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
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
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
Bob & Rod
New York: St. Martin's, 1994. Illustrated with color and b/w photography throughout. 96 pages. Square folio, natural cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's, (1994). First edition. A very good copy--discoloration/darkening to cloth edges and spine ends; in a very good(-) wrapper--scratch to front cover, sunned spine. More
Men for Men: Homoeroticism and Male Homosexuality in the History of Photography, 1840-2006
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. Numerous black & white photographs throughout, some in color. 288 pages. Tall thick 4to, purple cloth (binding just a bit shaken; wrapper scuffed and chipped at foot of spine). London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, (2007). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America
New York: Bloomsbury, 2018. Illustrated with a handful of b/w images. 437 pages. 8vo, lavender cloth, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2018). A very good(+) copy--light bumping to title pages; in a good wrapper--staining to bottom edge of front panel. 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: 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
Noel Coward & Radclyffe Hall: Kindred Spirits
New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 149 pages. 12mo, yellow boards with black spine, dust wrapper. New York: Columbia University Press, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. 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
Philip Core: Paintings 1875-1985
London: GMP Publishers, 1985. Illustrated with color paintings throughout. 93 pages with text in German and English. Square 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. London: GMP Publishers, (1985). A fine copy in a fine 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
Corydon: Four Socratic Dialogues
London: Secker & Warburg, 1952. Translated by P.B. 143 pages. Short slim 8vo, blue cloth, graphic d.w., lightly worn at spine ends. London: Secker & Warburg, 1952. 2nd impression. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. From the Standard Edition of the Works of Gide. 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. Covers are a bit bowed, else near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Sleeping Beauties
New York: St. Martin's, 1989. Illustrated with full-bleed images, many double-page. Unpaginated. Very slim folio, celadon green cloth, dust wrapper (minor edgewear at corners). New York: St. Martin's, 1989. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Summer Souvenirs
New York: St. Martin's, 1984. Illustrated with full-bleed images, many double-page, some in colot. Unpaginated. Very slim folio, celadon green cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's, 1984. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More