Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 206
Male Photo Illustrated Books
Today, we take a look at Male Photo Illustrated books, another short-lived gay pulp fiction imprint brought to you by Star Distributors, LTD.
In 1979, Star Distributors, LTD. published sixteen titles under the Male Photo Illustrated books banner.
Star Distributors, LTD, home of numerous such imprints, operated out of P.O. Box 362 at the Canal Street Station in New York City.
While these carry the label 'Male Photo Illustrated' - I must say, they were pretty stingy with the pictures. Other than the cover and back cover, you get about three per book. So, not exactly elaborately illustrated.
The covers are all very similar - a butterscotch bar across the top - typically with the book number and price, dual white lines framing the all-caps title, a grainy 'hardcore' photo of some 'rough trade'-looking individuals, followed by another pair of white lines framing the imprint's name in all lower-case letters.
The back of the books feature the same white lines, another grainy 'hardcore' photo and a quote from the book.
All the books were written by anonymous authors.
These books can be found on-line occasionally for $35.00-$45.00. They are somewhat rare.
Surprisingly, I own three of the books (I have no idea where they came from) and, because of the limited number in the series - I might consider collecting these. We'll see. I mean - how many damn books do I need to own?
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Leather Punk
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-101
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Black Fist
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-102
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Room Bar
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-103
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Pier Buddies
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-104
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Honcho's Kid Brother
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-105
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Breaking into Leather
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-106
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Park Patrol
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-107
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Big Black Buck
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-108
(Cover not found.)
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Stallion Stud
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-109
(Cover not found.)
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Black Sadist
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-110
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Cruise Alley
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-111
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Hustler Man
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-112
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Captive Punk
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-113
(Cover not found.)
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Navy Meat
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-114
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Humping Jocks
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-115
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Cell Block Cock
Author: Anonymous
Male Photo Illustrated
1979
MPI-116
And that's all for today.
Next week: another vintage gay pulp fiction imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
Cell Black Django - Todrick Hall
w/ some very special guests
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3 comments:
Hot, though...
I just can imagine what it was like in the late seventies, to go to a bookstore and buy one of these little books...
And then take it home and go over it over and over and over...
XOXO
In all my trips to adult book stores, I never caught any like this. How good is the writing?
Livres des garçons dangereux du masoch-milieu.
-Beau Mec
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