My Father and Myself.
New York: Coward-Mccann, 1969. 219 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spine sunned and edges worn). New York: Coward-McCann, (1969). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
HOMOSEXUALITY
Signed Program
Moscow: 1989. Signed program from an event about human rights to American writer and editor Leo Lerman (best known for his work at Conde Nast publications and as a major advocate for gay rights from the 1940's until his death in 2011), inscribed: "To Leo Lerman - with gratitude - an effect of my humble efforts - Svetlana - Moscow - September 1989". Excellent condition. Russian-born daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who caused an international furor when she defected..... More
Man in the Middle
New York: ESPN Books, 2007. 290 pages, 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: ESPN Books, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in black marker on the half-title page: "To George & Peter, Best Wishes, John Amaechi." More
Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, (1995). Very good. More
Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld
London: John Murray, 1994. Illustrated. x + 246 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. London: John Murray, (1994). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
William Rufus
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. A handful of black and white illustrations. 484 pages. thick 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (foot of spine of wrapper crushed). Berkeley: University of California Press, (1983). Pages a bit toned, all else fine in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Kings Don't Mean a Thing
New York: William Morrow, 1978. 228 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small dampstain to lower edge of dust wrapper. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1978. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
James Bidgood
Singapore: Taschen, 2009. Many full page color photographs, tall narrow 4to, shocking pink decorative boards, d.w. (Singapore): Taschen, (2009). First Edition. Fine. More
Autographed Note Signed
1896. A.L.S. "Johnstone Bennett" 8vo, 1 page, Hotel Grenoble, ca. 1896, requesting tickets from a theatre owner. In full: "Will you honor me with a box for Tribby" any evening most convenient to you and confer a great favor."Boldly signed and in excellent condition. French-born American stage actress who gained great notoriety for her penchant for wearing men%u2019s attire both in the street and on the stage. She is believed by many to have been one of the very first..... More
Extraordinary Friends
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1993). First Edition. More
Man to Man: A History of Gay Photograpy
New York: Vendome, 2007. Hundreds of photographs. 286pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Vendome Press, (2007). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Men for Men: Homoeroticism and Male Homosexuality in the History of Photography, 1840-2006
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. Numerous black & white photographs. Tall thick 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed and chipped at foot of spine). London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, (2007). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
They Shoot Homos Don't They?
2007. Numerous color and black & white photographic illustrations. 104 pages, slim small 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. N.p. 2007. Fine. Inscribed by the Publisher and Editor in Chief, Shannon Michael Cane. More
Autographed Letter Signed
Tuskegee Institute, AL: 1933. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, on personal "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" letterhead, Tuskegee Institute, AL, April 24, 1933 -- an explicit letter to a young man filled with glowing compliments about his character and good looks, in part: "It is impossible for you to know how happy your visit here made me yesterday...Dear you come up to my idea for a young man in every way...I wanted to give you your massage. Your skin..... More
Autographed Letter Signed
Tuskegee Institute, AL: 1934. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, on personal "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" letterhead, Tuskegee Institute, AL, April 27, 1934 -- an explicit letter to a young man, filled with highly personal observations on the race barrier which separates them, in part: "Your letter touches me so very deeply as it touches my life so vitally. The financial condition has and is a great stumbling block in our path, this in time I hope will be..... More
E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice
London: Routledge, 1975. 243 pages, 8vo, navy cloth, green dust wrapper (price clipped). London: Routledge, 1975. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Bosie: Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 414pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, sunned and edge-worn d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1963). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Crush Fanzine : Auxiliary Issue 1; "Things I have seen without you"
2010. Photo illustrations. 4to, thin photographic wrappers. (New York & Paris) 2010. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 300 numbered copies. Two photographs laid in. More
Autographed Letter Signed to a lawyer
New York: 1987. 2 pages (front and back) on "Committee For the Free World" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York, April 15, 1987. In this letter, Decter writes to constitutional attorney Howard Meyer in response to his lengthy missive to her. In small part: "...The Boys on the Beach is not homophobic. It is to be sure - an attack on the Gay Rights movement...which is not synonymous with homosexuals, any more than the Black Power movement was co-extensive..... More
The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe
New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. Illustrated with 127 provocative duotone photographs. 230 pages. Square 4to. black cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, (1992). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies series. More
Studies in the Psychology of Sex
New York: Random House, 1936. 2 volumes, very thick 8vos, red and tan cloth. New York: Random House, volume I 1942, volume II 1936. Spine lettering a bit rubbed, still a very good(+) set. More
As I See It
New York: powerHouse, 2000. Preface by Elton John & Afterword by John Hurt. Well-illustrated with sepia photographic portraits of naked men. Short thick 4to, brown cloth with inset pictorial label, without dust wrapper as issued. New York: powerHouse, (2000). First trade edition. Discoloration on endpaper gutters from binder's glue, else a fine copy. More
Private: The Erotic Art of Duncan Grant
London: Gay Men's Press, 1989. Introduction by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh. Illustrated in color and in black & white. Slim 4to, 77p. + 3 page index, rust cloth, d.w., slightly scratched. London: Gay Men's Press, (1989). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More