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Upfront [Broken run of 6 issues]

Upfront [Broken run of 6 issues]

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$1,350.00
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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC
Title
Upfront [Broken run of 6 issues]
Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Houston, Texas: Upfront Corporation/Gary J. Van Ooteghem, 1979. Very good. 15" x 11½", folded at center. Newsprint. Each issue with 16 to 36 pages. Publication sequence: Vol. 2, Nos. 2 (December 22, 1978), 5 (February 9, 1979), 11 (May 16, 1979), 12 (May 30, 1979), 18 (August 29, 1979), 24 (November 23, 1979). Generally very good with light toning and occasional soiling. This is a run of six issues of a rare Houston LGBTQ+ newspaper, which was founded and run by an important activist, Gary J. Van Ooteghem. Per his obituary in the August 2000 issue of In & Out, "on August 1, 1975, Gary chose to go before the Harris County Commissioners Court and speak out about gay rights, as well as come out publicly about his own homosexuality. He did this even though he held a prestigious job with the county-as county comptroller-and even though his boss had forbidden him to do it, so he knew he would lose his job. Nonetheless, preceded by much publicity, Gary went before a packed Commissioner's Court and proposed a civil rights resolution to protect gays and other minorities against discrimination . . . The Gay Political Caucus had been formed shortly before and the GPC founders quickly recruited the high-profile Van Ooteghem as the GPC's first president." Each issue here has an editorial from Van Ooteghem such as this political summation from a year-end issue, "local and state politics, such as Houston's and Texas', have become open game. Houston's Gay Political Caucus made quite a stir and an impressive impact in successfully programming the capture of everything from local precinct delegates up to the near 10% showing of political clout at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party where gays openly identified themselves and worked within the system, side-by-side, with non-gays." Considering the publisher, the paper was heavy on activist issues. The first issue here reported on murders of gay men in Montrose as well as Van Ooteghem's court-ordered return to his job as county comptroller and national news such as mobilizing for 1979's March on Washington. Other issues have much on local and Texas-wide politics impacting the gay community. Nearly all issues have book and movie reviews, calendars of meetings of local LGBTQ+ organizations, classified advertising, and photographically illustrated articles of LGBTQ+ events. Other highlights include a clever full page Christmas advertisement for the bar Mary's, a centerfold poster supporting the March on Washington by a local business, and a full page photographically illustrated ad for Houston's 1979 Gay Pride Week. Later issues show the success and growth of the paper as it expanded from 16 to 24, and ultimately filled 36 pages. While OCLC locates 11 entities with holdings, most have only one issue.
The Upper Triad [Broken Run of Ten Issues]

The Upper Triad [Broken Run of Ten Issues] by Upper Triad Association

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$350.00
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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
The Upper Triad [Broken Run of Ten Issues]
Author
Upper Triad Association
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
Albuquerque, NM: Upper Triad Association, 1975. Very Good-. Albuquerque, NM: Upper Triad Association, 1975-7. First Editions. Ten volumes; quartos (28cm); side-stapled self-wrappers of different colored stock; text printed mimeograph from typescript. Publication sequence as follows: Nos. 20, 25-31, 33-4. Rear leaf of issue No. 20 separated with rather large loss affecting text, uneven toning and brittleness based on paper quality, No. 34 upper cover soiled; a Good to Very Good collection. Scarce assemblage of this monthly journal of "metaphysical, theosophical, and esoteric philosophy." Each issue provides a set of numbered tenets on different topics as broad as Philosophy and Psychology and as specific as Akshara Brahma Yoga, Esoteric Economics, Sexual Sublimation, and Spiritual Telepathy. OCLC locates holdings at three U.S. institutions as of April, 2026, at the Graduate Theological Union Library (California), UCSB, and the Theosophical Society, though the record gives New Brunswick, NJ, as the place of publication.
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Humanity & Love: Li Zijian World Tour Exhibtion by LI ZIJIAN

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$300.00
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Seller: Argosy Book Store
Title
Humanity & Love: Li Zijian World Tour Exhibtion
Author
LI ZIJIAN
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Hacienda Heights: Planner Editor Publish, 1997. hardcover. fine/near fine. Li Zijian. Profusely illustrated with color images. 192 pages. Oblong 4to, glossy white boards, d.w. (Hacienda Heights: Planner Editor Publish, 1997). A fine copy with slight toning to page edges, in a near fine dust wrapper, sunned at edges. Signed by artist on half-title.
Poems of Robert Browning

Poems of Robert Browning by Browning, Robert

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$225.00
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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Title
Poems of Robert Browning
Author
Browning, Robert
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
London: Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, 1905. First Oxford Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near fine. The first Oxford edition of Poems of Robert Browning by Robert Browning, published in 1905.. Octavo, vii, 623pp, [1]. Publisher's quarter vellum, marbled boards, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Includes frontispiece portrait, silk bookmark. Faint foxing to preliminary leaves. Touch of shelf wear to marbled boards. Internally clean, solid text block. Bound by the W.H. Smith Bindery of London. An attractive example. Issued by Henry Frowde for Oxford University Press, this collected edition gathers Browning's principal poems and dramas, including Dramatic Lyrics, Dramatic Romances, Men and Women, Pauline, Paracelsus, Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day, and Sordello. A later Oxford issue of 1909 added Dramatis Personae.
Los Gringos; or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia.

Los Gringos; or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia. by Wise, Lieut. (Henry Augustus.)

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Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Title
Los Gringos; or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia.
Author
Wise, Lieut. (Henry Augustus.)
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
First edition.
Description
New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First edition. "An officer in the United States Navy, Wise served on board the... "Independent" during the Mexican War. He narrates his experiences... sailing from Boston around Cape Horn, bound for Mexico and California to fight the war... Wise recorded many details of the actual fighting... At the end of the war, the vessel returned to Boston, stopping at Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tahiti, and then Callao.." - Hill 1902. On pages 73-75, Wise recounts his meeting with one of the survivors of the Donner party... "men, women and children starved to death and were eaten by their fellows. Insanity followed. When relief arrived, the survivors were found rolling in filth, parents eating their own offspring... One Dutchman actually ate a full-grown body in thirty-six hours!" etc., etc. Howes W-593. Forbes 1761. Bound as issued in blind stamped cloth with gold spine lettering. Light wear to external joints, text clean.. 19 cm. xvi, 453 pp.
Ringstones and Other Curious Tales

Ringstones and Other Curious Tales by Sarban (John William Wall]

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Ringstones and Other Curious Tales
Author
Sarban (John William Wall]
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9781872621517
Condition
Very Fine
Description
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, UK: Tartarus Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 272pp. Beautiful First Edition of this collection of macabre stories. #189 of only 350 copies published. Bound in yellow cloth with titles and borders in bronze on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£27.50), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Modern Baptists (Signed First Edition)

Modern Baptists (Signed First Edition) by WILCOX, James

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Modern Baptists (Signed First Edition)
Author
WILCOX, James
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The Dial Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Wilcox's well received first book, a terrific novel set in Louisiana. A tight very good plus copy with some foxing to the page edges and noted book collector Rolland Comstock's bookplate on the front pastedown in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and nicely inscribed by Wilcox to Comstock in 1989.
The Defense of the Sugar Islands; A Recruiting Poster

The Defense of the Sugar Islands; A Recruiting Poster by Cassity, Turner

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
The Defense of the Sugar Islands; A Recruiting Poster
Author
Cassity, Turner
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Los Angeles [Lunenburg, Vermont]: The Symposium Press [printed at The Stinehour Press], 1979. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. Letter I of those lettered A to AA, of a total edition of 300 copies, quarto size, 27 pp., signed by Turner Cassity and Charles Gullans. American playwright and poet Allen Turner Cassity (1929-2009) produced this collection of poems with the Symposium Press; many of the poems seem to allude to his time spent in Puerto Rico where he was stationed from 1952 to 1954, having been drafted into the US Army. They are, however, decidedly non-military and contain a smooth rhythm with his observations of the world he saw around him. ___DESCRIPTION: Green paper wraps, black lettering on the front wrap, title page in green and black, fore- and bottom edges uncut; quarto size (10.25" by 7.25"), pagination: [1-6] 7-25 [26-27], letter I of those lettered A to AA, of a total edition of 300 copies, signed by Turner Cassity and Charles Gullans on the colophon. ___CONDITION: Volume is fine, with a strong, square text block, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; the wraps are clean but for a few light marks on the front wrap, light toning to the top edge, and small creases to the fore-edge, else fine. ___POSTAGE:  International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

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