marlowe kenneth (21 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Paperback, outside back and front in fair to good condition, binder in fair to good condition, Main Text and Pages of Main Text in good condition. Appears to be used college Text, Some signs of water damages(pages inside of front cover, Title page to page 1), No signs of writing, No signs of underlining, No signs of markings, and No signs of highlighting. Pages very readable.

paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: NONE. Ed. 1970. Pages have a heavy old book odor but pages are clean, unmarked with a tight spine. Shelfwear. Foxing and tanning on all page edges and first five pages. Full-length crease next to spine front cover.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Some discoloration & page toning commensurate with age.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 319 pages. cover worn, text water stained.

copertina morbida. Zustand: buone. BRODEY KENNETH SMITH PAUL (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reading crease and fading to spine. Darkening to pages. Crease to bottom corner of front cover and first twenty pages.

unknown_binding. Zustand: Good.

Paperback (VG-, tired); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards show signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Introduction by Dr. Leonard A. Lowag. "A Word from T. C. Jones." Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Lacking the dust jacket. Very good condition. Selling Used and Rare books online since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; Black-and-white photographs; 8vo.; 246 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 158p black paperback yellow lettering, nice clean copy. first edition: Dozens of Behind-Closed-Doors Case Histories Reveal Every Hidden Facets of a Secret Twilight World of Sex. Language: English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. 246pp; [16] b&w plates. Glued binding. Mustard textured paper over boards; dust jacket. Scattered foxing to texblock edges; short split to paper at head of spine. Good to very good in unclipped ("$5.95") jacket with foxing to interior, short closed tear at head of spine. Autobiography of American exotic dancer, hairdresser, and LGBTQ advocate Kenneth Marlowe (1926-1980), who in 1975 transitioned to Katherine "Kate" Marlowe Bies; details, among other things, Marlowe's sexual coming of age as a gay man, career as a female impersonator, and life as a sex-worker, particularly as the "madam" of a male brothel. Introduction by Leonard A. Lowag; foreword by T. C. Jones. N.B. This copy apparently a later state of the first edition, differing from other copies we've handled in its textured paper boards (as opposed to gray cloth) and glued binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: NF. First Edition. Presumed first edition with no statement of printing on the copyright page. 8vo in cloth with dust jacket. 246 pp. NF/NF. Excellent condition with minimal wear. Original $5.95 price is intact on flap. Previous owner's address stamp on the bottom of the title page and again on the last page of the text, otherwise clean interior. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

4°, Broschiert. Zustand: Sehr gut. 79 Seiten : mit Abbildungen Kult US Homosexual Lifestyle Erotic Magazine; fast neuwertiges Exemplar der äußerst seltenen Ausgabe Vol. 1 No. 1; laminiertes Cover leicht lagerspurig und altersgemäß noch sehr gut; hinterer Deckel mit sehr kleiner (herstellungsbedingter) Verfärbung; insgesamt Papier innen nur gering altersbedingt nachgedunkelt und sehr gut erhalten; schönes und sammelwürdiges Exemplar des seltenen Titels B16-02-04A Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 951.

Paperback. Zustand: New.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Marlowe, Kenneth. The male homosexual. First UK edition. London: Ben's Books, 1968. A Medco Book. Paperback, VG. Light rubbing and a few small marks to covers. Binding strong. 157pp. + publisher advertisements. Horizontal crease to pp. 138-142, and a few pencilled words on the inside back cover. Contents clean and bright. "An unflinching revelation of every aspect of male homosexuality". Kenneth Marlowe was an oft-overlooked trailblazer in LGBTQ history. Described as one of mid-century America's gayest and most openly homosexual personalities, Marlowe took on many roles in life. Kenneth was private hairdresser to the stars; the madam of a notorious gay prostitution ring in Hollywood; an author; a hustler; a female impersonator; a private in the U.S. Army; a call boy; a Christian missionary, a mortuary cosmetologist; a newspaper columnistand for the final decade of an incredibly lived life, Marlowe was a woman, having transitioned to become Kate Marlowe. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First UK Edition. An unflinching revelation of every aspect of male homosexuality. Dozens of Behind Closed Doors Case Histories Reveal Hidden Facets of Twilight World of Sex. First UK Edition. Medco / Ben's Books Ltd, London 1968. 157 + 3pp adverts pb pict yellow/pink covers, spine creased, pages beginning to brown, good.

Octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 246pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, moderate creasing to flaps).

Stapled Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Warunkiw, Al Steve (illustrator). First Edition. Wraps (PB) in puckering purple. In very good minus condition with wear and one fold to back cover. Couple of light spots inside front cover. Surprisingly frank and funny cartoons about the gay lifestyle. Includes one of two men being married, which in 1966, was almost as far off as jetpacks. Curious little piece of early gay liberation literature. Rare and collectable for any historian or aficionado of the movement. 50 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. First edition (no statement). Hardcover. 246 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Inroduction by Dr. Leonard A. Lowag. Fine but with a previous owner name and address on the front free endpaper. In bright, crisp dust jacket, touch of toning to the white top edges. Autobiographical acount by the almost-forgotten pioneer of the LGTBQ movement, Kenneth/Kate Marlowe. Among other career paths, Marlowe worked as a female impersonator at the Club My-O-My in New Orleans in the 1960s, a place where the drag queen performers would mix with the guests and hustle tables; he was a Hollywood hairdresser; he wass was the "queen bee" or "madam" of a notorious gay prostitution ring in Hollywood; a soldier in the U.S. Army; and during the last decade of his life transitioned into a female. A scarce title in the genre. His life story, based on this autobiography, was adapted into an Off-Broadway play, "Make Me Gorgeous!" which open ed in a limited run in 2023.