1753. (BLACKMAIL FOR SODOMY)

Advijs Decisoir No. 44. (Court martial case about accusations of sodomy and blackmail (1753), in manuscript).

Written by hand with brown ink on good quality paper, marked as 'Copia', a copy. 32 x 20 cm. Two quires sewn together. 48 p., of which 5 are blank. 33-35 lines per page. Excellent condition. Beautifully written manuscript, the report of a court martial case where an officer Borkensteijn accused the elderly custos (verger) of the Broederkerk in Nijmegen that he had pointed to his pants to entice him to sodomy. In the end, the officer and an accomplice were demoted and dismissed from service, their swords broken, before being handed over to a civil court. The verger was cleared of all blame, released and given his money back. This extensive account of 42 handwritten pages largely corresponds to a printed article in the Nieuwe Nederlandsche Jaerboeken by Martinus Stuart (Vol. VII/2 (August 1753), p. 699-724). Incidentally, the court martial contains a nice detectivelike passage where the paleness of ink leads to the discovery that some notes were not written at the same instance. The lawyer response brings life’s details very close: ‘Voor redenen van de verandering van inckt geevende: off de verandering van pen, off het te diep instippen, en meerdere of mindere swaere hand, ofte oock het omroeren, off niet omroeren van den inckt, om dat er ook boomwoll in de kooker soude zijn geweest’: For reasons given for the change of ink: either the change of pen, or putting it in the ink too deeply, and a more or less heavy hand, or also the stirring, or not stirring of the ink, because there would also have been cotton in the inkwell. (p. 18 in the written text, p. 711 in the printed one).

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1709. JUVENALIS, Decius Junius, & Aulus Persius FLACCUS

Alle de schimpdigten van Decius Junius Juvenalis en A. Persius Flaccus door verscheide Dichteren in Nederduitse vaarzen overgebracht.

Haarlem, Wilhelmus van Kessel, 1709. Leather-backed boards. 2 parts in 1 volume. (38), 330; (20), 66p. With engraved frontispiece by J. Goeree. 1st edition. Some coloring of the frontispiece and a few other unimportant stains. Shaken. 'All the satirical poems of Decius Junius Juvenalis and A. Persius Flaccus translated into Dutch verse by various poets.' Collection of Dutch translations from Juvenal's Satyrae and Persius, too. Dedicated in print to young Lukas Schermer, a most talented poet and translator, who was already very ill and doomed to die (1688-1712), but managed to write a great many poems in his short life plus a number of translations from Latin and Greek. In this book several of Juvenal's Satires that contain homosexual passages, were translated into Dutch by different poets. By comparing, we get an impression about how some 17th century Dutchmen looked at the mysterious phenomenon. / A modern translation into Dutch may be added to this anthology.

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1727. CHRIST, Johann Friedrich

Historia legis Scatiniae. Antiquorum codicum testimoniis emendandis illustrandis passim distincta.

Halle, Johannes Christophorus Krebs, 1727. Without wrappers. 28 p. In Latin. 1st edition. Number written on title. Paper browned. Homosexuality and Roman Law, a dissertation. ‘The History of Scatinian Law. Illustrating and rectifying the various evidences from ancient codices’. A detailed examination of the name, history, and substance of the Lex Scatinia (or Scantinia), a Roman law meant to punish sexual contact between men and freeborn boys. The text of the law (from around 225 BC) has not survived, but there are several references to it, including Juvenal’s poetry. Early modern authors saw the Scatinia as the Roman equivalent to sodomy laws, but now there are more nuanced views on this.

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1772. SWIETEN, Johan Fredrik van

De Juichende Gevangenis van Johan Fredrik van Swieten, Burger en Inwoner der Stad' Rotterdam, en Lidmaat der Hervormde Kerk' aldaar: door hemzelf' in het licht gegeven.

Rotterdam, Joost vander Laan, 1772. Contemporary marbled wrappers. 30 p. 1st edition. Some brown staining splashes (like tea). Traces of use. 'The Jubilant Prison of Johan Fredrik van Swieten, Citizen and Inhabitant of the City of Rotterdam, and Member of the Reformed Church there: given into the light by himself'. J.F. van Swieten, an esteemed baker in Rotterdam, was accused and soon acquitted of committing homosexual acts, commonly titled sodomy at the time: he had proven his innocence, citing numerous Bible passages. Rare (2 copies in Dutch libraries). See also the satirical answer to it, (Anonymous:) Krouwzel, voor de Jeukende Eerzucht van Johan Fredrik van Swieten (1772), currently also offered by us.

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1772. SWIETEN, Johan Fredrik van

Krouwzel, voor de Jeukende Eerzucht van Johan Fredrik van Swieten: De Verlichtste Lidmaat; Getrouwste der Adelborsten; Manhaftigste der Burgeren; Wichtigste der Bakkeren; en Tweede Erasmus, der Stad Rotterdam. Dienende tot Antwoord op zyn Werkje genaamt, de Juichende Gevangenis.

[Rotterdam], no publisher, [1772]. No wrappers. 20 p. Loose and a bit creased, partly browned. 'Scratching, for the Itching Ambition of Johan Fredrik van Swieten: The Most Enlightened Member; Most Faithful of the Midshipmen; Most Manly of the Citizens; Most Important of the Bakers; and Second Erasmus, of the City of Rotterdam. Serving as an Answer to his Work called, the Jubilant Prison.' J.F. van Swieten, an esteemed baker in Rotterdam, was accused and soon acquitted of committing homosexual acts, commonly titled sodomy at the time: he had proven his innocence in a pamphlet, titled De juichende gevangenis, or in English: 'The Jubilant Prison of Johan Fredrik van Swieten, Citizen and Inhabitant of the City of Rotterdam, and Member of the Reformed Church there', citing numerous Bible passages. This is an anonymous, satirical pamphlet, a long rhyming poem, directed against Van Swieten. The 'Krouwzel' pokes fun at Van Swieten's jubilant, biblical thunder and satirizes his self-righteousness. This pamphlet is virtually unknown (no copies in the libraries), the text not published elsewhere. An advertisement for this libellous publication appeared in several Dutch newspapers in the days before Christmas 1772.

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1713. JUVENALIS, Decius Junius, & Aulus Persius FLACCUS

The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis and of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden, and other eminent hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Made into English by Mr. Dryden. With explanatoy notes at the end of each satire. To which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire. Dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset, by Mr. Dryden.

London, Jacob Tonson, 1713. clxii [misnumbered; i.e. cxlii, 2], 372 p. Frontispiece, 22 plates (one for each poem) and 2 portraits. Separate title page for Persius's 'Satyrs'. Contemporary calf, a bit rubbed, corners worn, hinges starting. Some foxing and browning. With inscriptions: page numbers pointing to marked passages, and two owners' signatures, of Henry Blackwall and Daniel Astle[y]. Complete translation of the satires of Juvenal and Persius with notes at the end, by several authors, first published in 1693. Adorned with plates. This is a nice and compact little volume that you could carry in your breast pocket, getting you good smirks when traveling. These 'Satyrs' do not conceal anything, but tell everything with simple fun. Ownership inscriptions of Henry Blackwall (1699-1728), who is known as an alumnus in Cambridge, 1717. And Daniel Astle[y], 1777 and 1778 of the 46th Regt. At that time this regiment (in full: 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot) was seeing action in the British Philadelphia Campaign during the American War of Independence.

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1648. IUVENALIS, D. IUNIUS, & Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS

Satyrae cum veteris scholiastae & variorum commentariis. Accurante Cornelio Schrevelio.

Leiden, Franciscus Hackius, 1648. Contemporary vellum. Marbled endpapers and matching marbled edge decoration. (16), 641, (41) p. Engraved title. All text in Latin. 1st edition. Spine darkened. Binding slightly worn and with various spots. 18th century? name on title: ‘F. ab Heerdt’. A few inked crosses in the margin. A compact yet complete Latin Juvenal and Persius edition with remarks and annotations on every page, printed in small type. Edited by the famous Leiden philologist Cornelius Schrevelius. Probably the Dutch translators used this excellent text for their interpretations. It was reprinted several times in the 17th century.

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1684. IUVENALIS, D. IUNIUS, & Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS

Satyrae cum veteris scholiastae & variorum commentariis. Editio nova. Qua quid praestitum sit, praefatio ad Lectorem docebit.

Amsterdam, Henricus Wetstenius, 1684. 19th century vellum with 5 ribs and leather title ticket. Marbled endpapers and matching marbled edge decoration. (48), 525, (110); 112, 22 p. With title engraving. Reprint edition (first: 1648). All text in Latin. Upper joint cracked. Save for this fault a handsome book! Compact but thorough Juvenal and Persius edition in the original Latin, every page teeming with comments and notes in small type. Probably the Dutch translators used this excellent text for their interpretations. This book was edited by the famous Leiden philologist Cornelius Schrevelius. It was first printed in 1648, but reprinted in 1664, 1671 and 1684.

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(WILDE, Oscar)

The Shame of Oscar Wilde. From the Shorthand Reports.

"Paris, Privately Printed, 1906" = uncredited photographic reprint, c.1960. 21 x 14 cm. Original folding wrappers. (50), 138 p. Publisher's ads at the end. Cover slightly discolored.

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1763. PEIFFERS, Wilhelmus

Sodoms ongerechtigheit en straffe, weleer, op 's Heren uitdrukkelyk bevel, door zynen knecht Ezechiël, (by afwezen, waarschynlyk in geschrifte,) aan Jerusalem ten spiegel voorgestelt, volgens Ezechiël XVI: 49, 50. Nu, met uitvoeriger Verklaringe en Toepassinge, (bij gebrek van uitspraak, ook in geschrifte,) aan de Gemeente van Amsterdam, ter gelegenheit van den algemenen Dank- Vast- en Bededag, op den 2 Maart 1763. Door haren Dienaar in 't Euangelium Wilhelmus Peiffers. Met aantekeningen, over den oorsprong van de dode Zee, over de hedendaagsche wereldsche levenswijze enz. en over enige woordenverschillen in 't stuk van de Rechtvaardigmakinge enz. door Denzelven. Als mede nog ene uitbreidinge en gebruikmakinge van Act. XXIV:24, 25. Door den heer Doddridge.

Amsterdam, Hendrik Vieroot, 1763. Marbled wrappers. XII, 116 p. Uncut. Edges a bit worn. The complex and expansive title summarized: 'Sodom's iniquity and punishment, formerly, at the Lord's express command, by his servant Ezekiel, (in absence, probably in writing,) presented as a mirror to Jerusalem. Now, with more extensive Explanation and Application, (in absence of pronouncement, also in writing,) to the Community of Amsterdam, on the occasion of the general Day of Thanksgiving, Fasting and Prayer, on March 2, 1763. With notes, about the origin of the Dead Sea, about the present worldly way of life, etc., and concerning some differences of words in the Justification, etc., by the same. And another enlargement and use of Act. XXIV:24, 25. By Mr. Doddridge.' Extended sermon from the elderly years of Peiffers (1705-1779), an Amsterdam pastor, motivated by the second wave of persecutions of sodomites in 1763-1765.

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1730. BEELS, L.

Sodoms Zonde en Straffe of Streng Wraakrecht over Vervloekte Boosheidt, en Loths Vrouw, verandert in een Zoutpilaar.

Amsterdam, A. Wor and Erve G. Onder de Linden, 1730. Modern artificial leather-backed boards. (24),154, (12) p. Title printed in red and black and with a small engraving. With an useful register. 1st edition. Some stains in the preliminaries, otherwise fine. 'Sodom's Sin and Punishment or Severe Vengeance for Cursed Wickedness, and Lot's Wife, turned into a Pillar of Salt'. Leonard Beels (1674-1756), a minister in Amsterdam, describes extensively and in great detail the disasters that happened in Genesis XIX, including the role of salt, of sulphur, of fire, interpreting sodomy as a crime inciting God's anger. Beels also mentions famous Roman Catholic sodomites, stringing a row of popes. He compares the way God shows this with other disasters like the St. Elizabeth's Flood of 1421, when a large part of Holland was destroyed by a flood. This happened during a time that the people of Holland were 'zeer dartel en broodtdronken', 'very frisky and boisterous', wasteful and arrogant.

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BEURDELEY, Cecile

L'Amour Bleu. Translated from the French by Michael Taylor.

New York, Rizzoli, 1978. 35 x 25 cm. Linnen met fraai stofomslag, in kartonnen foedraal. 304 p. 1e Engelstalige druk. Omslag heeft een enkel kreukje. Mooi exemplaar. Zeer rijk geïllustreerde geschiedenis van de homoseksualiteit in de kunst, in salontafelformaat. De oorspronkelijke Franse uitgave verscheen in 1977 onder de titel Beau petit ami. 'Een boek vol teksten en illustraties, en van zó'n formaat dat je er eenvoudig iemand mee kan doodslaan. 't Mag dus in geen enkel homoseksueel huishouden ontbreken.' Gerrit Komrij: Averechts, p. 221-228. ISBN 0847801292.

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BOUTENS, P.C. Als: Andries de HOGHE

Strofen uit de nalatenschap van Andries de Hoghe. Naar het handschrift uitgegeven door P.C. Boutens.

Bussum, Van Dishoeck, 1919. Ingenaaid. 76 p. (= 72 p.). Op geschept papier. 1e druk. Rug iets gevlekt en verkleurd. Naam voorin met datum '8 dec. 1919'. De eerste uitgave van homo-erotische gedichten van Boutens, onder pseudoniem geschreven. Bij de benarde gemeenschap van homo's anno 1919 moet deze dichtbundel als een bom zijn ingeslagen, een bom van herkenning: 'éen wrange jeugd van onvervuld verlangen', 'Wij hebben nooit uw bonten dans gestoord: wij spelen enkel met wie tot ons komt', 'Daar is niet éen die eenzaam gaat als ik'. Rijkse 2.55.

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BOUTENS, P.C. Als: Andries de HOGHE

Strofen uit de nalatenschap van Andries de Hoghe. Naar het handschrift uitgegeven door P.C. Boutens.

Bussum, Van Dishoeck, 1919. Original wrappers. 76 p. (= 72 p.). Printed on laid paper. 1st edition. Backstrip a bit browned, some wear. "Verses from the estate of Andries de Hoghe. Edited from the manuscript by P.C. Boutens". First edition of the impressive, veiled poems by Boutens (1870-1943) about gay love, written in a complicated pseudonymous way. In Dutch, never translated, not studied outside the Netherlands.

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BROOKE, Jocelyn

Six Poems.

Portsmouth, Callum James Books, 2009. 25 x 18 cm. Original green wrappers with title ticket. 12 p. Printed in 50 numbered copies. Fine copy. Gay poetry. The first edition dates from 1928 and was also printed in 50 numbered copies.

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