Window shopping priest (9.25" x 12")
Copyright stamp of Islay Lyons on verso along with penned notation of title. This image was reproduced in the monograph published on Lyons. More
Copyright stamp of Islay Lyons on verso along with penned notation of title. This image was reproduced in the monograph published on Lyons. More
Original vintage print (10.5" x 10"). Very good, with white border on left side. More
Didier Millet (1996). 1st Edition. Hardcover. The only collection of photographs by this talented artist, who was friends with many in the artistic and literary worlds. Photographs of Graham Greene, Harold Acton, Bryher, Noel Coward, Janet Flanner, Peggy Guggenheim, Sybille Bedford, Margot Fonteyn and many others. Also included are landscapes and Italian cityscapes. Fine as issued in original wrappers, limited to 500 copies. The book was never released commercially and is quite rare. More
London: D. Harmsworth (1931). 357pp. This amusing collection of recipes is accompanied by a number of works by various artists, including Pavel Tchelitchew, Kristians Tonny, Jean Cocteau and many others. Very good in decorative fabric boards, light wear and marks to cover, flocked paper endpapers, bookplate on front pastdown. Quite uncommon. More
[Berlin, O. v. Holten, 1929]. 42pp. Presented to the members of the Mackay Society in an edition of 1200 numbered copies on handmade paper. Very good in jacket and slipcase, presentation note from the publisher laid in. From 1906, the writings and theories of Mackay had a significant influence on Adolf Brand's organisation Gemeinschaft der Eigenen. Mackay was also a key populariser of the work of Max Stirner (1806–1856) outside Germany, writing a biography of the philosopher which also added greatly to the understanding of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche in the English-speaking world. More
Berlin: Mackay-Gesellschaft (1932). A collection of poems issued toward the end of the gay anarchist's life. In his old age, Mackay tried to supplement his income by establishing a Mackay-Gesellschaft (Mackay Society) to publish and sell his books and this was one of the three books issued under that imprint. Includes "Heimliche Aufforderung" - one of the poems set to music by Richard Strauss, which was inspired by a boy, Very good in sewn wrappers. More
Zurich: Henckell (1895). One of a series of brief extracts of the works of various artists and poets, published by Henckell in a collection called "Sonnenblumen." One fold sheet on card stock, which includes several of Mackay's works, including "Meine Jugend" and "Hand in Hand." Mackay, a Scottish anarchist who settled in Germany issued a number of books on anarchism and homosexuality (under the name "Sagitta." Very good, lightly yellowed. More
London. Elkin Mathews (1893). #2. This issue of the elegantly produced fin de siecle journal includes contributions by Verlaine, Arnold Dolmetsche and Horne and includes a frontispiece by Charles Shannon and a drawing by Simeon Solomon. A number of prominent writers and artists contributed to the journal (including Wilde, Symonds, Ernest Dowson and Lionel Johnson). Very good, light edge wear to covers, first pages lightly foxed, but very good overall. Laid into a custom linen chemise. More
A flash sheet of 8 original photographs (8 1/2" x 11"), six of which depict Kenneth Macpherson in a nun's habit. The images were likely taken by Macpherson's partner, Islay Lyons, at their palatial home in Cetona in the late 1960s. More
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
A vintage "stereoview" photograph, likely German (1890s) depicting a partially nude helmeted man with a sword assaulting another unclothed man lying on the ground in a rural setting. (6.25" x 3.5"). Very good, with the number "P-1191" printed in the plate at lower right. More
A vintage "stereoview" photograph, likely German (1890s) depicting two nude men, one of whom appears to be strangling the other. (6.25" x 3.5"). Very good, with the number "P-686" printed in the plate at lower right. More
A series of 8 vintage photographs (2.25" x 3.25" each) mounted together, portraying a number of male nudes in erotic poses, circa 1950s. Very good, a few have light surface imperfections. More
London: Man's World [1950s] 57pp. "An album of the world's finest photographs of the male physique" with photos by Lon of New York, Athletic Model Guild, Arax and others. Very good in very good jacket. Uncommon. More
International Male Studio: Copenhagen (1966). Numerous male nude photographs, some in color, from Apollo, Galaxy, Mark One and numerous other studios. One of the early collections to appear after MANual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day, the U.S. Supreme Court case that held that magazines consisting largely of photographs of nude or near-nude male models are not obscene. Very good in very good jacket. More
A group of ten original vintage photographs (c. 1960s) of young men in various outdoor poses taken my an unknown photographer. Various sizes (generally 8" x 10"). Each image bears a code number on verso along with the stamp of a pointing finger. They appear to date to the 1960s/70s and are in very good condition. 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
An original vintage photograph (9.5" x 7.5") of a young man with a woodworking tool by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso. More
An original vintage photograph (9.5" x 7.5") of a young man in swimsuit by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso. More
An original vintage photograph (9.5" x 7.5") of a young man in swimsuit standing by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso. More
An original vintage photograph (9.5" x 7.5") of a young man in swimsuit standing by an unknown photographer. Very good with ink hand stamp on verso and dated "62" More