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 about Man in the Middle
New York: Aperture, 1990. Illustrated with color and black and white photography. 79 pages, slim small 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Aperture, (1990). A near fine copy. More about Aperture number 121: The Body in Question
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, (1995). Very good. More about Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld
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 about William Rufus
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 about Autographed Note Signed
New York: Rizzoli, 1978. Translated from the French by Michael Taylor. 290 illustrations, including 40 in color. 304pp. Heavy folio, blue cloth- backed boards, spine and top edge faded, else very good(+). New York: Rizzoli, (1978). First edition. More about L'Amour Bleu
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1993). First Edition. More about Extraordinary Friends
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. 71 photographic plates of male nudes. Sq. 4to, white cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1991). First Edition. Fine. More about Out of the Studio
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 about Man to Man: A History of Gay Photograpy
New York: Villard, 1994. Illustrated. xxx + 412pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Villard Books, 1994. A very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More about Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
New York: Viking, 1985. Small 8vo, d.w. N.Y.: Viking, (1985). First Edition. Fine. More about Queer
New York: Norton, 2012. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black boards, d.w., boards slightly warped. New York: Norton, (2012). Very good. More about Flagrant Conduct; The Story of Lawrence v. Texas; How a Bedroom Arrest Decriminalized Gay Americans
Tuskegee Institute, AL: 1934. 2 pages (front and back), 11 x 8.5 inches, on personal "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" letterhead, Tuskegee Institute, AL, July 25, 1934. This revealing letter, written to a young man and signed "G.W. Carver," is filled with personal observations on prejudice as well as his feelings about getting together to pursue their mutual scientific interests, in part: "You are quite correct, prejudice still exists in enormous proportions worse in some sections than others. Confidentially, dear... More about 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 about 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 about Autographed Letter Signed
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 about E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice
London: Routledge, 1996. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 296 pages, small 4to, pictorial self-wrappers. London: Routledge, (1996). A near fine copy. More about Fully Exposed: The Male Nude in Photography
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 about Bosie: Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies
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 about Autographed Letter Signed to a lawyer
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 about The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe
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 about Studies in the Psychology of Sex
New York: Rosehill Press, 1986. 82 full-page plates of male nudes, beautifully printed in tritone by the Meriden-Stinehour Press. Folio, gray cloth with large photographic label; publisher's matching cloth slipcase. New York: Rosehill Press, 1986. Limited First Edition. A fine copy. One of 5000 unnumbered copies. More about Private Collection
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983. 587 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1983). First American Edition. Small ownership signature, tiny chip on top corner of d.w., otherwise a very near fine copy. More about Alan Turing: The Enigma
Chicago: Aldine, 1974. xix + 180pp., 8vo, orange cloth. Chicago: Aldine Publishing, (1974). A very good copy. More about Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Spaces
Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989. Illustrated. 384pp., 8vo, 1/2 green leather with gilt decoration, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1989). A fine copy. More about The Trials Of Oscar Wilde
Dear Argosy - you've made my day - my order (Netherlands at War, 1940-1945) arrived on my doorstep this morning unheralded and very, very welcome. My sisters and I are Dutch immigrants in New Zealand and we all lived through that war 60 plus years ago as young kids. We had occasion to share what we remembered recently and now you've supplied the book. I can't tell you what this means...
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I wish all booksellers were as quick as you!