Paris: Librairie Artistique et Édition Parisienne Réunies (1929). 215pp. This gay camp novel, one of several dealing with young Fredi's adventures in a a variety of situations. Illustrated throughout by Gaston Smit, the book also contains the four extra etchings laid into the text, which are often missing. A good copy with light cover wear, edgewear to spine and edges, occasional light spotting. Uncommon. More

Stockholm: Svanbäcks Boktryckeri (1890). 4to. 67pp. Carl von Platen was a Swedish dilettante nobleman and an amateur photographer who took provocative photographs of young men posing in dresses and swimwear. This penchant led to his being prosecuted for indecency in 1903 and his photographs were seized by the authorities. Thereafter, he spent a period in a private nursing home, then traveled around Europe and wrote travelogues. In 1918, Von Platen was arrested by the police for the second time in Malmö, when he tried to kiss a boy in the Kramer hotel elevator. This edition, a travelogue of sorts, contains 18 photographic images of various locations he encountered in his travels Limited to 100 copies, several penciled corrections to the text, light wear to boards. More

A vintage albumen print of a male nude reclining on a rug (4" x 6"). The photographer's stamp on verso. Very good with minor loss at corners. The image is likely to date around 1900, when the photographer was working in Rome- he left Italy in 1910. More

Baltimore: Contemporary Poetry (1944). 55pp. A largely overlooked collection of poetry, much of it highly homoerotic. Wallis is primarily remembered for his classical translations, but many of the poems in this collection are powerful expressions of hidden desires and remorse at lost love. The author died relatively young after a fatal fall from an open window. Do we make war because we fear to vex the manliness of men with death by sex? Near fine in jacket, laid into the book is a 1 page pencilled note from the author. More

London (1948). Welch's last book, published just before his untimely death. A collection of short stories, including the widely respected "When I was Thirteen", hailed by Edmund White and William S. Burroughs. Very good in a very nice Gothic jacket designed by the author, minor edgewear. One of a limited number of copies printed for contintal E#urope and so designated on verson of title page. More

London: Bertram Rota (1993). A recollection by Laurence Whistler, illustrated with two images and printed in an edition of 150 copies (this being #20). Printed letterpress and sewn into illustrated yellow wrappers. More

London (Tate Gallery). Reproduction of the Expedition of Rare Meats mural at the Tate, with an explanation. The murals are reproduced in color on a folding pamphlet, printed on both sides. Very good. Reproduction of the Expedition of Rare Meats mural at the Tate, with an explanation. The murals are reproduced in color on a folding pamphlet, printed on both sides. Very good. More

London: Grant Richards (1906). 328pp. There are nine contributions (poems) by Wilde, including "Theocritus" and "The True Knowledge." Very good in gold stamped boards, wear to head and tail of spine, edgewear. More

Paris: Livre d'Or (1927). 129pp. A memorial book dedicated to Vivien, the Symbolist poet of Sapphic verse. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the poet and facsimiles of her work. Frontispiece decoration by Manuel Orazi. One of 30 numbered copies on Japon Imperial (#19) of a total edition of 244 copies. Very good, two chips to the spine covers, light wear to covers. Uncommon. More

Privately Printed: New York (1955). 24pp. This gay story was issued in a quite small ediiton of 117 copies, acompanied by an original signed serigraph by Paul Cadmus. The story, set in Italy was published by Windham's longtime lover, Sandy Campbell, in one of a series of handsome letterpress productions. The book is a quite beautifully produced, oblong in shape, illustrated black paper over boards, black paper jacket. Good condition, some loss to spine, boards a bit marked, the black paper dust jacket does not bear the printed title as is called for, but is in near fine condition with glassine wrappers. Signed and numbered by the author (# 32 of 100 copies). A quite rare book as many were destroyed by water damage (interview with the author). Young 4204*. More

London (1977). Memoir by the accomplished British painter, onetime lover of the notorious male courtesan and opium addict, Denham Fouts. Illustrated. very good in very good jacket. Warmly inscribed by the author on title page. Young 4212. More

Paris: Alphonse Lemerre [ca. 1912] 5th ed. One of two novels written by the lesbian heiress and one of her last publications. The novel begins in Port Saïd and follows the wanderings of Prince Charles-Auguste de Lindenfels throughout the Far East with a shifting ensemble of wealthy expatriates. Very good in 1/4 leather and marbled boards, original wrappers not present. Warmly inscribed by the author in her usual purple ink on endpaper. Uncommon. More