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One of Britain's pioneers of erotic male photography during the 1950s and '60s, Barrington persevered to overcome a repressive anti-gay British state. The books feature a selection from 40 years of photographs of male models in studios, hotel rooms, secluded beaches, gardens and balconies. Photos in black and white. Out of print, second impression. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1577
Documenting Bruce Bellas' (Bruce of Los Angeles) more "raw" nude male photography prior to his West Coast fame and the stylized physique model photos. These images were taken largely in Nebraska in the late 1930s, many of the models being military men or hitchhikers. He would photograph them in hotel rooms or outdoors, and develop the prints himself. Bellas went on to become Bruce of Los Angeles, shooting male physique and bodybuilder photographs, working for the magazines that began appearing in the 1940s-'50s of male physique photos, often with homoerotic.....
Item #1572
Hot Latino guys from Brian Brennan's "Latino Fan Club" video and DVD empire, which recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary. All color photos. Edition of 3,000 copies. Out of print/scarce. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1575
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Signed and numbered edition: No. 216 of 2,000 copies. Signed by Carlquist in bold sharpie on the title page. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He.....
Item #1581
A retrospective of 201 photographs in color by Carlquist from the years 1986-2006. Unusual as most of Carquist's previous photobooks feature only black and white images. His "Natural Man" series captured the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara.....
Item #1579
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Signed and numbered edition: No. 350 of 2,000 copies. Signed by Carlquist in bold sharpie on the title page. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He.....
Item #1582
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Numbered edition: No. 76 of 1,000 copies. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He died in 2021. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.....
Item #1580
An early Rick Castro book featuring his photographs often with a dramatic, fetish and/or sado-masochistic bent. Included among his models are Peter Berlin, Tony Ward and others. In 2015 Castro received an artist lifetime Achievement award from the Tom of Finland Foundation. Introduction by Joel Peter-Witkin. Images in black and white. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good, corner bump at lower front spine; previous owner's "chop" in red ink on Witkin introduction page; now in a custom-made mylar jacket.
Item #1573
An offprint (an excerpt of a larger publication that has been printed and bound separately usually for promotional purposes) of Jess collages from Vol. 6, No. 4 of Northwest Review, under the title "The Dios Kuroi." Each page bears a black and white collage and one word of the phrase "Once Upon A Time There Were Twin Brothers." A scarce Jess item.
Condition: Fine.
Item #228
Exhibition catalog for the Jess show "Paste-Ups" at the San Francisco Museum of Art, May 31-June 30, 1968. With a wrap-around Jess collage on the folded cardstock cover and four loose pages laid-in with a tribute by Robert Duncan, list of works in the exhibition, Jess C.V. and checklist of publications.
Condition: Fine, minor crease on inside flap of folded cover.
Item #230
An original artists' book of male erotica/pornography collaged into an issue of W Magazine. Every page has been collaged, and with an average of 4 or 5 collaged images per page, some even with 10 or more images (easily over 1,000 total), the endeavor represents a huge amount of time and care in creating the work. There are also peek-a-boo moments where an image has been "tipped-in" from the bottom (glued down along only the bottom edge) so that the image can be partially lifted away to reveal another sexy scene.....
Item #1569
A rather straightforward 1970s guide to gay male lovemaking, including photos, by a psychologist with "special medical assistance" from two medical doctors. Eschewing traditional scientific language for a more casual or "honest" verbiage, this "is a book we hope that we hope will help gay men to enjoy their sexuality more fully". No title on spine for discreet shelving. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good, light moisture stain to covers along bottom near spine, not affecting interior pages; no dust jacket (as issued?).
Item #1576
The second book in Fritscher's photos of muscle men, bodybuilders, cowboys, cops, and other masculine men "at serious play." Photos in black and white. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good+, light scuffing to covers.
Item #1578
A compilation in color of Hurles' rough and tumble nude male photography, taken primarily in the 1970s and 1980s, his models were often ex-convicts, hustlers, drifters, and addicts. Hurles died in April of 2023 at the age of 78. With an introduction by Hurles. Out of print/scarce. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine, now in a custom-made mylar jacket.
Item #1571
The first issue with articles on Jerry Hall (on the cover, photographed by Sølve Sundsbø), Kylie Minogue, London clubkids, an homage to Yves Klein, Michéle Lamy, Gareth Pugh, photos by Nick Waplington, illustrations by Julie Verhoven and more. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping within the US is an additional $5.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item #964
The third issue, focusing on Britain, with Jordan Dunn on the cover, photographed by Miles Aldridge. Other photography by Ellen Von Unwerth, Martin Parr, Adrien Pinault, Sarah McRory, Doug Inglish and others. With articles on Joan Collins, Georgia May Jagger, Amir Khan, Daphne Guinness, Christian Louboutin, The Gossip, Carsten Höller, Gemma Collins and more. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping within the US is an additional $5.
Condition: Near Fine, very light edgewear.
Item #966
The second issue with Elvira on the cover, photographed by Matt Irwin. Articles on "the women we love," Nicola Roberts, Mavi Staiano, Susanne Deeken, Holly Fulton, Franca & Carla Sozzani, Alex Prager, Pete Burns, Lisa Stansfield, Alice Hawkins as Dolly Parton, boxing/fashion photography by Ellen Von Unwerth, Felicity Hayward as Anna Nicole Smith, Dame Edna, Donatella Versace and more. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping within the US is an additional $5.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item #965
Hunky and handsome young Cuban guys in the nude among the classic and sometimes crumbling architecture of the island. Many nude photos but also includes some more traditional (shirtless) portraits of models among Havana's environs. Images in black and white, nicely printed in Italy. Text in English and German. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1574
The scarce first two retrospective books published by the Tom of Finland Foundation of Los Angeles. Retrospective is the Second Edition, First Printing from 1992 (originally published in 1988) and the Retrospective II is the First Edition, First Printing from 1991. A Retrospective III was published in 1997. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Near Fine-, light edgewear/rubbing to covers; both now in custom-made protective mylar dust jackets.
Item #1568
Taschen's 5-volume out-of-print box set collection of mini-books covering Tom of Finland's drawings for early published comics or booklets including the Kake, Jack, and Beach Boys series, plus some previously unpublished material. Text in English, German and French. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good+, tiny amount of edgewear to booklets; slight delamination occurring on spine edge of some booklets (as is common); some bumps and nicks to paper slipcase.
Item #1584
The second issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". Featuring Divine (as herself), Ash Stymest as Amy Winehouse (photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth), Charles Guislain as Twiggy, Edward Vigiletti as Lady Gaga, Guillermo Turell as Barbra Streisand, and more. With James Franco in drag on the cover, photographed by Terry Richardson. In a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping within the US is an additional $5.
Condition.....
Item #961
The third issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". With features on Cindy Sherman, Transvestia Magazine in the 1960s, the Italian singer Mina, Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, Tokyo's Skinjuku district, Jenny Shimizu, La Prohibida, Allanah Starr as Dolly Parton, plus photos by Bruce Weber, and more. With Chloe Sevigny on the cover, photographed by (and as) Terry Richardson. In a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping.....
Item #962
The fifth issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". With a theme of "The Candydate" and articles on Nazi crossdressers, the art of Mel Odom, Lahoma Van Zandt, Paola Revenioti, Diana Vreeland, Berlin, a collaboration with Gucci, and much more. With Connie Fleming as Michelle Obama on the cover, photographed by Danielle Levitt. With a heavystock photo card of Fleming as Obama laid in, noting that this is copy number 556 of the special.....
Item #963
The paperback edition of Weber's exhibition catalog for his 1991 shows at the Fahey Klein Gallery (Los Angeles) and Parco Exposure Gallery (Tokyo). Images in duotone/black and white with a handful of vintage color images of his family. Out of print.
Condition: Very Good, some edgewear and rubbing to covers; 1.5" x 1" area of lifting/loss at bottom of back cover printing likely from a previous price sticker being removed.
Item #1583
