One folded sheet, printed on two sides, for Chubb's edition of A Fable of Love and War. This is a proof from his estate and bears two woodblock prints (Mary Swoons and Comrades' Reunion after Death). Slight browning with a few samll areas of foxing. More

A long run of 11 issues (of 15 published) of the notable Oxford University undergraduate magazine, famously associated with Oscar Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Douglas editing the final six issues, which were characterized by decadent and homoerotic material with contributions by Wilde, Stenbock, Gleeson White, John Addington Symonds, Lionel Johnson. Charles Kains Jackson and many others. All issue in their original wrappers, some archival repair to edges and spines, covers browned and occasional spotting. More

Oxford: University Press (1936). One of the eccentric Surrealist's rarest publications, a memorial tribute to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. This was the first-ever Silver Jubilee of a British monarch, celebrated with immense public popularity, street parties, and thanksgiving services before his death in January 1936. It was widely rumored that Edward James was actually the illegitimate son of King George V's father, King Edward VII. A very nice example in the original photo-montage wrappers by Salvador Dali. Light edgewear, the original wraparound band is present. More

NP: [1968]. Newton ran this congressional campaign from prison. This poster urges voters to "Defend the Black Community and the People's Human Rights" and concludes "All Power to All the People, Black Power to Black People." The photograph was taken by Kenneth Green of the Oakland Tribune at a 1967 rally in Richmond, CA, and was the first widely circulated official Panther image of Newton. Newton articulated a significantly "gay-friendly" and supportive stance in a 1970 essay "Letter to the Revolutionary Brothers and Sisters About the Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements," Newton urged solidarity, argued against homophobic language, and stated that gay people were oppressed and could be revolutionary allies. He famously wrote "homosexuals... might be the most oppressed people in... society". Very good 23 x 17 1/2 inches, in red and black; minimal wear, light bumping on one edge. More

This vintage silver print photograph of a semi-clad male youth is from the author's personal collection, with his ownership stamp on verso. Peyrefitte was not known as a photographer, although a number of such images appeared in his archive. He befriended many photographers of young men, including Karel Egermeier, among others. Acquired from the Peyrefitte Estate. Very good condition (9 1/2" x 7"). More

This beach scene likely dates to the 1930s when Cadmus and friends vacationed on Fire Island. From the collection of Roberto Giannota. Very good vintage silver print, penciled notation on verso. (7" x 5"). More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1977). A memoir by the multi-talented American writer, tattoo artist and pornographer, who befriended Stein and Toklas in the 1930s. Very good in very good jacket, inscribed by the author on front endpaper. More

Paris: Gallimard (1968). 340pp. This historical novel (published in English as The Abyss) follows Zeno, a 16th-century philosopher, physician, and alchemist navigating the turmoil of the Renaissance. Warmly inscribed by the author to the highly regarded American novelist and short story writer, Dorothy Betts. Very good in wrappers, original wraparound band present (spine sunned a bit). More

Praha: Václav Petr (1933). 145pp. Kalista's memoir of his close friend Jiří Wolker, which focuses on their shared time as students, their literary discussions, and their coexistence in Prague. Wolker died of tuberculosis at the age of 23. Although not identified as queer writers, both circulated in the bohemian milieu of Prague in the 1920s. Very good in boards, slight bubbling to spine. More

[La Mes] (1959). 2 vols. 8vo. The rare first edition proofs of this autobiographical novel by François Augiéras is a record kept while he was a shepherd in the Sahara in the 1950s. He writes of nomadism and homosexuality and his rejection of Judeo-Christian religion and morality. These printed proofs are each stapled and the two volumes are joined together. Exceptional copies with numerous corrections by the author and numerous passages censored in black felt-tip pen on colored paper. Included are 5 original photographs the size of the book (18.5 x 10.5 cm) depicting Augiéras with the rifle he rarely left behind and which is mentioned in the work. Also included is an autograph letter from the publisher, Pierre Fanlac, providing information about the author. See Bakka's insightful portrait of the author here: https://www.asymptotejournal.com/special-feature/christopher-bakka-on-francois-augieras/. Very good with only light wear to covers. More

Guben: Selbstverlag des Verfassers (1906). 121pp. This quite rare self-published collection was intended as an ethical treatise to convince the public that same-sex attraction was a natural variation rather than a "vice" or "mental illness." Despite the relatively large print run, we can find no institutional copies. Several images are included in the text. Good in original green wrappers, sunning and yellowing to pages, but otherwise very good. More

The Young & the Evil. The first edition of the controversial gay novel, which focused on bohemian life in Greenwich Village in the late twenties and early thirties. Championed by Gertrude Stein and Djuna Barnes (who contributed blurbs for the jacket), the book was published by Jack Kahane's Obelisk Press after it was rejected elsewhere. Seized by British customs, a number of copies were destroyed and the book is quite uncommon. A lovely copy in original printed wrappers, light edgewear, head and tail of spine lightly taped. More

Barcelona: Imp. Laietana. (1926). 85pp. Retana is considered a pioneer of Spanish queer literature, using his "strange adventures" to create a modern conception of sexuality where fluidity was not only possible but presented as normal. Very good in lightly worn stapled wrappers. More