Acquired Tastes XLIII
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 199
Blueboy Library
Part 8 of 12
Blueboy was a gay men's magazine with lifestyle and entertainment news, in addition to photo spreads featuring nude or semi-nude men. It was published monthly from 1974 to 2007.
The publication's additional outreach included the gay pulp fiction series Blueboy Library which published 112 titles during the years 1976-1978
Blueboy Library operated out of a building at 9467 Mission Park Place, Santee, CA 92071, while their mail order department was listed as 9465 Mission Park Place.
The covers vary from title to title; some feature a cropped photo or graphic on a solid color background, while others feature rather elaborate illustrations similar to those on traditional romance novels by illustrator Giacomo "Jack" Bozzi, AKA: Adam, among others.
A slim, curly-haired Italian-American, Bozzi most loved painting watercolor landscapes; to make a living, though, he worked as a fashion and marketing illustrator during the 1970's and as an interior designer in the 1980's. He claimed he only did book covers for extra money to pay his bills. He lived in a small loft apartment which doubled as his art studio above Physique Memorabilia, a 'treasures and trash' shop at East 12th Street in New York's East Village, and he sold some of his art through that shop.
And that's all for now.
Next week: ten more Blueboy Library titles.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
The publication's additional outreach included the gay pulp fiction series Blueboy Library which published 112 titles during the years 1976-1978
Blueboy Library operated out of a building at 9467 Mission Park Place, Santee, CA 92071, while their mail order department was listed as 9465 Mission Park Place.
The covers vary from title to title; some feature a cropped photo or graphic on a solid color background, while others feature rather elaborate illustrations similar to those on traditional romance novels by illustrator Giacomo "Jack" Bozzi, AKA: Adam, among others.
A slim, curly-haired Italian-American, Bozzi most loved painting watercolor landscapes; to make a living, though, he worked as a fashion and marketing illustrator during the 1970's and as an interior designer in the 1980's. He claimed he only did book covers for extra money to pay his bills. He lived in a small loft apartment which doubled as his art studio above Physique Memorabilia, a 'treasures and trash' shop at East 12th Street in New York's East Village, and he sold some of his art through that shop.
Some his works reside in the archives of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which is "A home for LGBTQIA+ artists, scholars, activists and allies, and a catalyst for discourse on art and queerness." Located at 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013, they are open: Wednesday 12:00pm - 5:00pm, and Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm. You can contact them at: 212-431-2609info@leslielohman.org.
You can learn a bit more about the artist and read the English translation of a French interview, here.
These books, which are highly collectible, now generally sell for between $30-$180.
Here are another ten Blueboy Library titles.
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The Isabel Conspiracy, Book I
Author: Paul Gronowski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80070
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Isabel Conspiracy, Book II
Author: Paul Gronowski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-90071
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Cal Jardine
Author: Burt McClain
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80072
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Back Cover
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Knave of Diamonds
Author: Lon Savage
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80073
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Iron Men
Author: Lance LaFong
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80074
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "bodybuilders".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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To Be Gay
Author: John Ironstone
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80075
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Go-Go Boy
Author: Len MacDonald
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80076
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Queen of Clubs
Author: Loren Sanderson
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80077
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is a "TV novel".
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The Secret in the Argentine Jungle
Author: Paul Gronowski
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80078
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Amir's Harem
Author: Peter Tuesday Hughes
Blueboy Library
1977
BB-80079
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Next week: ten more Blueboy Library titles.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
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Queen Of Clubs - KC & The Sunshine Band
2 comments:
Oh yes.
And when I go back to NY I'll have to stop at this museum, Upton!
We went to The Museum of Sex when we went to NY like five years ago and it was fab.
XOXO
"...To Be Gay..." says it all.
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