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CALLUM James books
Short List #11
MAY, 2013
callum james books
This is our first Short List since November last year. In the meantime there has been
a full-length catalogue mainly of gay literature, and another catalogue of gay-interest
paperback books. If you have missed either of these please do let us know. This Short
List, as it happens, is quite big on photography, artwork, photobooks and ephemera.
Highlights include two photos by Wilhelm von Gloeden and a collection of homoeroric
ex-lilbris plates. Also, we are delighted to be able to offer some original artwork by Ian
David Baker, whose male art and photography is known around the world.
Callum James Books BUYS as well as sells. If you have a collection or even a single
item that you think might be of interest please do get in touch. Equally, we are keen to
hear about the reading and collecting habits of our customers so we can do our best to
search out the kinds of things that will be of interest.
To order, please email the address below in the first instance to reserve the item. We
will then confirm availability and give details of postage costs. Emails will be dealt
with strictly in the order in which they appear in our inbox. Payments can be made by
Paypal to the email address below (you don’t need to have a Paypal account to use it
to pay by credit or debit card), or by sterling cheque, made payable to “S. Martin” and
sent to the address below. Please send no money until availability has been confirmed
and the item reserved.
Cover: Bronzed plaster relief of Rupert Brooke, item 8.
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1. BAKER, Ian David.
Male Nude, Young Thai.
Pencil on paper. 230mm
x 190mm. Drawn in
Thailand. Signed and dated
(’90). Small flat crease
at top right corner not
interfering with the image
in any way. £40
2. BAKER, Ian David. Male
Nude, Hands on Hips.
Pencil on paper. 275mm x
175mm. Drawn from life.
Signed and dated (’97). £40
3. BAKER, Ian David. Male
Nude, Seated. Pencil on
paper. 275mm x 200m.
Drawn from life. Signed
and dated (’97). £40
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4. BAKER, Ian David. Male Nude, Study of Genitalia(1). Pencil on paper. 265mm x 180mm. Drawn
from life. Signed and dated (’97). £40
5. BAKER, Ian David. Male Nude, Study of Genitalia(2). Red pencil on paper. 220mm x 160mm.
Drawn from life. Signed and dated (’97). £40
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6. BELLAS, Bruce (Bruse of Los Angeles).
Janssen Verlag, Germany: 2001. A collection
of the early work of this famous physique
photographer. These images are from the
late 1930s, his early career: the days when
he worked itinerantly, photographing sailors,
farm workers, travellers and country boys in a
much more informal and candid way than in
his later studio work. Near fine in a near fine
jacket. £100
7. [BOWEN, Elizabeth] Author Photo. 255mm x
200mm. Black and white silver print on glossy
photographic stock. £22
8. [BROOKE, Rupert.] A bronzed plaster
memorial wall plaque. Depicting Brooke’s
profile from the famous photo by Sherrill
Schell taken in 1913. The plaque was issued
by the Cambridge bookseller’s Heffer’s and
is inscribed to this effect on the bottom edge.
Undated except with the poet’s dates and
understood to be from the period, i.e. 1915 or
shortly after. Very good with some chips and
bumps painted at various points in its life. £50
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9. BROWN, Russell A. Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde. St Martin’s Press,
New York: 1988. Fine in a near fine jacket. £10
10.[CHUBB, Ralph] The Private Library. Second Series, Volume 3:3 Autumn 1970 & 3:4 Winter 1970.
Two issues. Including the two part article by Anthony Reid, ‘Ralph Chubb. The Unknown’ part one
covering his life, part two his work. Both articles are illustrated with a number of b/w reproductions
of Chubb’s artwork and typography. Very good. £10
11.[CLARKE, Harry]. Ten Original Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales. The Fine
Art Society, London: 2008. Fine in a fine jacket. £25
12.[EX-LIBRIS] A collection of 30 homoerotic ex-libris plates, all unused, many signed by the
artist. A full listing with images of all the bookplates can be found in a separate pdf file: www.
callumjamesbooks.com/exlibris.pdf All are in fine condition. £450
13.FORBES, Vivian. Autographed Card. 140mm x 100mm. A
sepia-toned reproduction of Forbes’s painting, “The Echoing
Valley” is signed at the top and dated xii.v.22. Forbes (18911937) studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and, while serving
in WW1 met Glyn Philpot with whom he lived and shared
a studio from 1923. Forbes was known in particular for
his decorative schemes, including for St Stephen’s Hall in
Westminster and the Vice-Regal Palace in New Delhi. His
artwork is clearly heavily influenced by Philpot. Their studio
space was also shared by Charles Ricketts and Charles
Shannon. Forbes’s intense attachment to Philpot was tested to
its limit by Philpot’s sudden death in 1937 and, the day after
the funeral, Forbes took his own life. Very good with a little
album residue on the verso. £40
14.FREEMAN, Gillian. The Leather Boys. Gay Mens’ Press
(Gay Modern Classics), London: 1985. Fine in a fine jacket.
£30
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15.[HOCKNEY, David]. David Hockney. Works on Paper. Monday 31 October 2005. Bonhams,
London: 2005. Auction catalogue. Illustrated throughout in colour with reproductions of Hockney’s
drawings, photos etchings and collages. Very good. £10
16.HOLLINGHURST, Alan. The Swimming-Pool Library. Chivers Audio Books. Complete and
unabridged boxed-set of 10CDs with the book read by its author. Very good. £40
17.[JAMES, Edward] A Surreal Life: Edward James 1907-1984 edited by Nicola Coleby. Royal
Pavillon, Brighton: 1998. A selection of essays on the life and work of this incredible British
eccentric and patron of the arts. Profusely illustrated throughout in colour the book was originally
published to accompany an exhibition of the same title at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Fine
in a fine jacket. £22
18.LALLI (Joe). Fun? Game. Male Models After Dark. Bruno Gmünder, Berlin: 1998. A photobook of
male fashion models in slightly edgier mode than mainstream fashion photography. Afterword by
Paul Cadmus. Laminated boards. Very good. £10
19.[LINDOP, Audrey Erskine] Author Photo. 255mm
x 200mm. Black and white silver print on glossy
photographic stock. £22
20.McMULLAN, Patrick. Men’s Show. Edition Stemmle,
Zurich: 2000. Photobook of images taken behind the
scenes at New York’s most important male fashion
shows. Very good with slight shelfwear to the jacket
and a gentle bend in the boards. £22
21.NELSON, Michael. A Room in Chelsea Square. Gay
Mens’ Press (Gay Modern Classics), London: 1986.
Very good in a fine jacket. £20
22.[OLD STILE PRESS, THE] The Private Library. Third
Series Volume 5:4, Winter 1982. Containing ‘The
Old Stile Press. The Printing of Nicholas McDowall,
the Art-work of J. Martin Pitts’ by Anthony Reid
but printed anonymously due to Reid’s astonishing
fit of pique about editorial changes made without
consultation at the last moment and resulting in the
addition to the article of one of the most vehement
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author-disavowals ever printed involving the removal of the author’s name and the promise that the
“farrago” will never be reprinted. In fact, it remains detailed and interesting look at the early work of
the press, in particularly the homoerotic work of J. Martin Pitts. Includes a bibliography. Softcover.
Fine. £5
23.ROFFMAN, Howard. The Edge of Reason. Bruno Gmünder, Berlin: 1995. Photobook with black and
white images from this famous photographer of stunning young men. Afterword by Donald Mader.
Softcover. Very good. £15
24.TOWNSEND, Larry. The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Masquerade Books (Badboy), New
York: 1993. Scarce paperback in which the Baker Street Irregulars have never been so irregular. Very
good with a single reading crease to the spine. £50
25.VAN SANT, Gus. 108 Portraits. Twin Palms, Santa Fe: 1992. Very good in a lightly shelfworn very
good jacket. £100
26.VON GLOEDEN, Baron Wilhelm. Male Nude, Standing. Original albumen print photograph on
paper. 23cm x 17cm. Taken at von Gloeden’s villa and using as backdrops the photographer’s
trademark tiger skin and dancing-faun amphora jar. Pasted onto mounting board with a horizontal
split (with no loss) across the centre where previously folded. The photo has other flat creases and
some chips at the edges. Fair. £350
27.VON GLOEDEN, Baron Wilhelm. Two Nude Adolescents. Original albumen print photograph on
paper. 23cm x 16cm. Pasted onto board with a 2cm horizontal split (with no loss) along the centre
line where there is a flat crease from folding. The photo has other flat creases and some chips at the
edges. Fair. £350
28.[VON GLOEDEN et. al.] Gloedeneries Caravagesque. Von Gloeden, Von Plüschow, Vincenzo Galdi.
Gallerie Au Bonheur du Jour, Paris, 2003. Limited, numbered edition of 500. Very high quality
reproductions. Softcover. Very good. £25
29.[VON GLOEDEN et. al.] Poésies Arcadiennes. Von Gloeden, Vincenzo Galdi, Von Plüschow.
Photographies fin XIXe. Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, Paris: 2005. Limited, numbered edition of
500. Small format photobook or catalogue from this enterprising gallery with very high quality
reproductions of work by these three photographers. Softcover. Very good. £25
30.WEBER, Bruce. Bruce Weber. Alfred Knopf, New York:
1989. A large format photobook of Weber’s signature work:
preppy American types, athletes and male models naked
or scantily dressed. Very good in a very good jacket with
a few minor rubs, lacks glassine outer jacket. Heavy book,
please enquire about postage. £65
31.WILDE, Oscar and Others Teleny. Gay Mens’ Press (Gay
Modern Classics), London: 1986. Very good in a very good
jacket. £25
32.WORSLEY, T. C. Fellow Travellers. Gay Men’s Press (Gay
Modern Classics), London: 1984. Fine in a fine jacket. £15
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