Where the work has been revised or abridged in paperback reprint, this is indicated, the word “drastically” referring, when used, to expurgation or revision of the homosexual content. This bibliography does not include any unchecked “hearsay” works. Insofar as it may fall short of completeness (through the end of 1958) it is only by mischance, and it is to be hoped that any works missed are in the less significant categories. The Second Edition is tentatively scheduled for March, 1961 and in the meantime, the publisher will be pleased to receive any suggestions for changes or additions for the next edition. It will be noted that with respect to new titles in 1959 and 1960, a half-page remains blank in the Primary section (at the end) and there is a whole page for 1959 and for 1960 which can be filled in by pencil or pen as new titles come to the reader’s attention. While the intention has been to be as objective as possible, there is inevitably an element of personal opinion, both as regards the asterisk-rating and the distinction between Primary and OTP. As there are, frankly, a few dozen works which could be considered as falling into _either_ the Primary or the OTP section on the basis of the definition used, these will be found to have at the end of the citation the notation “OTP-x?” when placed in the Primary section, and the notation “Primary?” when placed in the OTP section. The chronological arrangement has been chosen in preference to one alphabetical for two reasons: 1) To provide a convenient picture of the increase of the number of works in historical perspective (which is, after all, a chronological one); 2) To make it simple to keep the bibliography up to date (an alphabetical listing would require revision as each new work is published). Readers wishing to find all the works of a well-known author included herein, will in most cases find the author listed in the Authors’ Index (p. 32); however, even when an author’s name is not found in this index, the reader will in most cases know at least the decade of publication, and from that point it will only require glancing at the appropriate alphabetical position on a few successive pages to locate the name and work. In addition to the Authors’ Index, there are four other indexes at the end of this bibliography, ranging over national locales, special locales, professions and special occupations, and special topics, roles etc. The reader will find these indexes very useful, whatever his special interests may be. The abbreviations applicable to the Indexes are explained in a note at the beginning of the index section (p. 29).