The Priest and the Acolyte

by John Francis Bloxham

$2,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. 44 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-1/2 x 6-7/8 inches . Original printed wrappers. Rusted staple marks showing, else fine. Mendes 170; Mason, pp. 14-17; Dulau Catalogue, #245; Smith, Love in Earnest, pp. 56-59; Rose 3720. Item #314492 A classic of homoerotic literature and of the greatest rarity. This tale of the tragic love between a priest and his 14-year-old acolyte is believed by Timothy d'Arch Smith to

• Binding: Wrappers

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