Leipzig: Herbert Eulenberg (1913). 20pp. A collection of poetry by the prominent gay rights activist and collaborator with Adolf Brand, Magnus Hirschfeld and the Wissenschaftlich-humanitärem Komitee. He published a number of articles for Brand's Der Eigene magazine. See Hergemoller, Mann fur Mann @321; OOsterhuis, Homosexuality and Male Bondong in Pre-Nazi Germany @ 85. A very good copy in original mustard wrappers, one of 200 special signed and numbered copies, printed on Japon. More

Berlin Seemann Nachf [1905]. Band 3, 18-25 Aufl. 80pp. Hirschfeld's survey of 'Berlin's Third Sex' or homosexuality in its heyday at the beginning of the 20th century. Good in rather worn wrappers, some loss to spine, small stain on cover. More

London: Privately Printed (1939). sm 4to., 178pp. A lovely memorial book dedicated to the life of John Holland, who died at the age of nineteen. An accomplished artist and poet, he attended Winchester and was destined for Oxford when he died of polio in Dalmatia in 1936. This edition collects his poetry and reproduces a number of his drawings and paintings in color. An attractive copy in cream linen, very light spottign to endpapers, signature on endpaper. Quite uncommon. More

Montevideo (28 Jan 1926). 4to. A copy of the long-running Uruguayan magazine of culture with a provocative cover illustration and the caption “Cual es “El?" (What is "He...'?"). Very good, light cover wear and wear to spine with light glue residue. More

Christie's: New York (6 October 1988). Soft cover. Wirks by Tchelitchew, Berman, Bérard, Fine and many others. Also included are the author's own publications. Illustrated. Fien in wrappers. A. More

Paris: Éditions de la Pléiade (1930). This novel was written in 1926, but only published after the death of the author's father, is filled with Freudian allusions. Jouhandeau was gay and wrote a number of books with homosexual subject matter, but married before the book was published. A very good copy, one of 100 hors commerce, initialed by the author. This copy also bears an inscription from the author to the painter Jacques Emile Blanche. More

[Paris: Marcel Sautier] 1954. 8vo. 92pp. These explicitly gay stories were written psuedonymously by Jouhandeau and only published under his own name after his death. Illustrated with 15 explicitly homoerotic line drawings by the noted Swiss artist, Elie Grekoff. The book was the product of a competition initiated by Florence Gould in 1954 to create the most original erotic work- the other books in the competition were Mandiargue's l'Anglais and Paulhan's l'Histoire d'O. Very good in original decorated wrappers with light wear. One of 150 copies on Marais (#133). Larivière, 367 ; Beurdeley, 275 ; BN, Enfer, n° 1498; Pia 1324; Monod 6452. Uncommon. More

Leipzig, M. Spohr (1897). 276pp. The quite rare treatise on Greek love, which advocated the creation of an organization to promote homosexual rights. Issued by Max Spohr in the same year that he also published Hirschfeld's Sappho und Sokrates, it became one of the foundational books of the gay right's movement in Germany. See Beachy, Berlin Berlin: Birthplace of Modern Gay Identity @ 89. The Viennese sexologist published several works on the subject pseudonymously, all of which are quite scarce, having largely been destroyed during the Nazi regime. He had a particular interest in the artistic sensibility of gay writers and musicians and wrote extensively on the subject. A good copy, binding is worn at edges and spine, paper label on spine, tape reinforcement to front hinge, bookplate on endpaper. Scarce. More

Privately printed: Zürich: Bürdeke [1937]. 71pp. A collection of poems by Stefan George's acolyte, who died at the age of 16. He was idealized by George to the point of proclaiming him a god and following his death... the cult of 'Maximin' became an integral part of the George circle’s practice…" Included here are poems written in the last two years of his life. Very good in handmade paper wrappers, photographic frontispiece. Uncommon. More

Paris, G. Briffaut, 1925. A very good copy in original wrappers, rebound in 3/4 morocco boards. More

Paris (1894). Hardcover. Laurencin's copy of this edition, with her ownership signature on title page. Very good in 1/2 leather binding with marbled boards, a little edgeworn. office. More

Elysium Press (1999). Soft cover. A previously unpublished work in which the author constructs a compelling tale of two boys, escorted by their mother and their cousin, and the hidden emotions that guide them on their journey through the Swiss Alps. One of 100 copies bound in marbled paper wrappers. There is also a harbound edition of 75 copies available (bound in wool flannel) @ 150. More

Paris: Albin Michel (1931). Rebound in Italian paper boards, leather spine labek, with the ownership stamp of Norman Douglas on front pastedown. Very good, light sunning to spine. More