Lille: GKC (1994). Soft cover. Reprint of the rare limited edition published in 1937 of these 'idylles d'amour grec en Angleterre." Fine in wrappers. More about Billy: Idylles d'amour Grec en Angleterre

Buenos Aires: Maucci Hermanos (1903). 288pp. Guide to sexual hygiene, as well as various mental and psychological problems. Good in marbled boards, a bit of spotting throughout, endpaper has closed tear. Uncommon. More about Higiene de los placeres y de los dolores

Paris: Ferenczi (1937). Novel by this lesbian and friend of Natalie Barney. Of 20 special copies printed, this is copy #1. Fine in wrappers. More about L'Amour Attend

Paris: Oliven (1956). 96pp. Collection of writings on various subjects- aesthetics, spirituality, etc, illustrated throughout with homoerotic drawings by Hervé Dubly. One of only 125 signed and numbered copies (#40), warmly inscribed on title page by the author. Very good in illustrated wrappers, rear wrapper lightly worn. More about Sculpter sa statue

Leipzig, Klaristischer Verlag Akropolis (16pp.) (ND). One of a series of publications by this early German advocate of sexual emancipation and the revival of "male culture". He was a frequent contributor to Der Eigene and his anthology of homoerotic literature, Lieblingminne und Freundesliebe in der Weltliteratur is an important text in the field and the precursor to Edward Carpenter's Iolaus. Very good in wrappers, light spotting to covers. More about 3000 Jahre Bolschewismus

Tipo-Litografía De Hermenegildo Miralles (1890). The first novel published in Mexico with an explicitly homosexual theme. Part of the La Linterna Magica series, the story about the life and travails of an effeminate homosexual man (a "chicken"), Chucho is portrayed as a stereotypical nineteenth-century Mexican dandy. The adventures of the protagonist were intended to illustrate the social breakdown caused by lack of education, the perceived deterioration of Mexican families and the pernicious influence of foreign ideas in the aftermath of the brief French occupation of the country. The rambling novel is careful not to offend readers (or the printer) with the use of explicit references to homosexual acts, but use of "race ninfea" (fairy race) or "mujerucos" left no reader unclear about the author's intent to deride homosexuals. Illustrated by José María Villasana. See Monsiváis, Carlos. "Los 41 y la gran redada". Letras Libres: 2002; Irwin, R. The Famous 41: Sexuality and Social Control in Mexico @140-42. . The second edition of this rare Mexican work; the first appearing in 1871 (see below). More about Historia De Chucho El Ninfo

Tangier: Khbar Bladna (2010). Soft cover. More about A View on Spain

Paris Issue 5: 15 Mai 1909. Akademos: Revue Mensuelle d'Art Libre et de Critique. Paris (15 Janvier 1909). 160pp. Issue Number 5 of this short-lived monthly literary review, considered one of the first gay magazines published. Very good in original wrappers, light browning and edgewear, occasional spotting. More about Akademos: Revue Mensuelle d'Art Libre et de Critique

Paris, Éditions de Pan (1911). (4to) 39 pp. One of the rarest books published by the eccentric writer, limited to 130 numbered copies (this example unnumbered). Many of the poems bear printed dedications to his fellow writers, Laurent Tailhade, Georges Eekhoud, Robert Scheffer, as well as his longtime consort Nino Cesarini. The title comes from the famous garden in Sri Lanka, which Fersen had visited several years earlier on an extended trip to the island. Very good in original wrappers. More about Paradinya: Poemes

Paris: Simon Kra (1926). The first translation of a Fitzgerald novel into a foreign language, this is the first French edition of the classic novel, translated by Victor Liona. The translation has been widely acclaimed and remains the only version in print. Jean Cocteau was among the most ardent admireres of the text and wrote to the translator that "c'est une livre céleste: chose la plus rare du monde." One of 400 numbered copies (#51), the book is quite uncommon in commerce. A very good copy in original wrappers, light browning to covers, photographic frontispiece, newspaper clipping tipped on to the inside of front wrapper. Rare. More about Gatsby le Magnifique

New York: December 1941-Jan. 1942 (Volume 1, Nos. 9-10). 10pp. An early edition of the groundbreaking American surrealist magazine, issued in a newspaper format. Works by Tchelitchew, Joseph Cornell, Leonora Carrington. Very good, light edgewear, folded. More about View

Paris: Èditions de la Mandragore [ c.1927 ]. 29pp. 8vo. Paul Souday (1869-1929) was one of the most important French literary critics of his time and the author of biographies of Gide, Proust and Valéry. Although very traditional in his tastes, he engaged in an extended correspondence with Proust and wrote his obituary for the New York Times. Nonetheless, Souday often fulminated with homophobic diatribes, including this excerpt in an essay on Gide's Les Faux Monnayeurs: "[There are] annoying analogies between André Gide's various heroes and Mr. Charlus and his friends. Oh! There is no crudity in the language here. All of this is discrete, veiled, and a very innocent reader would not necessarily understand what it's all about. On the other hand, it's all too clear. Truly, it becomes intolerable, especially with Gide's seriousness and insipid sentimentality." (See Levitz, Modernist Mysteries: Persephone @ 267.) Souday had presented a questionnaire on the subject of homosexuality to a number of other homophobic French writers in in 1926 edition of the literary journal Les Marges, which perhaps was the impetus for the present publication. The edition contains a number of short essays on a range of "issues" related to homosexuality and we surmise that the author was in fact submitting a parody of Souday and his compatriots. Very good in original stapled wrappers. Quite rare, no institutional copies located. More about Manuscrit trouvé dans la poche de M. Paul Souday

London: Lawrence and Bullen (1897). 4to. 312pp. Hardcover. Printed on Japanese vellum, #11 of 110 copies. Illustrated by 12 engraved plates by E.R. Hughes. Binding is hardback 8" x 11 1/2". Covers a bit rubbed, parchment spine a little dull but orange titling is clear and crisp. More about The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni