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MAN (SIGNED) and ANOTHER MAN
by French, Jim
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Jim French / State of Man, Inc, 1974. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good. Two publications, each 14.25 in. x 11.2 in. Unpaginated. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to fronts and spines. Very light tidelines to the covers. Light, even age-toning to pages.
MAN (1972): Inscribed and signed by the photographer on the title page. Hinge cracked, but threads holding well. Several open tears to dustjacket at edges and along spine. Very Good / Good
ANOTHER MAN (1974): Chips to top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Very Good / Very Good. Jim French (1932 - 2017) was an American artist, illustrator, photographer, filmmaker, and publisher. He is best known for his association with Colt Studio which he, using the pseudonym Rip Colt, (and with business partner Lou Thomas) created in late 1967. Thomas parted from the endeavor in 1974 leaving French to continue to build what would become one of the most successful gay male erotica companies in the U.S. French left a legacy of homoerotic images in artwork, illustrations, photo sets, slides, film, fine-art photographs, magazines, books and calendars that presented his work exclusively and set a new standard in photography of men.
MAN (1972): Inscribed and signed by the photographer on the title page. Hinge cracked, but threads holding well. Several open tears to dustjacket at edges and along spine. Very Good / Good
ANOTHER MAN (1974): Chips to top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Very Good / Very Good. Jim French (1932 - 2017) was an American artist, illustrator, photographer, filmmaker, and publisher. He is best known for his association with Colt Studio which he, using the pseudonym Rip Colt, (and with business partner Lou Thomas) created in late 1967. Thomas parted from the endeavor in 1974 leaving French to continue to build what would become one of the most successful gay male erotica companies in the U.S. French left a legacy of homoerotic images in artwork, illustrations, photo sets, slides, film, fine-art photographs, magazines, books and calendars that presented his work exclusively and set a new standard in photography of men.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87580
- Title
- MAN (SIGNED) and ANOTHER MAN
- Author
- French, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Publisher
- Jim French / State of Man, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- photography, homoeroticism
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