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LARRY TOWNSEND (1930-2008) Large collection of BDSM works compiled or authored by the Drummer magazine founder.
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$1,000 - $1,500
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$850
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LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History
Description
LARRY TOWNSEND (1930-2008)
Large collection of BDSM works compiled or authored by the Drummer magazine founder.
Approximately 144 volumes, most of them about 280x210 mm; 11x8½ inches, with some duplication but many dozens of different titles. Los Angeles, CA, circa 1972-1991.
105 quarto paperbacks (magazine-sized) plus 4 octavo paperback reprints of Townsend's seminal "Leatherman's Handbook" and "Leatherman's Handbook II."
35 serial anthologies edited by Townsend and his successors, in 3 binders, including "A Treasury of S&M," "Leatherman's Workbook," "Anthology of S&M," and "Potporri of S&M."
Provenance: The collection of Charles "Chuck" Renslow (1929-2017), co-owner of Chicago's Gold Coast bar; publisher of the magazines Triumph, Rawhide, and Mars; and founder of the long-running International Mr. Leather contest and the Leather Archives and Museum. He is a member of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame and the Leather Hall of Fame.
Large collection of BDSM works compiled or authored by the Drummer magazine founder.
Approximately 144 volumes, most of them about 280x210 mm; 11x8½ inches, with some duplication but many dozens of different titles. Los Angeles, CA, circa 1972-1991.
105 quarto paperbacks (magazine-sized) plus 4 octavo paperback reprints of Townsend's seminal "Leatherman's Handbook" and "Leatherman's Handbook II."
35 serial anthologies edited by Townsend and his successors, in 3 binders, including "A Treasury of S&M," "Leatherman's Workbook," "Anthology of S&M," and "Potporri of S&M."
Provenance: The collection of Charles "Chuck" Renslow (1929-2017), co-owner of Chicago's Gold Coast bar; publisher of the magazines Triumph, Rawhide, and Mars; and founder of the long-running International Mr. Leather contest and the Leather Archives and Museum. He is a member of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame and the Leather Hall of Fame.
