Search Results: Titles starting with M from Modern Rare

New York City, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 306 pages. Retrospective collection of essays. One of Germaine Greer's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Germaine Greer's "The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays And Occasional Writings". "Time-capsule", Zeitgeist essays that are, at the same time, touchstones of the feminist movement during its mature period in the West. Keep in mind that while many of the causes and issues Greer espouses here are now largely fait accompli in the West, the rest of the world, not just Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Philippines, among so many… Read More

London, England: Picador, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. London, England: Picador, 2004. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 294 pages. The author's fourteenth and final novel. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the American Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents V. S. Naipaul's "Magic Seeds". The ostensible sequel to "Half A Life". Tantalizing chapters originally appeared in The New Yorker Magazine. "A stunning novel of the present moment that takes us into the hearts and minds of those who use terrorism as an ideal and a way of life. A moving tale of a man searching for his life and fearing he has wasted it. Its spare, elegant prose sizzles with devastating psychological analysis, bleak humor, and astonishing characters"… Read More

Bologna, Italy: Grafiche Damiani, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Bologna, Italy: Grafiche Damiani, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 200 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. One of the most influential erotic art photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as hardcover original in several languages. This is the English-language Edition. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Diana Scheunemann: Oversize-size volume format. Pictorial hard boards with gilt titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Diana Scheunemann. Brief Introduction by Tom Rankin. Printed on pristine-white, thick glossy stock paper in Bologna, Italy to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Diana Scheunemann's "Photographs".… Read More

Paris, France: Fondation Cartier Pour L'Art Contemporain, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Paris, France: Fondation Cartier Pour L'Art Contemporain, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Retrospective collection of male nudes. One of the most beautiful erotic art photography books ever published in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, including the Brazilian Edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Fondation Cartier: Oversize-volume format. Metallic-silver hard boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Alair Gomes. Text by various contributors in felicitous English translations. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Paris, France to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Milo Of Los Angeles, 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Milo Of Los Angeles, 1996. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Milo of Los Angeles and Jack Reno collectible item. A vintage double-weight silver-gelatin photographic print, editioned, titled, and stamped by Milo of Los Angeles. Limited Edition of three copies. One of the photographer's single most iconic images, it shows the eponymous All-American model in a classic nude studio portrait. Print size is 8 X 10 inches. The photograph is very beautifully printed in the United States by the photographer himself to the highest standards. Eminently suitable for framing. Encased in his studio's protective plastic sheet. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in a Limited Edition print, Milo of Los Angeles' "Jack Reno". A Classically elegant, full-frontal portrait of one of the most iconic male-nude models of… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Playgirl Magazine, 1987. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Playgirl Magazine, 1987. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 50 pages. Rare Playgirl Magazine collectible item. A fine copy of Playgirl Magazine's 1987 "Men Across America" Special Portfolio Issue. The only Special Issue titled and issued as such by Playgirl. Retrospective collection of male nudes. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only that sold out upon publication. There is no ISBN. The Special Portfolio Issue is now rare. Presents Playgirl Magazine's "Men Across America" 1987 Special Portfolio Issue. Page after page of male nudes, presented geographically. The models, who all appeared in the original issues of Playgirl Magazine during its first two decades (1973-1987), represent, individually and collectively, some of the handsomest and sexiest men… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Bruce Of Los Angeles. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Bruce Of Los Angeles, . Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Joe Dallesandro collectible item. A vintage double-weight silver-gelatin photographic print of the young model/actor, as photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles. The print measures 8 X 10 inches and is encased in a thick archival plastic sheet reinforced with hard board backing. It shows Dallesandro at the absolute peak of his beauty: Young, handsome, and buffed. He is shown in a Classical supine/"lying-back" academic pose, with his full erection in a revealing angle. This is not a digital print or a later, contemporary print, but was printed directly from the original negative during Bruce of LA's lifetime. It is very beautifully developed, with great clarity and subtle contrasts, on Double-Weight Fiber Photographic Paper, the paper Bruce of LA used in… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1962. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1962. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. An original vintage color photograph of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, signed by Walter Kundzicz. The photograph measures 3.5 X 5 inches and has white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker posing on the beach, scantily and revealingly clad in a white bikini brief, and shot against natural light. "Famous for quality color images of handsome, athletic young men from the late 1950's and early 1960's, these photographs of scantily clad athletes (packed with amusing props, costumes, and bulging posing pouches) are notable not only for the commercial… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1988) color photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, signed by Walter Kundzicz. The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and is presented "bleed". Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in its original glassine jacket. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in a natural setting, scantily and revealingly clad in a white "string" bikini, and shot against natural light. "Famous for quality color images of handsome, athletic young men from the late 1950's and early 1960's, his photographs of scantily… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Kurt Deitrick Studios, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Kurt Deitrick Studios, 1986. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Kurt Deitrick and male erotic photography collectible item. An original vintage color photographic print of an unidentified blond athlete, as photographed by Kurt Deitrick. It is one of Deitrick's most (inadvertently) inspired male nudes ever. The print is considerably larger, at 5 X 7 inches, and is encased in a protective plastic sheet. It shows the handsome, hirsute yet clean-cut model in one of Deitrick's single most beautiful images. It is a conventional nude pose, except for one brilliant touch: His right foot is raised and his white sock is visible. It is unconscious on the part of the photographer that a male nude which shows a sock (just one, not the pair) alludes to two erotic elements: The single-letter difference between… Read More

New York City, NY: Lyle Stuart, 1968. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Lyle Stuart, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 65 pages. Collection of male nudes. One of the most influential and most important male erotic photography titles ever published. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Published simultaneously in the original German as well as French, British, and American Editions. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Stephenson Verlag Flensburg: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by A. Baege, Hannelore Mehne, Reinhard Thomas, and Klaus Uhse. There is minimal prefatory text. Printed on thick uncoated stock paper in West Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Sons of The Sun". Male nudes, almost all of them full-frontal, that anticipate… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1962. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1962. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible set. A contemporary single-weight silver-gelatin photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, as photographed in 1961 in the studio, in one of his most beautiful portraits. The print is contemporary, obtained directly from Walter Kundzicz. It was originally issued in 1961, but the original vintage prints were stolen and never recovered. It comes with a fine copy of The Young Physique Magazine Annual 1962 Issue, which features Jim Stryker on the Cover and reproduces the exact same photograph within (see scan) . The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and has white borders. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker holding a… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1988) color photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, in one of very few surviving full-frontal nude prints, signed by Walter Kundzicz. The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and is presented "bleed". Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in a Classical semi-profile pose, Perfection Incarnate, in the manner of a Greek god. He is photographed in a natural setting, has close-cropped hair (Stryker grew his hair out for his later sessions with Kundzicz),… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1988) color photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, in one of his very few surviving full-frontal nude prints. The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and is presented "bleed". Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in a Modern full-profile pose, Perfection Incarnate, in the manner of a Greek god. He is photographed in a dramatically lit studio setting, has close-cropped hair (Stryker grew his hair out for his later sessions with Kundzicz), and is… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1961. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1961. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A vintage single-weight silver-gelatin photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, signed by Walter Kundzicz. The print is considerably larger, at 4 X 5 inches, and is presented with vintage black borders. Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and mostly had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in its original plastic jacket. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in one of his most beautiful portraits, posing in a natural setting, in a bare-chested full shot that utilizes only natural light. "Famous for quality color images of handsome, athletic young men from the late 1950's… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Kurt Deitrick Studios, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Kurt Deitrick Studios, 1980. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare David Ashfield and Kurt Deitrick collectible item. An original vintage color photographic print of David Ashfield, photographed by Kurt Deitrick. David Ashfield was one of Kurt Deitrick's most celebrated models, one of the most popular male-nude models of the 1980's, and one of the sexiest ever. The print is considerably larger, at 5 X 7 inches, and is encased in an oversize protective plastic sheet. It shows the boyishly handsome, lean, muscular, and well-endowed David Ashfield at the peak of his beauty in one of his most beautiful poses, a full-frontal, fully erect shot. Why beautiful? According to Peter Hujar, the (still controversial) erection is the human male body in its most beautiful state. It is the "middle" state between… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Kensington Road Studio, 1987. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Kensington Road Studio, 1987. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 3 pages. Rare David Burrill and Kensington Road Studio collectible set. Three (3) original vintage color photographic prints of David Burrill, one of the most good-looking male-nude models of our time, as photographed by Kensington Road Studio of Los Angeles. The prints are considerably larger, at 5 X 7 inches, are "bleed", and are reproduced on archival FujiColor Photographic Papers. Each is encased in a protective plastic sheet. Each photograph shows David Burrill posing full-frontal nude, shot with saturated lighting. Kensington Road Studio's grittiness, explicitness, and brazen-ness have strongly influenced the work of such photographers as Terry Richardson, especially its unpretentious, "come-and-get-it",… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1988) color photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, in his only full "butt-rear" nude portrait, signed by Walter Kundzicz. The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and is presented "bleed". Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in a Classical pose, Perfection Incarnate, in the manner of a Greek god. He is photographed in a natural setting, has close-cropped hair (Stryker grew his hair out for his later sessions with Kundzicz), and shows his… Read More

New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1988. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1988) color photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, in his very first and only "full-frontal erect" nude portrait. The print measures 3.5 X 5 inches and is presented "bleed". Champion Studio's vintage prints were "pocket size" and had white borders, the vintage-indicative practice of the 1960's. It is encased in a protective plastic sheet. The photograph shows Jim Stryker in a Modern full-profile pose, Perfection Incarnate, in the manner of a Greek god. He is photographed in a dramatically lit studio setting, has close-cropped hair (Stryker grew his hair out for his later sessions with… Read More

New York City, NY: Anonymous, 1957. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Anonymous, 1957. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare male erotic photography collectible item. A framed vintage single-weight silver-gelatin photographic print of an unidentified nude equestrian/athlete. The print is considerably larger, at 5 X 7 inches. Framed in solid wood, the framed size is 8 X 8 inches. Shows a lean and handsome model in one of the most beautiful male nude images we have ever seen. It is a conventional nude pose in the great outdoors, except for two memorable elements: The model is well-endowed, impressively so. Its unusual length is something that no popular modern enhancement or artificial prosthetics could possibly replicate. He is shown partially dressed in a cowboy outfit and more important, there is a real, not a fake, horse behind him. Judging from the photographic paper used, it was printed directly… Read More