This is a rare vintage UNREAD and out of print copy of ADONIS MALE PHYSIQUE PIN-UP 1870 - 1940, by AUTHOR and published and distributed and first published 1989 by GMP Publishers Ltd, with this new edition published 1997 by GMP Publishers Ltd., and CENTRAL BOOKS in 1997 featuring the nude male Physique photography. This XX page SOFTCOVER book measures XX. See photos for condition.

ADONIS THE MALE PHYSIQUE PIN-UP
1870 - 1940 brings to light the pioneering work of the early male physique photographers.
ADONIS traces the history and development of the genre from the classic fin-de-siècle statuesque pose of the first musclemen to the wasp-waisted boys of mid-century Hollywood. It offers differing concepts of male beauty from a time when legs were called limbs and sex was a base instinct.

Here, in one volume, is the evolution of the male body beautiful - dreamy languid nudes, stunning athletes and vaudeville strongmen.

The introduction by David Chapman is an essential chronicle of its time and gives us an insider's view of body art, both comprehensive and entertaining.

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Due to recent delivery issues with the USPS I now ship all items via Priority Mail. $100 of insurance is included in this price. I’m selling my collection of vintage 1960-1980s gay pulp paperback novels, pictorial & hardcore magazines, physique photography, magazines & artwork.