22 Volumes of Elysian Fields Booksellers Catalog Gay 73 Start Price USD 24.99 Current Price USD 234.06 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Toronto, ON See more about '22 Volumes of Elysian Fields Booksellers Catalog Gay 73' Description I'm really hoping this finds the right buyer. I'm starting this at $25, something I've never done before, as these are worth over $500. Good luck.I have a feeling some of these, if not all, were owned by Ian Young, who's name appears in the cataloges.These are catalogs of what homosexual literature was available in the early 70's.  Includes rare copies, limited editions, it's an invaluable resource.  Want to check out what was available and may now be out of print?  It's all here listed by subject, sorted by author with a brief synopsis.  These are rare and are all in excellent condition unless otherwise noted, selling on other sites for over $50 each for less pristine copies. Most copies have a year written in pencil that can easily be erased if desired. Most volumes focus on a specific subject.Volume 4. Fiction, Non-fiction, Biography and Autobiography. 702 items, also includes the supplement with an additional 761 items.Volume 6, 1973. General categories, Oscar Wilde on the cover. "No. 6 [1973]" written in pencil on the cover.Volume 7. Includes 'Lesbiana' in addition to the gay men works and a special section on foreign works. Stamped 'Advance copy'.Volume 8. Includes a special section 'Scarce early works in English'.Volume 9. Focus on boys.Volume 10. Focus on Lesbiana and women in literature.Volume 11, 1976. Focus on paperbacks.Volume 12, 1976. Focus on poems and gay news clippings. "No. 12 [1976]" written in pencil on the cover. Includes an envelope for ordering. 1059 items.Volume 13. Focus on Gays and gay periodicals. Also includes a reply envelope.Volume 14. Focus on gay literature. 1666 items.  Four items with a VERY small circle in pencil by former owner. Four titles are: Article by Havelock Ellis on the Addington Symonds trial for 'Sexual Inversion', 'The Hermaphrodite & other poems', 'Sex Histories of American College Men' and 'Expatriate Publisher and Writer'.Volume 15, 1978. Focus on gay literature. Cover has Walt Whitman and Radclyffe Hall. 3788 items. Cover has 1978 written in faint pencil.Volume 16, 1979. Focus on Paperbacks, small presses and poetry. "1979" written in pencil on cover.Volume 17, 1979. Marked "Advance Copy" (Ian Young?) Focus on 'A Gay Miscellany'. 1979 written in pencil on cover.Volume 18, 1980. Focus on Paperback and magazines. Small bend in cover. Includes reply envelope and supplement, supplement is dog eared.Volume 19, 1980. Focus on gay literature, transgenderism and Art and Photography. "[1980]" written in pencil on cover.Volume 20, 1981. A big issue.  Focus on lesbaina and gay literature. "1981" written on cover in pencil. Includes reply envelope, order form pre-filled for Thurston Tayler in West Vancouver, B.C., supplement and a full page (2 fold) ad for "Boys For Sale - A sociological Study of Boy Prostitution" by Dennis Drew and Jonathan Drake.Volume 21, 1982. Focus on Mattachine Review back issues and Physique Magazines.  "[1982]" written on cover in pencil.Volume 22, 1983. Focus on back issues of Drum magazine and 101 Boys magazine. "[1983]" written on cover in pencil.Volume 23, 1984. Focus on erotic gay art and magazines. "(1984)" written on cover in pencil.Volume 24, 1984. Features original art with pictures to order. "[1984]" written on cover in pencil.Volume 26, 1984. Focus on magazines, year on cover in pencil.Volume 27, 1984. Truman Capote on cover. Bend on page 32. "Lost on Twilight Road" by James Colton is already selling for $50. I just bought it for $85. Mostly literature, 50 pages, date on cover in pencil.Shipping is $10 Canada, $12 USA, $17 world.This item is sold on behalf of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto, a registered charity serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community. We are the largest GLBT library in the country. This item is part of our excess inventory or does not fit within our collection objectives. The item is sold as is, please see scan/photo and description. These items are also otherwise considered to be art or of historical value. We have literally thousands of items to list so please visit us often. We try to start our listings at very low opening bids so please comparison shop with other sellers. It is our main goal to place these gems in appreciative hands but also generate some revenue to forward our mission. Place a Bid!