A large estate collection of homoerotic, phsyique, and gay BDSM subject periodicals from the 1950s through the 1980s. Multiple first issues of noted publications, including the work of noted artists. Including 15 issues of "Tomorrow's Man" 1956–1960; the first issue of "Olympus" 1972; 9 issues of "BIG" 1963–1967, including illustrations by Menico; 4 issues of "Muscleboy" 1964–1966, including covers shot by James Bidgood (1933 - 2022); 17 issues of "The Young Physique" 1960–1966, including covers shot by James Bidgood; 6 issues of "Demi-Gods" 1960–1963; 2 collector's editions of "The Vikings"; 2 issues of "CIAO!: The World of Gay Travel," which includes gay-friendly guidebooks to various cities; 3 issues of "Chain Male" No. 1, 3, and 4; "Ramsey Reese: Top Man" single issue S&M, narrative magazine circa 1980s; 4 issues of "Fizeek Art Quarterly," including illustrations by Tom of Finland, Art Bob, David Damon, and Ken Wallace; 1 issue of "Man Alive" with a Tom of Finland cover; 1 issue of "The Colt Studio Catalogue," including illustrations by the artist Colt circa 1960s; 1 issue of "Body Beautiful" with a cover by George Quaintance c. 1956; 1 issue of "QQ Magazine for Gay Guys" with full color Tom of Finland cover illustration c. 1973; 1 issue of "Physique Pictorial" Vol. 15 #3 with cover by Tom of Finland (heavily written on in red ballpoint pen, with explicit instructions for the discreet leaving of contact information and phone number for sexual rendezvous); 16 gay BDSM black and white gelatin silverprint photographs, likely mail order from a publication, late 20th century; 1 cibachrome photograph of a nude body builder, likely mail order from a publication; and multiple other issues of various publications are also included.
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