Portcullis East/West : A Feminist/Lesbian Publication, Volume 1, Number 2 (February 1973) by Anonymous (ed.), Robin Morgan, Karolyn April, Letti Rosales, Beth Elliott, Rita Goldberger, Harmony Rodriguez, et al - 1973

Los Angeles: The Portcullis Family, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 24pp, stapled self-cover. A beautiful copy of the second (and seemingly final) issue of this rare pioneering lesbian magazine from 1972-73 Los Angeles. Includes an interview with and poems by Robin Morgan, plus other prose, poetry, and artwork by a diverse range of women. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: Fido Productions [Eileen Myles], 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 98pp, comb-bound with card covers. The second (and final) issue of Eileen Myles's rare late seventies poetry magazine with a fantastic list of contributors. Unmarked copy (except for original penciled price on first interior page) with light spotting on the bottom edge (extends 1/8" or less into bottom margin of some pages).

London: Atlas Press, 1994. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 208pp, printed wrappers. The rare first Atlas edition of this collection of texts by this fated Surrealist author. Tight copy (appears unread), minor bump to one corner, some toning to interior stock.

[London?]: Printed for private circulation by C. F. Hodgson & Son, Ltd, 1931. Booklet (20.7 x 16.8cm, in 8s), pp. 98, [2] + b/w frontis and plates, pages stapled. Cream illustrated paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in green. Foxed and toned, nick to had of spine, wrappers separating towards head, staples rusty at rear. Else, internally tight and tidy. Still, a very good copy of an unusual booklet. With a fascinating 'women at work' section (pp. 52-92), written by alumni with a broad range of careers, including 'She Writes for the Films!' and 'A Minion of the Law' (with strict copyright instructions "By order of Scotland Yard"). A number of contributions came from prominent ex-pupils, such as the garden designer Madeline Agar, the first female prison governor Dr Selina Fox, sculptor Helen Fraser Rock ("First woman to gain Royal Academy prize for Sculpture") and Scottish Unionist MP for Kinross and West Perthshire and anti-suffrage campaigner, the Duchess of Atholl.

Los Angeles: Momentum Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Narrow 4to, 64pp, printed wrappers. Publisher's Second Printing stamp to copyright page. The author's elusive first book, a collection of poems that precedes Lithium for Medea by two years. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil.

Los Angeles: The Portcullis Family, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 24pp, stapled self-cover. A beautiful copy of the second (and seemingly final) issue of this rare pioneering lesbian magazine from 1972-73 Los Angeles. Includes an interview with and poems by Robin Morgan, plus other prose, poetry, and artwork by a diverse range of women. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: Fido Productions [Eileen Myles], 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 98pp, comb-bound with card covers. The second (and final) issue of Eileen Myles's rare late seventies poetry magazine with a fantastic list of contributors. Unmarked copy (except for original penciled price on first interior page) with light spotting on the bottom edge (extends 1/8" or less into bottom margin of some pages).

London: Atlas Press, 1994. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 208pp, printed wrappers. The rare first Atlas edition of this collection of texts by this fated Surrealist author. Tight copy (appears unread), minor bump to one corner, some toning to interior stock.

[London?]: Printed for private circulation by C. F. Hodgson & Son, Ltd, 1931. Booklet (20.7 x 16.8cm, in 8s), pp. 98, [2] + b/w frontis and plates, pages stapled. Cream illustrated paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in green. Foxed and toned, nick to had of spine, wrappers separating towards head, staples rusty at rear. Else, internally tight and tidy. Still, a very good copy of an unusual booklet. With a fascinating 'women at work' section (pp. 52-92), written by alumni with a broad range of careers, including 'She Writes for the Films!' and 'A Minion of the Law' (with strict copyright instructions "By order of Scotland Yard"). A number of contributions came from prominent ex-pupils, such as the garden designer Madeline Agar, the first female prison governor Dr Selina Fox, sculptor Helen Fraser Rock ("First woman to gain Royal Academy prize for Sculpture") and Scottish Unionist MP for Kinross and West Perthshire and anti-suffrage campaigner, the Duchess of Atholl.

Los Angeles: Momentum Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Narrow 4to, 64pp, printed wrappers. Publisher's Second Printing stamp to copyright page. The author's elusive first book, a collection of poems that precedes Lithium for Medea by two years. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil.