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1982réf. 17863NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1982. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. xii876ivpp. Black cloth spine dark gray paper over boards both blocked in copper foil. A fine copy without the usual sunning. The dust wrapper is not price-clipped and is also fine. Inscribed by the author in the title page: to Ross Voyles. "Historical writing on a grand scale with all the magic conviction and resonance of ballad and ancient lore." - Barron ed Fantasy Literature 4A-48. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1982réf. 17662NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1982. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. xii876ivpp. Black cloth spine dark gray paper over boards both blocked in copper foil. A trace of sunning along the top and a touch of foxing on the top edge else a fine copy. The dust wrapper is not price-clipped and is also fine. Inscribed by the author in the title page: "For George". The author was involved with the Society for Creative Anachronism "SCA". In 1968 The East Kingdom was founded in the SCA; it was started by Elfrida and Walter of Greenwalls Marion Zimmer Bradley and her then husband Walter Breen. The Annotated History notes the following about the first Kingdom event June 2 1968 - AS III: "Held at the Cloisters New York City New York. A tourney was planned but it was rained out. Elfrida and Walter of Greenwalls were the seneschals and the autocrats." This copy is signed on the title page not on a plate or slip of paper pasted in. "Historical writing on a grand scale with all the magic conviction and resonance of ballad and ancient lore." - Barron ed Fantasy Literature 4A-48. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1965réf. 621217New York: Ace 1965. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Paperback original. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Interior covers slightly toned else fine. Ace F-350. Ace unknown books
1978réf. 610976Portland OR: Richard Geis 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Periodical. Cover by Stephen Fabian. Quarto. 63pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Tiny inked mark on one page and numbers on front cover pages and wraps toned foxing on covers very good. Includes interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin and Poul Anderson reviews from Larry Niven letters from Marion Zimmer Bradley Philip José Farmer Robert Bloch Harlan Ellison John Shirley and more. Richard Geis unknown books
1890réf. 599023London: George Bell and Sons 1890. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. Art Nouveau-designed decorated paper over boards designed by Selwyn Image. Publisher's file copy with their rubberstamp and with the bookplate of noted collector Mark Samuels Lasner both on the front pastedown tiny split at top joint a handsome very good or better copy. George Bell and Sons hardcover books
1982réf. 602159London: John Murray 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 231pp. Light bumping at the spine ends near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight edgewear. John Murray hardcover books
1964réf. 210401964. Christian Paula. The Other Side of Desire. Gardner Miriam. Twilight Lovers. Frame Marguerite. All the Gay Girls. Johnson Kay. Her Raging Needs. Salem Randy. Sex in the Shadows. These mid-twentieth century paperback novels document the circulation of lesbian identity desire and social relationships within a mass-market publishing environment shaped by censorship moral regulation and the dominance of male pseudonymous authors. Issued between 1964 and 1970 these works provide primary evidence of how same-sex relationships were represented in commercially distributed fiction during a period when homosexuality remained criminalized and widely pathologized in the United States. Paula Christian one of the few openly lesbian authors writing in the genre produced The Other Side of Desire a narrative centered on a woman navigating both heterosexual marriage and same-sex desire and identified within Barbara Grier's evaluative framework as a text with sustained lesbian characters and narrative significance. Other works in the group depict entangled relationships among women urban and domestic social environments and generational dynamics within lesbian communities contributing to early formations of lesbian reading culture prior to the emergence of organized gay and lesbian liberation movements. Christian Paula pen name of Yvonne MacManus. The Other Side of Desire. New York: Paperback Library 1965. First edition. Mass-market paperback. Gardner Miriam pen name of Marion Zimmer Bradley. Twilight Lovers. Derby Conn.: Monarch Books 1964. Mass-market paperback. Frame Marguerite. All the Gay Girls. Derby Conn.: Gold Star Books 1964. First edition. Mass-market paperback. Johnson Kay. Her Raging Needs. New York: Softcover Library 1970. Mass-market paperback. Salem Randy. Sex in the Shadows. New York: Softcover Library 1970. Mass-market paperback. Group of five paperback volumes spanning 1964 to 1970 each measuring approximately 4.25 x 7 inches and generally ranging between 120 and 150 pages. Illustrated covers follow mid-century pulp conventions depicting women in intimate or suggestive poses paired with promotional language such as "One love was natural. The other was forbidden-and dangerous!" The Other Side of Desire and "They lived and loved in the off-beat world of lesbianism" Twilight Lovers. Narrative content includes married women entering same-sex relationships multi-partner entanglements and depictions of social spaces in which lesbian identity is negotiated. All the Gay Girls centers on power and desire within a network of women while Sex in the Shadows presents generational and relational tension between younger and older women. Her Raging Needs frames same-sex relationships within broader patterns of dissatisfaction in heterosexual life. These works circulated within a rapidly expanding paperback industry that enabled the distribution of controversial subject matter through inexpensive formats even as publishers relied on sensationalized language and imagery to navigate obscenity standards and attract readership. Lesbian pulp fiction functioned as one of the few accessible print spaces for representations of same-sex relationships and female-authored contributions introduced perspectives grounded in lived experience and identity exploration. Titles such as The Other Side of Desire demonstrate attempts to move beyond purely punitive or tragic narratives offering more sustained depictions of lesbian relationships within constrained social conditions. Light wear including minor spine wear and a library stamp to the front page of Sex in the Shadows; otherwise clean interiors and tight textblocks; overall good to very good condition. The grouping supports research into sexuality censorship and mid-century mass-market publishing. unknown books
1952réf. 210511952. Ives Morgan; Aldrich Ann; Mark Edwina; Flamond Pierre; Brock Lilyan. Lesbian pulp fiction collection 1952-1970 documenting the development of lesbian representation within mid-twentieth-century mass market literature. These works situate same-sex desire within popular fiction at a time when such themes were often constrained by censorship and mediated through pseudonymous authorship. The collection includes both female and male-authored texts with several written by women including figures associated with early pro-lesbian pulp offering insight into how narratives of identity desire and social transgression were constructed and circulated within mid-century print culture. Collection comprises 5 mass market paperback novels ranging from approximately 150 to 250 pages and measuring about 4.25" x 7". 1 Ives Morgan pseudonym of Marion Zimmer Bradley. Spare Her Heaven. Derby Connecticut: Monarch Books 1963. First edition. Narrative centers on a charismatic female leader of a communal group presenting themes of sexual autonomy and resistance to conventional gender roles. 2 Aldrich Ann pseudonym of Marijane Meaker. Carol in a Thousand Cities. Greenwich Connecticut: Fawcett Publications 1960. First edition. A collection blending fictional and documentary-style accounts of lesbian life across multiple settings extending Meaker's engagement with reader correspondence and community experience. 3 Mark Edwina pseudonym of Edwin Fadiman Jr. My Sister My Beloved. New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation 1958. A narrative framed around taboo relationships within a domestic setting reflecting mid-century pulp conventions of sensational subject matter. 4 Flamond Pierre. Gays & Dolls. New York: Bee-Line Books 1970. Depicts a suburban milieu in which female same-sex relationships emerge within social networks presented through the stylistic and marketing conventions of later pulp fiction. 5 Brock Lilyan. Queer Patterns. New York: Eton Books 1952. Originally published in 1935 this reissued work presents an early narrative of same-sex attachment framed through conflict and social constraint. Across the volumes cover art frequently depicts pairs of women in stylized poses employing visual tropes of intimacy and tension characteristic of the genre. Produced during a period when lesbian themes were marginalized within mainstream publishing these works demonstrate how pulp fiction operated as a primary medium for the circulation of queer narratives. Authors such as Meaker contributed to expanding the range of representation available to readers while the inclusion of both male and female authors highlights the varied perspectives shaping the genre. Light wear to covers and minor handling visible; textblocks remain intact; overall very good condition. This collection offers a representative grouping of lesbian pulp fiction illustrating shifts in authorship and narrative approach across two decades. unknown books
1965réf. 596039New York: Ace 1965. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Paperback original. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Rubbing on wrappers with light edgewear and creases very good. Ace F-350. Ace unknown books
1927réf. 574112Cleveland: General Electric 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 144pp. Illustrated in color. Decorative papercovered boards cloth spine. Contemporary owner name on front fly corners chipping small stain on topedge with a few soil spots on the spine very good. Directions recipes and uses for the electric refrigerator from its early days of home use. "To many people electric refrigeration is still such a novelty that they scarcely realize the range of its possibilities. It is almost like having an Aladdin's lamp and not knowing the right way to rub it." Includes menus for afternoon bridge weekend guests after-theater lunches children's parties and more. Recipes include: French toast sandwich with chopped ham filling iced fruit soup eclairs filled with tuna salad creamed sardines and eggs English monkey with crackers jellied chicken and more mouthwatering dishes. General Electric hardcover books
1969réf. 576503New York: Gay Power 1969. Unbound. Very Good. Vol. 1 No. 4. Cover art by Dwight Henderson. Folio. 24pp. Horizontal fold several chips and large tears most notably along the horizontal folds last few pages fully torn across the horizontal fold and at the fold intersections thus about very good only. This the fourth issue of "New York's first homosexual newspaper" includes photography by Bob Hard "Astrology" by Walter Breen "All That's Gay Does Not Glitter or We Have A Lunatic Fringe Too" by Martin Dennison III "The Gay Films of Yesterday Part II" by Marion Z. Bradley a list of upcoming art exhibitions in New York City a cartoon by Alan Shenker and more. Gay Power unknown books
1996réf. 556302Lawrence Kansas: University Press of Kansas 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. xix 307pp. Topedge foxed else fine in fine dust jacket. University Press of Kansas hardcover books
2016réf. 560151no place: Doubleday Canada 2016. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Faint spotting on the topedge else fine in a fine dust jacket. A Flavia de Luce mystery. Doubleday Canada hardcover books
1896réf. 563595Boston: Perry Mason & Co. 1896. Unbound. Very Good. Printed illustration. Images measures 9" x 14" on approximately 10¾" x 15½" paper. Old light horizontal crease a bit of light staining in the bottom corner barely affecting the image and a neatly repaired tear on the left side affecting about 1" of the image but barely visible in the image very good or better. Tipped in to a 16" x 20" mat with two small pieces of cloth tape attached to the verso mat with very light foxing and three small areas of label residue on the blank verso. A lovely image. Perry Mason & Co.] unknown books
1949réf. 550436Pasadena California: Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press "For Fellow Typophiles Friends of the Press and the Author" 1949. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 21pp. Sewn printed green wrappers. Illustrated with a collotype portrait photograph of a young Will Bradley. Rear cover has a small very faint soil mark else a fine bright copy. Signed by Will Bradley with the date "1885" below his portrait; not all copies were signed. Nicely printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Gastel Press on Maidstone paper with fabriano cover. $125. (Printed by Grant Dahlstrom, at The Castle Press, "For Fellow Typophiles, Friends of the Press and the Author") unknown books
1893réf. 551948New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by F.G. Attwood. Oblong octavo. White and blue cloth illustrated in black and gilt. Early gift inscription some soiling mostly to the white part of the cloth very good. A musical fantasy for children. Thomas Y. Crowell & Company hardcover books
1970réf. 541613London: National Poetry Centre 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 28pp. Stapled wrappers. A couple tiny spots else fine. An anthology produced by the National Poetry Centre based on a fortnightly poetry group Poets on the Forum made up of new and established poets. Include are works by Neal Mason Vladimir Dirsh Tony Bates Walter Bradley Stewart Quentin Holmes Pearl Davies Andrew Nichols and Charles Foster Bentley. Each poet contributed at least one poet along with a brief biography. Rare. OCLC locates no copies. National Poetry Centre unknown books
1958réf. 533787New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Presumed first edition. Foxing on and offsetting on page edges and endpapers very good in a very good scuffed dust jacket with internal foxing. Book collecting. Fleet Publishing Corporation hardcover books
1951réf. 538299Dallas: Kaleidograph Press 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 41pp. About fine in very good dust jacket with faint spotting and nicks on the spine. Nicely Inscribed by the author. Kaleidograph Press hardcover books
1970réf. 438780No place : Supreme Library 1970. Softcover. Fine. First American edition. Paperback original. Illustrated wrappers. Light wear on the spine faint foxing on foredge just about fine. Seldom seen publisher. Woman encounters "Jack the Whipper" bondage ensues. OCLC locates no copies. Supreme Library unknown books
1982réf. 439933New York: Putnams 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fourth edition updated and revised. Thick octavo. 640pp. Page edges foxed spine concave with crown sunned very good in a very good lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Putnams hardcover books
1996réf. 501643New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Faint spotting on the boards else near fine in a fine dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1956réf. 519349Nashville Tennessee: The Parthenon Press 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 183pp. Maroon cloth gilt. Neat ink signature on the front flyleaf "Esther Carrington" spine lettering dulled covers little sunned else near fine. The Parthenon Press hardcover books
1963réf. 512485Derby Connecticut: Monarch Books 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Cover art by Harry Schaare. 12mo. 144pp. Modest wear with a corner crease on the lower wrap very good or better. "The dramatic story of a woman who turned passion into a religion and joy into a virtue." Monarch Books No. 335. Monarch Books hardcover books
1905réf. 506980New York: American Type Founders Company 1905. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Large quarto. 32pp. Illustrated. Stapled illustrated wrappers with cover design and layout by Will Bradley printed in yellow red and green. A fine copy. Bambace p.180: "Bradley cover layout borders and designs. Introduces Bradley's Chap-Book Cuts his interpretation of Joseph Crawhall's colonial-style ornaments." Beautifully printed and designed with numerous pictorial woodcuts and ornaments on every page by Bradley. The ornaments are printed in appealing shades of brown green or orange. Also prints Will Bradley's calendar for 1905. American Type Founders Company unknown books
