Christopher Street Editors

Very rare first edition in excellent condition. Dust jacket slightly shopworn. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Fiction from Christopher Street

Aphrodisiac

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Gene Thornton

George A. Christy

Allan Rich

Rare first edition in excellent condition. Dust jacket in good condition with a slight yellowing of its edges. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A presentation of portraits of movie stars by a master photographer of light and shadow, also gives his camera technique for each photograph

The Portfolios of George Hurrell

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Extremely rare first edition in very fine condition. Highly collectible. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

All-American Short Stories

M. L. Rio

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Novel

“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.” —New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."

If We Were Villains

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Waterstones special edition with sprayed edges 

Texas

Heartstopper (Waterstones special edition)

All in pretty good condition, free with every 15$ purchase 
I will list below if there are any unavailable: 
Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria 
Witchlings
Flight + Fight 
Milo and Marcos at the End of the World 
The One Who Loves You the Most 
Small Town Pride 

Mammoth Paperback (8 to 10 lbs)

Massachusetts

ARCs Middle Grade in perfect to excellent condition 

ARCs Alice austen lived here, milo and marcos at the end of the world, the one who loves you the most, fight + flight, small town pride, shad hadid and the alchemists of alexandria, witchlings, answers in the pages

All in pretty good shape, free with every 15$ purchase 
I will list below if one is no longer in stock:
Kiss her once for me by alice cochrun
A little bit country by brian d. Kennedy 
Forging Silver Into Stars 
Infamous 
Kings of B’more 
Queen of the Tiles

YA ARCs perfect to excellent condition

ARCS Out of the blue, Infamous, The Love Match, How to pack for the end of the world, Chef’s kiss, A Little bit country, Beauty and the Besharam, the witchery, Light it up, The days of bluegrass love, The black kids, the sleepless, nothing sung and nothing spoken, queen of the tiles, kings of b’more, forging silver into stars, the chandler legacies, kiss her once for me, epically earnest 

Condition is Brand New. It still is in its plastic wrap. This book is done by Suzumaru Minta, same author of Takara’s Treasure, Golden Sparkle and Explosive Love Song. This special edition includes a 28 page booklet by the author herself. Book is I76 pages and language is Japanese

I Didn’t Mean To Fall In Love -Double- (SPECIAL EDITION)

The BookTok sensation from debut author Melissa Blair—now with exclusive bonus content!
"Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world."—Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
My body is made of scars,
some were done to me,
but most I did to myself.
Keera is a killer. As the King's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. She tracks her target into the magical lands of the Fae, but Faeland is not what it seems . . . and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she learns, and can't help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the King that destroyed her people or the Shadow that threatens the peace?
As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom.
Fans of fast-paced high fantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses series, The Inadequate Heir, and From Blood and Ash author Jennifer L. Armentrout, will enjoy the fierce female characters, sapphic representation, and fantasy romance of A Broken Blade.

About the Author

Melissa Blair (she/her/kwe) is an Anishinaabe-kwe of mixed ancestry living in Turtle Island. She splits her time between Treaty 9 in Northern Ontario and the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg in Ottawa, Canada. She has a graduate degree in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, loves movies, and hates spoons. Melissa has a BookTok account (@melissas.bookshelf on TikTok) where she discusses and reviews her favorite books, including Indigenous and queer fiction, sapphic books, LGBTQ+ romance, feminist literature, and non-fiction. A Broken Blade is her first novel, and Book #1 in the Hafling Saga.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Illinois

A broken blade 

Rei Taki

Volumes are in excellent condition and have only been read once. This manga is for MATURE 18+ readers and originally came wrapped. These are paperback volumes! Sorry if the listing says hardcover, I can't get it to update! Please let me know if you need any additional information or photos. Thanks!

North Carolina

Welcome to BAR California, a place for you to reveal your true self

People of different genders, propensities, and sexual orientations gather at a certain chic bar that's hidden from the public eye. While some come in search of themselves, others step into the establishment looking for sex and love. There are as many sexualities as there are people, and the patrons' stories intertwine as they struggle to find happiness.

A bisexual trans woman who's been hurt by the voices of others wishes she had a "normal" relationship; a married, middle-aged salaryman secretly expresses his female side; and a pansexual cis guy is on the lookout for true love.

18+

Last Gender Complete Series Vol. 1-3

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H. E. Edgmon

Maryland

Maybe I have always just been bad at being human because I'm not one.

Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers' queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who's a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.

But even Enzo doesn't know about Gem's dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So how the hell does Willa Mae Hardy? The strange new girl in town acts like she and Gem are old companions, and seems to know things about them they've never told anyone else.

When Gem is attacked by a stranger claiming to be the Goddess of Death, Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers. She and Gem are reincarnated gods who've known and loved each other across lifetimes. But Gem - or at least who Gem used to be - hasn't always been the most benevolent deity. They've made a lot of enemies in the pantheon--enemies who, like the Goddess of Death, will keep coming.

It's a good thing they've still got Enzo. But as worlds collide and the past catches up with the present, Gem will discover that everyone has something to hide.

Godly Heathens *bookish box*

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It is still sealed in its plastic wrap. This edition is the reprinted/revised version of books 1-4 plus bonus books 5-7.

- Title: Let Exorcise Evil Passion
- Author: Sweat
- Circle: Metabolism
- Language: Japanese
- Ship: Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru

Box set includes:
- Custom box (7.3 x 10.2 x 1.2 inches)
- B6, 250 pg book with Obi 
- A5 modified die-cut card
- Imaginary dissolution ticket
- Ticket holder
- Full color illustration booklet

Imported from Japan

Jujutsu Kaisen Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru Satosugu Collectors Edition Fanbook

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Tennessee

The Bookish Box Edition

The Witch & The Vampire

Natsuki Kizu

Utah

Sometimes a song can save your life.

Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music--and to one another--always brings them back together again.

As the band focuses on creating new songs and preparing for a music festival tryout, Haruki grows more and more intimidated by the talents of younger members Mafuyu and Uenoyama. Worried that he's holding them back, he accepts his ex-girlfriend's request to play in her band. Meanwhile, Akihiko realizes that Haruki has fallen in love with him, setting the stage for a major change in their relationship.

Given, Vol. 4

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Rick Day

Rare second edition in good condition. Dust jacket slightly water-marked and back is stuck to book. Otherwise in excellent condition. Photographs unaffected. Collectible. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Rick Day's opulent co ffee-table books Players and Players Two both became instant bestsellers. At first glance, the photographs are all about sports, about immaculate and trained bodies in rugby wear, tight trunks or nothing at all. But Rick Day doesn't just take pictures of masculine sex appeal. His work impresses with an almost corporeal tension. The interaction of straightforwardness and intimacy keeps us wondering: Who is the subject and who is the object? Rick Day's photographs are perfectly staged. All Players is a 288-page collection of all new material.

Players Two

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#hardcover #fiction #queer #novel #lgbtq 

New Jersey

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by The Millions, Electric Literature, Bustle, and HuffPost Named a Best Book of Fall by USA TODAY, PopSugar, Alma, and Goodreads The author of the “vivid and urgent…important and timely” (The New York Times Book Review) debut The Map of Salt and Stars returns with this remarkably moving and lyrical novel following three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts. Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name and searches for a new one. He has been unable to paint since his mother’s ghost has begun to visit him each evening. As his grandmother’s sole caretaker, he spends his days cooped up in their apartment, avoiding his neighborhood masjid, his estranged sister, and even his best friend (who also happens to be his longtime crush). The only time he feels truly free is when he slips out at night to paint murals on buildings in the once-thriving Manhattan neighborhood known as Little Syria. One night, he enters the abandoned community house and finds the tattered journal of a Syrian American artist named Laila Z, who dedicated her career to painting the birds of North America. She famously and mysteriously disappeared more than sixty years before, but her journal contains proof that both his mother and Laila Z encountered the same rare bird before their deaths. In fact, Laila Z’s past is intimately tied to his mother’s—and his grandmother’s—in ways he never could have expected. Even more surprising, Laila Z’s story reveals the histories of queer and transgender people within his own community that he never knew. Realizing that he isn’t and has never been alone, he has the courage to officially claim a new name: Nadir, an Arabic name meaning rare. As unprecedented numbers of birds are mysteriously drawn to the New York City skies, Nadir enlists the help of his family and friends to unravel what happened to Laila Z and the rare bird his mother died trying to save. Following his mother’s ghost, he uncovers the silences kept in the name of survival by his own community, his own family, and within himself, and discovers the family that was there all along. Featuring Zeyn Joukhadar’s signature “magical and heart-wrenching” (The Christian Science Monitor) storytelling, The Thirty Names of Night is a timely exploration of how we all search for and ultimately embrace who we are.

The Thirty Names of Night

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This edition includes the matching poster. Cover is Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation drawn by Gearous. There is a minor scuff on the corner of the cover.

Book is 10 x 14.3 inches and is 72 pages. Language is Japanese and imported from Japan.

PASH! Illustration File 10/23 Issue Magazine

Kevin Walker

A Book of LGBTQ+ Stories

The prince no longer kisses the princess, Cinderella helps her new husband to pick a new dress and the relationship between Mr Wolf and the three little pigs is a bit more complicated than you might have thought.In this collection of delightful, empowering and often magical tales, Kevin Walker creates and adapts a host of stories for the LGBTQ+ community. These sometimes traditional and sometimes modern tales show queer people that they belong not only in today's world, but also in a storytelling tradition going back centuries, if not millennia. This is a wonderful collection for LGBTQ+ readers of all ages to enjoy and continue to tell for years to come, introducing characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious or fantastical - but always authentic.

Queer Folk Tales

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La Bryce

California

Meet two men who need each other's help but don't realize it until it's almost too late. Noah is gay and terrified someone might find out. So much so that when he was blackmailed with pictures of himself with another man, instead of coming clean, he left his SEAL team without a word. The other man is openly gay Mason, a former Marine and now part of the FBI's Joint Terrorist Task force. It takes eight years after their first meeting in the desert for a chance event bring the two men together again. Now Noah must decide if he's ready to accept who he is or if it's easier to cut and run. Can they navigate the obstacles in their path to build a relationship? And why does the thought of that scare them more than investigating a group of terrorists?

In His Sights

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Chip Pons

This listing is for Chip Pons’ Dark & Quirky Exclusive Paperback Edition of “You & I Rewritten”. This volume features a redesigned cover exclusive to Dark & Quirky. The paperback has a straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. Please reference the pictures for the complete condition of the item. The unattached book plate & author card are included!  

Never read. Books are packaged in a box with extra protection. Please do not hesitate to message me with any questions! 


Connecticut

"Poignant and pitch-perfect steamy, You & I, Rewritten compassionately navigates heart-wrenching human realities while championing hope and healing through deeply affirming love- between friends, family, found family, and the one whose heart is your home, whose arms are your safest place. I absolutely loved it." - Chloe Liese, author of The Bergman Brothers series

"Chip Pons's You & I, Rewritten is a heartfelt love story for those who like their steam and swoon anchored by characters who radiate empathy and emotional intelligence. In it, Will Cowen discovers the many ways that finding love--for himself and for others--can save and heal, and his journey is both achingly romantic and impossibly sexy. Reading this book feels like listening to your best friend tell you a love story: everything about it, from the laugh-out-loud opening to the poignant ending, is a joy." - Ashley Winstead, author of Fool Me Once

"Fun, sexy and profoundly moving with an emotional punch you won't see coming. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."
- Steven Rowley, bestselling author of The Guncle

"You & I, Rewritten took me by storm. I dearly love this beautiful, emotional, important, and deeply romantic story! Will and Graham are unlike any couple I've read before - and they were exactly what I needed! In a world where toxic relationships are too often celebrated, Chip Pons gave us a couple who know how to communicate and play and grieve and celebrate together. It was truly a joy to read!" - Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet

"Enchanting readers with an addictive prose and relatable characters, Chip Pons delivers what can only be de described as the heartfelt beginning of his writing career." - Marley Valentine, USA Today Bestselling author of Without You

"I was enjoying the sweet and sexy chemistry between Will and Graham when Chip Pons hit me with an emotional wallop of twist I truly didn't see coming. The powerful final chapters of this big hearted gay romance take it to the next level, putting You & I, Rewritten firmly in Colleen Hoover territory." - Christopher Rice/C. Travis Rice, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Sapphire Cove series

Not to jinx it or anything, but the stars seem to finally be aligning for Will Cowen. After accepting a dream promotion at one of New York City's most renowned publishing houses and moving in with his oldest friend, he's ready to dive headfirst into this new chapter and take the literary world by storm - that is, until he crosses paths with Graham Austin.

No matter how hard he tries, he can't help but put the wrong foot forward in front of the all-business and inconveniently gorgeous heir to the publishing empire.

So, when a heartbreakingly beautiful manuscript lands on his desk, Will seizes the opportunity for a win. Could this prized new author be his big break or, his downfall?

Will's confidence and hope for his professional future is obliterated when the author ghosts him at an important publishing event. Fueled by insecurity and an open bar, he finds himself in need of comfort, which comes from the least likely person, the normally cold and distant Graham. This small glimpse behind Graham's icy exterior is the spark that sweeps these two up in an epic and unforeseen romance.

As his author's manuscript begins to take shape, the words that initially brought them together become more and more tangled, making it painfully obvious to Will that despite your best efforts, there is truly no hiding from the past.

But can it be rewritten?

You & I Rewritten by Chip Pons *SIGNED* Dark & Quirky Special Edition 

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Steven Rowley

Signed copy of The Celebrants, read once, excellent condition. 

Signed copy

An Indie Next List Pick

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises--especially to ourselves--by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. Though not for a lack of trying. Over the years they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old pact to throw each other living "funerals," celebrations to remind themselves that life is worth living--that their lives mean something, to one another if not to themselves.

But this reunion is different. They're not gathered as they were to bolster Marielle as her marriage crumbled, to lift Naomi after her parents died, or to intervene when Craig pleaded guilty to art fraud. This time, Jordan is sitting on a secret that will upend their pact.

A deeply honest tribute to the growing pains of selfhood and the people who keep us going, coupled with Steven Rowley's signature humor and heart, The Celebrants is a moving tale about the false invincibility of youth and the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living.

The Celebrants

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Rare first edition in excellent condition. Dust jacket slightly worn with minor tear on back flap. 

Greg Gorman Volume One

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Angels Before Man: Revised and Extended A Queer Retelling of Satan's Fall In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator. It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history of everything. But this God is a jealous one, and maybe paradise is not paradise.

Angels Before Man

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David Leddick

Rare Taschen volume in fine condition. Collectible. 

De l'image interdite à l'art : l'ouvrage de référence sur l'histoire de la photographie du nu masculin.

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If We Were Villains

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Heartstopper (Waterstones special edition)

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