Checklist / A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians.

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List of Symbols and Abbreviations

pbo—	paperbacked original; first published in paperbackor first English edition in paperback.
pbr—	paperbacked reprint.
n.d.—	no date listed or date unknown.
ss—	short story.
qpb—	quality paperback book (as, Grove Press or Vintage).
tct—	title changed to (as, Torchlight to Valhalla, pbrtct The Strange Path).
fco—	for completists only; variant content either extremelyslight or problematical.
+	before a title indicates a book of considerable value.Occasionally used to call attention to a fine newrelease or the discovery of an old title overlookedin previous bibliographies. In general, the plussign has been reserved for books of honest purpose,sincere if not always entirely favorable treatment ofthe homosexual theme, and some genuine literary merit.In one or two cases, a plus has been given to a bookof little intrinsic worth because of some major andexceptional contribution to thought on the varianttheme; or to an occasional book for being extremelygood entertainment of its kind, even if no masterpiece.We have tried to avoid including only our favorites.
(m)	indicates a novel concerned mostly with male homosexuality.A very large proportion of such novels,however, contain some discussion of female variance,or lesbian characters, as well.
BAYOR—	By at your own risk ... either no accurate data isavailable or the editors find themselves in hopelessdisagreement about its relevance.
Evening	Waster—good solid entertainment and reasonablywell-written, though worthless as literature.
scv—	see editorial for complete discussion of this term.This is the literary ghetto, the gutter books, thecommercialized sex trash as distinguished from honesterotic realism.