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The Ah Men Catalog [1979]
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAh Men
Hollywood: Ah Men, No date.1970s catalogue for the iconic West Hollywood clothing store catering to gay men. Founded by Jerry Furlow and Don Cook in the late 1950s or early 1960s it has been called the first gay retail shop in the area, which developed into one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States.
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Ah Men Stepping Out
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAh Men
Hollywood: Ah Men, No date.1970s catalogue for the iconic West Hollywood clothing store catering to gay men. Founded by Jerry Furlow and Don Cook in the late 1950s or early 1960s it has been called the first gay retail shop in the area, which developed into one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States.
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Wintersun, Ah Men
AU$120.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAh Men
Hollywood: Ah Men, No date.1970s catalogue for the iconic West Hollywood clothing store catering to gay men. Founded by Jerry Furlow and Don Cook in the late 1950s or early 1960s it has been called the first gay retail shop in the area, which developed into one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States.
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The Ah Men Catalog
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAh Men
Hollywood: Ah Men, No date.1970s catalogue for the iconic West Hollywood clothing store catering to gay men. Founded by Jerry Furlow and Don Cook in the late 1950s or early 1960s it has been called the first gay retail shop in the area, which developed into one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States.
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International Men Enjoying Naturism, Inc. Imen 1998 Membership Directory II
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartInternational Men Enjoying Naturism, Inc.
: International Men Enjoying Naturism, Inc., 1998.Member directory of gay nudist organisation, IMEN. Lists members’ contact info with brief personal statements. The directories were distributed privately to members only. Listed by US State, with international members from Belgium, Canada, England, Hong Kong, and Norway.
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Alle de Copyen van Indagingen, als mede alle de Gedichten Op de Tegenwoordige Tyd toepasselyk
AU$2,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[UTRECHT SODOMY TRIALS]
No place: No publisher, [1730].A relic of the Utrecht sodomy trials, the large scale persecution of homosexual men in the Netherlands starting in 1730. Without author or publisher, literally the title translated to [All the copies of summonses, as well as all the poems applicable to the present time], listing of men accused of sodomy, with charges and sentences, many of death, accompanied by long moralistic poems on the depravity of the crime. 2 parts in one, the second part, Vervolg op alle de Copyen, being a continuation. This copy with the second part ending at page 94 with the final charge in October of 1730 and ending with the poem by P. Schim. Copies of various sizes are noted of part 2, perhaps indicating different issues, from page 94 to 151 the list continues to 1731, perhaps being issued later.
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Le Condamne a Mort
AU$11,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJean Genet
Fresnes: , 1942.First edition, first printing, of Genet’s first publication. Written while in prison for book theft and privately printed in 1942, Le Condamne a Mort [The Man Sentenced to Death], is a hallucinatory homoerotic homage to another prisoner, Maurice Pilorge, a beautiful young man guillotined for murder in 1939. Appearing in white and pink wrapper variants without priority, this copy in white, and containing numerous manuscript corrections by the author.
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The World of Homosexuals
AU$3,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartShakuntala Devi
New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1977.Considered the first published academic study of homosexuality in India, though in the introduction Devi states it is “the work of a lay person for lay people”. The World of Homosexuals begins with a lengthy interview with a closeted homosexual and ends with a strong call for decriminalisation of homosexuality, “nothing less than full and complete acceptance will serve–not tolerance and not sympathy. By our attitudes and our actions we must make it possible for homosexuals to come out of hiding, to live their lives secure in their right to be themselves.” Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013) was an Indian mental calculator and writer, popularly known as the ‘Human Computer’ for her Guinness World Record holding speed arithmetic skills. In a documentary Devi claimed that she wrote the book as a result of her marriage to a gay man, though this claim was later refuted by her daughter and son in law, stating that Devi likely just said it as a good selling point, and perhaps also as a petty swipe at her ex-husband. Regardless of intention or spin, the book is an important and scarce source of latter 20th century Indian LGBTQ+ perspectives and history.
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Complete Set of David McDiarmid’s ACON AIDS Awareness Safe Sex / Injecting Posters
AU$5,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid McDiarmid
: ACON (AIDS Council of New South Wales), 1992.A complete set of the original AIDS Council of New South Wales safe sex and safe injecting posters featuring artwork commissioned from David McDiarmid (1952-1995). “For people of a certain disposition and a certain age, David McDiarmid’s ACON posters were part of our exploration of sexuality and identity amidst the HIV/AIDS crisis during the 1990s. The large multicoloured muscular naked male bodies with symbols, acronyms and names scrawled across each limb: positives and negatives of grief/lust/fear/care provided a new language for a community to own its public health concerns, and a troubling and appealing depiction of much of our felt ambivalence surrounding sexuality. They, along with his massive and elaborate Mardi Gras floats, were the backdrops to the AIDS vigils of the 1990s; an intense time of shuddering grief and defiant sexual pride.” (Margaret Mayhew, Artllink Issue 34:3) Full list of posters: 1. Some of us get out of it, some of us don’t. All of us fuck with condoms – every time!; 2. HIV, discrimination and grief threaten our community, Build our strength, stay together and support each other; 3. Some of us have HIV, some of us don’t. All of us fuck with condoms – every time!; 4. Some of us inject, some of us don’t. Always use clean needles – every time!; 5. Some of us are in love, some of us are in lust. All of us fuck with condoms – every time!
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(not only) Blue (Complete Set, 67 Volumes)
AU$2,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 1995-2007.A complete set of Australian gay men’s magazine, (not only) Blue, from issue 00 to 66 (67 total). Blue was a glossy coffee table art magazine produced between 1995 and 2007 by Studio Magazines in Sydney, publishers of the successful photography magazine, Black+White. “Blue’s agenda is to showcase artists whose work is an authentic representation of gay relationships, gay lifestyles and gay issues” (Blue’s editorial statement) and it did so in a large format filled with nude and semi nude art photography. The premiere issue featured William Yang, Tom Bianchi, Pierre et Gilles, Edmund White, Fiona McGregor, and Ian Roberts, and over its 12 year history featured work from top photographers and features on artists and celebrities including Robert Mapplethorpe, Leigh Bowery, Boy George, Erwin Olaf, k.d. lang, Bruce of LA, Dennis Rodman, Elton John, John Waters, Karl Lagerfield, Jeffrey Smart, Yukio Mishima, Paul Cadmas, William S. Burroughs, George Platt Lynes, Gilbert and George, Rupert Everett, Uma Thurman, Wilhelm von Gloeden, and countless others.
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(not only) Blue Mode (Complete Set, 5 Volumes)
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 2001-2003.A complete set of the fashion biannual published by Australian gay men’s magazine, (not only) Blue). Blue was a glossy coffee table art magazine produced between 1995 and 2007 by Studio Magazines in Sydney, publishers of the successful photography magazine, Black+White. “Blue’s agenda is to showcase artists whose work is an authentic representation of gay relationships, gay lifestyles and gay issues” (Blue’s editorial statement) and it did so in a large format filled with nude and semi nude art photography. Blue Mode was devoted to male fashion.
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The Bear Cult
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChris Nelson
London: Editions Aubrey Walter, 1994.Nude black and white homoerotic photography.
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Uncovered: Rare Vintage Male Nudes
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartReed Massengill
New York: Universe Publishing, 2009.Collection of pre-Stonewall photography by Antonio Arabia, John S. Barrington, Earle Forbes, Robert Galster, Frederick Kovert, Plato, George Platt Lynes, Al Urban, Vulcan, and Don Whitman.
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Hustling: A Gentleman’s Guide to the Fine Art of Homosexual Prostitution
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Preston
New York: Badboy, 1997.“The very first guide to the gay world’s most infamous profession.” (from rear cover).
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The Leatherman’s Handbook II
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLarry Townsend
New York: Modernismo Publications, 1983.A completely new sequel to the definitive exploration of the gay S&M leather scene. This copy with the errata slip.
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Archer Magazine 19: The Pleasure Issue
AU$19.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAmy Middleton; Roz Bellamy
Melbourne: Archer Magazine, 2023.A magazine about sex, gender and identity. The Pleasure Issue. Contributors include: Joan Nestle, Katia Ariel, Erin Riley, Caitlin McGregor, Lauren French, Vex Ashley, Hini Hanara, Bebe Oliver, Patrice Capogreco, Euphemia Russell, Jessamyn Stanley, Pro Dommes Alani and Danielle, and an image editorial by Hailey Moroney.
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The Archaeology of Eros
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJorge Socarras; Mel Odom
San Francisco: Dark Entries Editions, 2023.“Homoerotic poetry and art appear throughout the world’s civilizations for millennia. The Archaeology of Eros, the first collection of poems from cult music figure Jorge Socarras, taps into that continuum through the collaboration of acclaimed artist Mel Odom. Socarras’ intimate love poems and Odom’s evocative drawings are beautifully juxtaposed in this elegantly designed book. Straddling the sensual and the archetypal, the contemporary and the classical, poetry and art join forces in exploring the mystery and wonder of Eros, affirming that same-sex desire has lived before even as it flourishes now. Born to Cuban parents in New York City, Jorge Socarras (born 1952) is known for his 1970s collaboration with pioneering synthesizer musician Patrick Cowley as the duo Catholic, as singer-frontman of the 1980s avant-rock group Indoor Life and as half of the ongoing musical duo Fanatico X. He was also cofounder of the Silence=Death Collective, the AIDS activist group that in 1987 created the eponymous poster design and slogan. The award-winning art of Mel Odom (born 1950) has graced numerous book covers and magazines since the 1970s, has been the subject of two books, and has been exhibited in galleries and art institutions, including in collaboration with gay literary icon Edmund White.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Superb Youth in a Camera Life-Class, For Artists and Students including Anthropometry and Anatomy (2 Volumes)
AU$2,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn S. Barrington
London: John S. Barrington, 1970.John S. Barrington (1920-1991) was a prolific 20th century British physique photographer. Receiving a formal art training in Paris, he was also a visual artist and sculptor, and earlier in his career worked in theatre design. Barrington began picking up and photographing men at the pool, eventually going on to establish one of the most prolific physique studios of the 20th century, during which time he probably published and distributed more full male nudes than any of his contemporaries up until the changing censorship laws in the latter part of the century. Superb Youth in a Camera Life-Class is one of his scarcest works, unrecorded in public collections, and with a stated limited edition of 100 copies (though this could be Barrington’s marketing at work). It combines his photography and visual art with detailed instruction in the art of the measurements and proportions of the male body, and features numerous photographs and drawings of many of his favourite models, who were also his lovers or unrequited lusts. A prospectus at the end of volume two alludes to a third and fourth volume to be published and available only to subscribers of the first two volumes, though no record can be found of them ever having been published. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC at October, 2023.
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Lesbian and Gay Writing: An Anthology of Critical Essays
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMark Lilly
London: Macmillan, 1990. -
LGBTQ Social Movements
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLisa M. Stulberg
Cambridge: Polity, 2018.“In recent years, there has been substantial progress on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights in the United States. We are now, though, in a time of incredible political uncertainty for queer people. LGBTQ Social Movements provides an accessible introduction to mainstream LGBTQ movements in the US, illustrating the many forms that LGBTQ activism has taken since the mid-twentieth century. Covering a range of topics, including the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation, AIDS politics, queer activism, marriage equality fights, youth action, and bisexual and transgender justice, Lisa M. Stulberg explores how marginalized people and communities have used a wide range of political and cultural tools to demand and create change. The five key themes that guide the book are assimilationism and liberationism as complex strategies for equality, the limits and possibilities of legal change, the role of art and popular culture in social change, the interconnectedness of social movements, and the role of privilege in movement organizing. This book is an important tool for understanding current LGBTQ politics and will be essential reading for students and scholars of sexuality, LGBTQ studies, and social movements, as well as anyone new to thinking about these issues. (publisher’s blurb)