Madrid [V. Rico 1917].335pp. The first edition in Spanish, translated by the eccentric gay writer, Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent, Marquis of Vinent, who could easily have been a model for Mauricio. Very good in later 3/4 leather binding, original wrappers present, but lightly trimmed. More about Les Frecuentaciones de Mauricio: costumbres de Londres: novela
Elysium Press (1998). Soft cover. A short story in which the author's evocative prose addresses those mysteries of life which lie just out of sight. One of 100 numbered copies hand sewn in stiff wrappers of Fabriano paper. More about Prayer
Elysium Press (1998). Hardcover. A short story in which the author's evocative prose addresses those mysteries of life which lie just out of sight. One of a limited signed edition bound in 1/4 leather with marbled paper boards. More about Prayer
London: J.M. Dent (1935). Hardcover. Attractively produced letterpress edition, with a new translation by Michael Joyce. Appealing frontispiece by Denis Hegermeier. Very good in very good illustrated jacket. More about Plato's Symposium or The Drinking Party
Hogarth Press (1932). Hardcover. Novel set in London, printed by Virginia and Leonard Woolf at the Hogarth Press. A very good copy, just a bit of foxing on endpapers, very good jacket (designed by John Banting) with some edgewear and two smallish chips. office. More about The Case is Altered
Monaco (1965) 4to. A lavishly produced memorial tribute to the Comtesse de Polignac, who for many years was at the center of the artistic and social life of Paris. She was the daughter of the couturier, Jeanne Lanvin and belonged just as much to the music world as she did to the fashion world. Janet Flanner commented, "She had a voice like a well-trained lark." Salvador Dalí wrote in My Secret Life, "In spring it was very pleasant at Comtesse Marie-Blanche de Polignac's, where from the garden one listened to string quartets played in the interior, all aflame with candles and the Renoir paintings." This collection consists of tributes by an array of her friends and colleagues, including Lady Diana Cooper, Colette, Louise de Vilmorin, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Boris Kochno, Emilio Terry, Roderick Cameron and many others. Illustrations by Bérard, Jean Hugo, Picasso, Stravinsky and others. Numerous facsimiles and photographs laid into the text. Very good in chemise and clamshell box, some offsetting to box and small stain. Copy LXIII printed for Robert Veyron-Lacroix (one of 153 special copies). More about Hommage a Marie-Blanche, Comtesse Jean de Polignac
Bruxelles: de Nobelle (1912). 189pp. The first biography of the Belgian Romantic painter, whose lurid and often morbid paintings presaged the Symbolist movement. Some of his works were inspired by Edgar Allen Poe and many were quite homoerotic in their portrayal of masculine beauty. Although derided by many (for his personality as well as his art) his works appeared in a number of public and private collections (Somerset Maugham owned several of his works). Very good in lightly worn wrappers, inscribed by the author on endpaper. More about Antoine Wertz 1806-1865
Paris [1934]. 256pp. Quite uncommon. Very good in original decorative wrappers. More about Vénus au Maroc
Paris; Monnier & cie (1886). 387pp. mention of 8th ed (perhaps fictive). A classic of French decadent writing, this novel tells the tale of Mary Barbe, an unloved girl who learns to counteract the cruelty of her upbringing by exploiting her sexuality. She ruthlessly crushes the men who fall in love with her until she meets a young medical student (prone to nosebleeds) who allows her to take out her sadistic fantasies upon him. An early feminist tale- Mary is never punished for her transgressions; she grows in power and depravity, with ‘a heart serene and a dagger raised.’ Very good in original decorative wrappers, lightly worn and sunned. Quite uncommon. More about La Marquise de Sade
NP: Édition Française [19-] 101pp. One of several books of historical fiction with gay themes written by Redni, all of them quite rare. More about Les Deux Amants de Baia. Lentulus et Ascyltos
London: Enitharmon Press (1984). Hardcover. The first novel published by Reed. Very good in very good jacket by Keith Vaughan, a few small edgechips. office. More about The Lipstick Boys
Asphodel (2002). 480pp. Hardcover. Volume 2 of this anthology of homosexual verse in English translations by Anthony Reid. Included are works from Britain, Europe and America. Fine in wrappers. Uncommon. More about The Eternal Flame: Volume II
Madrid, La Novela de Hoy nº 106, 23 mayo 1924. Controversial novel about sexual improprieties, illustrated by the author. Very good in decorative wrappers, small closed tear at spine. More about Flor de Mal
Madrid: Sucesores de Rivadeneyra (1923). 61pp. An uncommon novel in the Novela de Hoy series, with explicitly gay characters. Very good in original stapled wrappers, with a cover illustration by the author, as well as illustrations throughout. More about Mi novia y mi novio: novela
Madrid: Biblioteca Hispania (1918). 370pp. 2nd. An early edition of this erotic novel which takes place during the first world war, republished in the 1960s. Very good in original wrappers, some wear and light staining to covers and spine. More about Ninfas y sátiros: Escenas pintorescas de Madrid de noche
Edinburgh: G.P. Johnston (1895). 223pp. A curious collection of 1890s poetry- each poem bears the name of an artist or writer, including Oscar Wilde, Paul Verlaine, Rimbaud, John Gray, Lionel Johnson, etc. Printed dedication to Walter Pater. Very good in gilt-decorated boards, spine dulled, corners bumped. The endpaper bears an equally curious inscription: "Wingett (?) Fisher from the girls/ Wilton House 4-2-03." Brian Reade's penciled note on endpaper notes the book's scarcity. Limited to 666 copies. More about The White Book of the Muses
Paris: E. Ganeau (1723). 78pp. 4to. An uncommon publication on the cult of Hadrian’s beloved Antinous. Heraldic bookplate of Louis Bauffremont (1685-1755), Knight of the Golden Fleece (Spain) “God ayde the first Christian” and “More joy for mourning”. Very good in contemporary vellum boards, slight separation at head of spine, usual wear at edges.Rare. More about Dissertations sur le culte que les grecs et les romains ont rendu a Antinous : favori de...
Paris: Éditions de Pan (1912). A quite uncommon collection of short essays with homoerotic allusions, one of which is dedicated to Jacques Fersen (with whom he shared the same publisher) and others to Georges Polti and Robert Scheffer. Many of the writers who were published by Éditions de Pan had also contributed to Fersen's short-lived periodical Akademos. A lovely copy in illustrated wrappers, inscribed by the author on the endpaper, occasional light foxing. Uncommon. More about Méandres
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre (1903). 130pp. "Paule Riversdale" was the pseudonym adopted by Renée Vivien (née Pauline Mary Tarn) and Baroness Hélène de Zuylen for several publications that they collaborated on during their six-year love affair. Zuylen, a wealthy member of the Rothschild family was married and had several children, but the romance with Vivien remained an important part of their lives (Vivien considered herself married to the Baroness) until Zuylen ended the relationship in 1907. Vivien, shocked and humiliated by the withdrawal of Zulylen left Paris to travel in Japan and eventually died in 1909, severly depressed over her failed relationships. This collection of poetry, much of it sapphic in nature, is quite uncommon. Very good in original wrappers with design by Levy Dhurmer. Claude Bac @185. More about Échos et Reflets
Iowa City: Typographic Library (1975) 4to. Soft cover. The second edition of this facsimile letter, limited to only 50 copies. Inscribed by Donald Weeks, the owner of the original letter, to Anthony Reid in the year of publication. Not in Woolf. One sheet folded and laid into plain blue card wrappers. The five illustrations by Rolfe have been redrawn and reduced. A fine copy. More about A Letter to Claud
London: Bertram Rota (1972). A series of letters written by Corvo between 1903-1911, with several facsimiles. Edited by Corvo's biographer, Donald Weeks, with copious notes at rear. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. One of 500 numbered copies. More about Letters to James Walsh
Paris, G. Crès et Cie, 1927. First edition, with 16 illustrations. Very good in wrappers. More about Le reclus et le retors, Gourmont et Gide
Rugby: George Over (1889). Sayle's second book of verse, highly praised by John Addington Symonds and reviewed by Charles Kains Jackson in the Artist and Journal of Home Culture. Sayle went on to become a noted bibliographer in Cambridge, where he lived most of his life. Original white buckram a little yellowed, covers a bit marked, light browning to endpapers, erratum present at rear, rear hinge split. Limited to 220 copies. Uncommon. Young 3439. d'Arch Smith 250. More about Erotidia
London: The Century Guild: Hobby Horse (October 1892). 4to. The Hobby Horse was a quarterly Victorian periodical in England published by the Century Guild of Artists and ran from 1884–1894. Unlike its successors, The Yellow Book and The Savoy, The Hobby Horse was not solely committed to an elite aestheticism and it contained a variety of essays on the social role of art and artists. This issue contains a long and laudatory essay by Sayle, a fellow Uranian poet, on Nicholson's collection of pederastic sonnets, Love in Earnest. See d'Arch Smith, Love in Earnest @ 76. A very good copy of an uncommon publication, covers are lightly marked and browned with edgewear and some light loss to spine. More about A New Poet
Der Blitz. Eine radikale Zeitung. Wien (1908-1909). One of a number of weekly radical newspapers that flourished in early 20th century Vienna (1908-1924), Der Blitz addressed many social and political issues of the day and paid particular attention to sexual scandals in Austria and Hungary. There were numerous articles on prostitution, homosexuality, lesbianism and related subjects in the weekly tabloid that undoubtedly catered to the bohemianism of the times. Vienna was a hotbed of social activism and there were many newspapers catering to every interest. Included are the following 18 issues (generally 16pp. each): Jahrgang 1: #5, 7, 12, 14, 15, Jahrgang 2: 16, 19 (2 copies), 20, 22, 25, 30, 32, 35, 37, 42, 55, 56. Fair condition, paper browned, edgeworn, some pages are loose, some are torn or chipped. More about Der Blitz. Eine radikale Zeitung