An original photograph (10" x 7.5") by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso. More
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Der Mann in der Photographie (IV)
Der Kreis: Zurich (1962). One hundred photographs culled from ten years of Der Kreis magazine from 1959-1961. Works by Arax, Dean, Paignton and numerous others. A very nice copy in green linen boards and photographic wrappers, small stain to cover, small closed tears. Uncommon. More
An original photograph (9.5" x 7.5") of a young man with shovel by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso. More
La Machona
Ercilla: Santiago (1937). Considered by some to be a classic of its genre of the 1920s, the book created problems for its author for its portrayal of outré lifestyles. Originally published in French, this is a later edition published in Chile. Very good in worn wrappers, light wear to covers, spine damage, and browning to paper. More
The Physique of Young Adult Males
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office (1949). 66pp. A rather odd publication of the Privy Council which analyzes the respective physiques of city vs. town dwellers, immigrants vs. natives, etc. with extensive statistical information. The information is collated by county, most of which appears to have been gathered during the war years. Very good in original wrappers, slight browning to wrappers. More
Onze Lettres ˆ Un Jeune Pretre Homosexuel
Saint-Maxant (1990). A collection of eleven letters written by the French writer and Academician to a young gay priest in the 1930s and 1940s, some of which are reproduced in facsimile. Introduction by Andre Dalbigny, S.J. This is the first appearance of these letters and they are an important insight into a part of the writer's life that is not widely known. One of only fifty copies printed on Demi Chiffon Gris Janseniste (and an hors commerce copy for the archbishop of Bordeaux). This copy is also an hors commerce copy. Fine in original black wrappers. Uncommon. More
Masken des Marsyas. Sechs Holzschnitte und sechs Sonette.
Privat-Druck (1910). 4to. Meinke, a frequent contributor to Adolf Brand's Der Eigene magazine. This, his first book, is a collection of poems dedicated to Wilde, Baudelaire, Poe, Hoffman and Verlaine with woodblock illustrations by the author. Very good in wrappers with string ties. More
Homage to Cavafy
Danbury: Addison House (1978). 8vo. A lovely production with ten tritone photographs illustrating 10 poems by Cavafy. One of a limited number of hardbound copies, signed and numbered by the photographer. Very good in wrappers and slipcase. More
Tiger Beat
Sparta: Volume 3, Number 1 (1967). 64pp. This issue of the teen heartthrob magazine has extensive coverage of the immortal Davy Jones ("A Groovy Date Day with Davy") as well as the other Monkees. The magazine inspired countless fans of every persuasion, including the writer Dennis Cooper, Numerous photographs. Very good in wrappers. More
Souvenirs de Londres
Paris: Mercure de France (1957). Memories of visits to London, with references to T.S. Eliot, Alec Guinness and Bryher. Very good in wrappers. More
Les 40 Bergéres
Paris: A La Librairie de France (1925). 1st Edition. Soft cover. 4to. Subititled "Portraits, satiriques en vers inédits" this is a collection of forty brief essays that were published posthumously because of their scandalous content. de Montesquiou refers to the collection in his Mémoires III (page 108) and the essays are thinly veiled references to many of his acquaintances in the beau monde fin-de-siecle. Each vignette is introduced with an amusing woodblock drawing by Llano-Florez and the frontispiece is by Aubrey Beardsley. A lovely production, printed in two colors. The complete edition consists of only 150 copies and 20 hors commerce copies, of which this is one (press numbered "M'). Near fine in wrappers, prospectus laid in. More
Les Hortensias Bleus
Paris: Charpentier et Fasquelle (1896) 418pp. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Uncommon book of poetry by the French aesthete and Proustian character. Original cover illustration designed by Paul Helleu. Very good in original wrappers, very slight wear, bound in blue linen boards with spine label, light wear to covers. More
Chanteclair: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Romainville (1935). 12pp. This journal has essays on "Les Dernier Dandys": Robert de Montesquiou (by Elisabeth de Gramont); Boni de Castellane and the Marquesa Casati (by Michel Georges-Michel). Illustrated. Very good in wrappers. More
Tony - A Sketch
London: Richard Bentley (1898). Charming story of a boy's mishap on a train. Several titles by the same author appear on Murray's List. Very good in attractive gold embossed boards, small signature on endpaper. Uncommon. More
Val Strange: A Story of the Primrose Way
London: Chatto and Windus (1889). 370pp. The quite rare novel by the Victorian journalist and novelist, this being the only one with a homosexual element. Val Strange appears in Edward Prime Stevenson's short story "Out of the Sun." and references the novel in his classic, The Intersexes (@369). The novel originally appeared in 1882 in three separate installments; this later edition appeared in 1889. Very good in original binding, slight spine roll, corners bumped, light cover wear. More
A Sonnet from a Chaplet of Southernwood
Sub Signo Libelli (1984). "I love him wisely if I love him well". Beautifully printed poem, issued in an edition of only 25 copies. Printed on handmade papers and folded into black wrappers. Uncommon. More
Alcibiade Enfant a l'Ecole
Bruxelles: Chez l'Ancien Pierre Marteau (1891). 110pp. Soft cover. A French edition of this controversial text, considered "almost a treatise in disguise on sodomy." (Ashbee at 24.) Very good in original paper wrappers. Uncommon. More
A Literary Duel
The corrected galley proofs of an essay about a duel fought between the rival editors of Blackwood's and The London Magazine in 1821. One of Patmore's relatives (Coventry) was involved in the drama and he relates here previously unknown details, published in The Literary Chronicle. Patmore is known for his vivid portrayals of Bright Young Things Stephen Tennant, Cecil Beaton, Coward and others. Also included are newspaper clippings by Patmore about J.L. Cambell and Norman Douglas (annotated in his hand: "Unpublished in my book, Private History- when I was staying with Richard Aldington in Florence and saw Norman Douglas almost every day- I was 23..." Very good, the proofs are signed by the author, penciled corrections throughout. More
Lettre sur Claudel et La Pédérastie
Paris: Imprimerie de l'Institut Catholique (1985). 14pp. Unpublished letters "pederastique" to Claudel reproduced in facsimile. Issued only in an edition of 50 numbered copies printed on "papyrus cardinalice." An apparently clandestine publication with a faux publisher :"To honor the memory of St. Paul Claudel and blast pederasts, this unpublished work was completed on 1 April 1985 on the presses of the Catholic Institute of Paris. Corydon Alexis is President and Tityrus the-tail-master printer. Every copy not stamped apostolic and not initialed by the President shall be deemed false and counterfeit and liable to ecclesiastical courts..." Very good in wrappers. More
Dino Pedriali
Zurich (1994). 4to. Hardcover. Beautiful male nude photographs. Essays by Peter Weiermair and Maurizio Marini. Fine in fine jacket. More
To Bourdelo
Athens: Nefeli Press (1991). The controversial Greek writer and activist’s study of prostitution in Greece. Extensively illustrated, the work contains much material on homosexuality. Very good in wrappers, light wear and browning to covers. More
L'Enfant Amour
Paris: Flammarion (1969). Peyrefitte's relections on youth and their achievements- from Greece to contemporary times. One of 1,000 numbered copies. Near fine in wrappers. A bit uncommon. More