Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 192
Blueboy Library
Part 1 of 12
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 the first ten Blueboy Library titles.
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Security Risk
Author: Murray Montague
1976
Blueboy Library
BB-80000
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Author: Jacques Lefarge
The Naked Sword
1976
Blueboy Library
BB-80001
According to Hommi publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "an elusive pirate."
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Kentucky Stud
Author: Scott McBride
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80002
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Secret Meeting
Author: Sebastian Lamb
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80003
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Wisteria Club
Author: Peter Tuesday Hughes
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80004
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "the perverse decadence of Oscar Wilde’s Victorian London".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Blueboy Lib Brothers
Author: Sebastian Lamb
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80005
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a "youth who searches for his younger brother".
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Under Cover
Author: John Ironstone
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80006
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Bright Young Men
Author: Peter Tuesday Hughes
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80007
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Sailor Jim
Author: John Stone
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80008
According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about "pirates who capture a merchant vessel".
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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The Damocles Conspiracy
Author: Murray Montague
Blueboy Library
1976
BB-80009
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.
International Bright Young Thing - Jesus Jones
