Sirocco and other stories
New York: Random House, 1939. 388p., first edition pink cloth boards titled gilt and black, monochrome title page, handsome copy near fine in dj that is slightly edgeworn with a dust-soiled back panel. More
Cat.No: 36233
New York: Random House, 1939. 388p., first edition pink cloth boards titled gilt and black, monochrome title page, handsome copy near fine in dj that is slightly edgeworn with a dust-soiled back panel. More
Cat.No: 36233
New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Hardcover. xi, 273p., very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards unclipped dj. 16 original short stories on growing up gay and lesbian, with contributions by Lesléa Newman and Jane Yolen, among others. The hardcover first is signed on the title page by the editor. More
Cat.No: 35133
Brownsville, OR: Story Line Press, 1993. Paperback. 84p., brief personal inscription signed by the critic/poet, very good first edition trade paperback in decorative wraps. More
Cat.No: 92048
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Hardcover. 239p., very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Mystery featuring gay black detective Pharoah Love. Gunn page 124. More
Cat.No: 109099
New York: International Polygonics, 1988. Hardcover. 224p., very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Humorous murder-mystery in which various people die horrible deaths befitting their professions. A baritone loses his 'voice' a choreographer loses his legs etc. More
Cat.No: 21110
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. Hardcover. 314p., bookplate, very good first US edition in lightly-worn red buckram cloth, heavily chipped dj with sunned spine, price intact. Young 212. A woman's quest for fulfillment after the Second World War. More
Cat.No: 27511
Los Angeles: Alyson Books, 2001. Paperback. 265p., very good first edition trade paperback in red wraps. A gay man seeks a parenting partner to bring a child into the world before his family goes extinct. More
Cat.No: 164245
New York: iUniverse Star, 2004. Paperback. 307p., stamped 'review copy' in several places, signed and inscribed by the gay Yugolav American writer, very good first edition, internet vanity press in wraps. Autobiography, set in the turmoil of the Balkans. More
Cat.No: 114653
New York: South Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press, 2001. Paperback. 318p., signed by author, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. South Tier Editions Gay Men's Fiction, Brian Bouldrey, editor. The journey of a hustler who becomes an MTV star. More
Cat.No: 90520
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. Hardcover. 411p., very good first edition in half-cloth and unclipped dj. Beachy's first novel, a twist on Huck and Tom in a wilder, weirder modern America. More
Cat.No: 54318
New York: The Federal Book Company, 1902. Hardcover. 343p., good first edition, frontispiece, inserted b&w plates, illustrated blue cloth cover with a color plate affixed front cover and titling in white and red; shelf worn, edges browned and soiled, hinges cracked. *Ahouse A3a. Set in the French Alps and in..... More
Cat.No: 55047
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1936. Hardcover. 464p., scrape across front cover and wear at head and tail otherwise good first edition stated in black cloth and bright gilt, worn unclipped dj with slice across front panel (matching the scrape on cover) one inch chip at head of faded spine. More
Cat.No: 214188
Girard, KS: Press of Appeal Publishing Company, 1905. 134p., wraps chipped at head and tail of spine and a 3.5 inch tear along front hinge, portrait of author with minor damp stain in the right margin, previous owner's name in pencil on title page else good condition, first edition. Socialist..... More
Cat.No: 139289
San Francisco: Leyland Publications, 1997. Paperback. 189p.,very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 120577
New York: Grove Press, 1959. Hardcover. 141p., illustrated with Beardsley's drawings, very good first edition, first printing stated, cloth, unclipped dj. Expanded version of Beardsley's "The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser." Young 217 A Black Circle Book GP-407. More
Cat.No: 39009
New York: Grove Press, 1959. Hardcover. 141p., illustrated with Beardsley's drawings, very good first edition, first printing stated, cloth, worn and price-clipped dj. Expanded version of Beardsley's "The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser." Young 217 A Black Circle Book GP-407. More
Cat.No: 144653
Front Royal, VA: R. E. Beatty, 1928. Hardcover. 125p., first edition, minor browning, otherwise very good. Odd novel by a European American author, residing in the state of Washington, based on his father's experiences after the Civil War. "When I started writing this story, I had intended to censure the..... More
Cat.No: 147236
Irvington, NJ: Morton Books, 1997. Trade Paperback. iii, 210p., first edition, wraps. Novel by the former Crisis editor and USC prof who founded Black Creation magazine. At this writing he was living in Oakland. More
Cat.No: 107125
Brighton: Millivres Books, 1994. Paperback. 178p., very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Two novellas, set in northern England. More
Cat.No: 46192
Berkeley: Sombre Reptiles, 1984. [34p] 5.25x8.25 inches, very good first edition limited to 125 copies in black wraps and green dj with paper title label. One page folds out. Personal inscription signed by the California poet. More
Cat.No: 150920
no city, Bay Area: Cloud Marauder Press, 1978. 74p., excellent presswork on fine paperstock, every page printed in two colors (page numbers are blue) and titlepage in three (subtle green & blue rulings). Softbound, 9x6 inch trade-size wraps, one of 650 paper copies (there were fifty in cloth boards). Front..... More
Cat.No: 241545
San Francisco: Trike, 1982. [28p] 3.75x10 inches, personal inscription to fellow Bay Area poet signed by Beausoleil dated 8/21/82, mild toning to covers otherwise very good first edition chapbook limited to 350 copies in stapled wraparound pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 241746
San Francisco: Panjandrum Press, 1976. Paperback. [54p] illustrations and poems, personal inscription to fellow Bay Area poet signed and dated 1976 by Beausoliel, very good first edition trade paperback in cream pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 241748
San Francisco: Gallimaufry, 1975. Paperback. [34p] 5.5x8.5 inches, illustrated with collages by the poet, signed on title page, very good first edition trade paperback original limited to 500 copies printed by Don Cushman at the West Coast Print Center, black pictorial wraps. Printed at the NEA-sponsored West Coast Print Center..... More
Cat.No: 239337
Oakland: Cloud Marauder Press, 1979. Paperback. 65p., signed by the author, very good first edition trade paperback limited to 750 copies in pink pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 239735