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Lot 211

[GAY INTEREST]. [STEWARD, Sam (1909-1993), illustrator]. SPRING, Justin (b. 1962). An Obscene Diary. The Visual World of Sam Steward. [N.p.: Antinous

Estimate: $300 - $500
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$150

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[GAY INTEREST]. [STEWARD, Sam (1909-1993), illustrator]. SPRING, Justin (b. 1962). An Obscene Diary. The Visual World of Sam Steward. [N.p.: Antinous Press/Elysium Press, 2010]. 4to. Profusely illustrated with Steward's drawings and photographs. Unpaginated. Publisher's black cloth backstrip over pictorial boards, publisher's pictorial slipcase. 

Condition

Minor occasional rubbing, soiling to slipcase. Fine. STATED FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 1,000 PRINTED COPIES OF THIS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR NON-FICTION IN 2010. Sam Steward (also known as Phil Andros and Phil Sparrow) was a tattoo artist and pornographer, who kept a secret diary of his sexual experiences. He was the official tattoo artist of the Hell's Angels. 

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