Athletic Model Guild Bob Mizer (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Winter 1957 edition of Physique Pictorial has a damage and a tear to the right edge of cover, darkened edges, corner wear. Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild, AMG, was started in 1945 and focused on the beauty of men. Rear cover art by noted gay artist Quaintance. 32 pages, black and white illustrations. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. April 1961 issue of Physique Pictorial features front and rear covers, one interior illustration by Tom of Finland. A little browned around the edges, clean and nice. Bob Mizer founded Athletic Model Guild, AMG, 1945 and focused on the beauty of men. 32 pages, black and white. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

paperback. Condition: As New. 31 page of gay photographs, circa 1957, is in near fine condition. Cover and one interior page by Tom of Finland, other artists featured include: George Quaintance, William M. MacLane and of course great photography by the pioneering Bob Mizer of Athletic Model Guild. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

Magazine. 64p. includes covers, 6x9 inches, photos, self-help, exercises, equipment, events, ads, good digest size bodybuilding magazine in worn and chipped stapled pictorial wraps. Large corner piece missing from front cover. As is.

Condition: Very Good. Los Angeles, CA: Athletic Model Guild (AMG), [ca. 1954]. Single sheet Bulletin 46 from September 1, 1954; three single-sheet order forms; typed letter from a customer with order details; clipped signature and index card; bulletin supplement detailing AMG's new "nickel" and "dime" plans, along with highlights of upcoming albums, usually featuring certain models, though a wrestling album is also mentioned. Rubbing to edges and minor nicks; mail folds to all; overall Very Good. A detail-rich cache of material from Bob Mizer's pioneering photo studio of male physical culture. Consistent with the times, there is no explicit reference to homosexuality or homoeroticism, though in the bulletin supplement a section entitled "Regarding Nudes" explains: The [Post Office's] latest outrageous infringement on citizen's rights has been to open and confiscate and allegedly destroy even physique photos in g-strings as well as to intimidate us by asking S&H and Iron Man to withdraw our advertising. The eventual aim of these prudes is to eventually outlaw even the physique magazines themselves. The confiscation can only occur on parcel post mail so we will use only first class mailing for all photos. We do not have and do not expect to have nudes for sale." Though the Bob Mizer Foundation in Los Angeles contains a very large archive of material that is still being cataloged, we were only able to locate a few later issues of the bulletin at Texas A&M.