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

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

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

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, 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 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

Berlin, Germany: Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Berlin, Germany: Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2010. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 230 pages. Landmark collection of all-color male nudes. The single most beautiful collection in the legendary Bel Ami Series. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Bruno Gmunder Verlag as a hardcover original only. An Import title, none of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Benno Thoma and Bruno Gmunder Verlag: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on spine, as issued. Photographs by Benno Thoma. The very brief Essay by Martin Stroop is printed on the DJ flaps. There is no text in the book itself. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Germany to the highest… Read More

Chicago, IL: Foxylady Magazine, 1975. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Foxylady Magazine, 1975. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 112 pages. Rare Foxylady Magazine and Tony Stephano collectible item. A fine copy of Foxylady Magazine's February 1975 Issue. The Landmark Second Issue. 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 Magazine Issue is now rare. Presents Foxylady Magazine's Second Issue. The single most - perhaps, the only - collectible Issue of the short-lived magazine, which lasted for about one year, in 1975. That's because it features Tony Stephano, the irresistibly handsome and sexy Hollywood actor, on the Cover and in terrific full-frontal nudes. This was a rare coup for Foxylady Magazine because Tony Stephano was also coveted and sought after by Playgirl, against which it tried to… 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

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

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

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, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Champion Studio, 1999. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Jim Stryker and Walter Kundzicz/Champion Studios collectible item. A contemporary (1999) black-and-white photographic print of Jim Stryker, perhaps the single most good-looking male-nude model ever, in his only full "butt-rear" nude portrait. The print measures 4 X 6 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). This print was one of the few… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Playgirl Magazine, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: Playgirl Magazine, 1980. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 100 pages. Rare Playgirl Magazine collectible item. A fine copy of Playgirl Magazine's 1981 "Sexy Men" Special Portfolio Issue. This is the first - and the rarest - of Playgirl's "Sexy Men" Annual Issues. 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 "Sexy Men" 1980 Special Portfolio Issue. Page after sexy page of male nudes. The models, who all appeared in the original issues of Playgirl Magazine during its first decade, represent, individually and collectively, some of the handsomest and sexiest men Playgirl Magazine ever… 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: 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 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 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