncommon. More

Toronto: Ryerson Press (1924). The Uranian poet's third volume of poetry, illustrated by Orson Wheeler. Very good in blue fabric boards. More

Napoli: Gaspare Casella (1927). Warmly inscribed by Cerio's daughter Letizia (after his death) to Kenneth Macpherson. Slight roll to spine, covers a bit faded. More

Paris, La Nef de Paris, 1959. Soft cover. The author's semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences in the Algerian desert with his abusive uncle and assorted sexual experiences and emotional upheavals. Very good in original wrappers, light spotting to covers. More

(13 1/4" x 10 1/2"). A lovely detailed pencil sketch of an adolescent boy with arms raised. Initialed "RNC" and dated 1922. The work dates to the first year of Chubb's return to his family home in Curridge- after having trained in a London art school. He spent the following year in the New Forest, visiting gypsies and painting many of the local inhabitants. The works is very good, framed and matted, Works from this period of this quality are quite rare. More

New York (March 1935). Vol. 1 #1. 64pp. The first issue of a short-lived magazine dedicated to "answering modern sex problems". One essay helpfully identifies ways to cure homosexuality: "Every homosexual is a potential Dracula, a real vampire of his or her victim....." Very good in wrappers. More

Kensington: Cayme Press (1927). Soft cover. Uncommon ediiton of this early nineteenth century poem extolling the virtues of caning schoolboys. Introduction by Yvor Nichols. Printed by Philip Sainsbury, Henry Scott Tuke's nephew. One 450 copies issued. Very good in wrappers that have modest edgewear, penned notation on cover, small chip to rear cover, missing binding thread. More

This ediiton of the literary journal is dedicated to the French surrealist, Rene Crevel. Very good in wrappers. Illustrated. More

A very iconic photograph of the eccentric bohemian, taked at the Capri home of Islay Lyons and Kenneth Macpherson (and Norman Douglas). Cunard sports one of her famed ivory bracelets and creative hair nets. One of a series taken by Lyons at the same luncheon and likely the last time that they spent time together. Vintage photograph from the estate of Islay Lyons. More

Out of the Ashes Press (1977), 2nd prntg. Story of street hustlers immortalized in Gus van Sant's first movie. Very good in illustrated wrappers. More

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Paris: Callman-Levy (c. 1910). The French edition of d'Annunzio's work, with a long and sincere dedication to his onetime lover, Romaine Brooks. Around 1909, Brooks and d’Annunzio met at a dinner given by an artist friend who was famous for his colorful posters and paintings. D’Annunzio commented that much more can be expressed without any color at all, and this prompted Brooks to invite him to see her work. Thus began a complicated friendship that lasted for nearly three decades and had a profound impact on Brooks’s art. She saw him as a martyred artist, another lapidé; he wrote poems based on her works and called her "the most profound and wise orchestrator of grays in modern painting". They spent the summer of 1910 in a villa on the coast of France, in a romantic interlude that was disrupted when D'Annunzio's jealous ex-mistress arrived in town. Their friendship remained strong throughout D'Annunzio's life and she painted his portrait in 1912. Very good in original wrappers, rebound in a full morocco signed binding, gilt top edge, gilt titling, very light scuff s, laid into a marbled paper slipcase. More