Editore: Berkeley: City Miner Magazine, 1977
Da: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Important late-seventies Bay Area community magazine, this issue includes features and cover devoted to "Women on Prostitution." Unmarked copy, bound with two covers (duplicate), minor wear, typical toning to newsprint stock. Not Signed.
paperback. Condizione: Good. Stated first printing, May, 1989. 5 pages of limited underlining and marginalia. Minor residue on rear cover, a few creases and minor edge-wear. Crease along spine. Paperback. (1h).
Editore: The Realist, New York, 1972
Da: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Magazine. Standard Format and Size. Cover and insides printed on newsprint. 50 cent cover price. 32 pages. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed. Photos available upon request.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Cape Foundation Publications, San Francisco, CA, 2006
ISBN 10: 0965941582 ISBN 13: 9780965941587
Da: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 327 pages, 4to. No DJ. SIGNED by the author Dick Boyd on title page. Minor shelfwear, light tanning along page edges. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Signed by Author(s).
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Cape Foundation Publications, San Francisco, CA, 2006
ISBN 10: 0965941582 ISBN 13: 9780965941587
Da: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 327 pages, 4to. No DJ. SIGNED by the author Dick Boyd on title page. Also SIGNED and inscribed by metal artist Imogen "Tex" Gieling on title page. Minor shelfwear, light tanning along page edges. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition. Signed by Author(s).
Editore: Seen Sal Inc. for Victoria C. Woodhull Foundation; Tea Lautrec, San Francisco, 1979
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Arte / Stampa / Poster
Poster. 23x29 inch poster for the series of events held in Hollywood, New York and San Francisco as fundraisers for the prostitution legalization organization; design by Randy Tuten and Daddy Bread (Bill Bostedt); fine condition. Untrimmed, with color registers still present at edges. In other years this was advertised as the Hookers Ball.
Editore: Margo St. James, San Francisco, 1979
Prima edizione Copia autografata
Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL poster for the 1979 "MARGO ST. JAMES' SAN FRANCISCO MASQUERADE BALL". SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by the poster designer Randy Tuten: "To Peter, Thaks / Randy Tuten". Linen-backed. 20" x 28", plus a white linen border. Margo St. James (1937-2021) was wrongly convicted of prostitution in San Francisco, and thereafter founded "COYOTE" (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics", a sex workers union. To finance Coyote, St. James produced a series of dances, including this 1979 "Masquerade Ball", a version of which was held in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Francisco. A Near Fine copy, now expertly linen-backed for restoration and ease of handling.
Editore: Associated Students Program Commission, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1975
Da: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Condizione: Near Fine. Margo St. James founded the organization C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). The bulk of COYOTE's records are archived at Harvard University [in the Schlesinger Library]. An American self-described prostitute and international activist on and for sex workers rights. Founder and headliner of the [in]famous "HOOKERS' MASQUERADE BALLS" in San Francisco. St. James ran for President of the United States, as a Republican, in 1980 and for San Francisco Board of County Supervisors in the late 1990s. She was married to Paul Avery (investigative journalist notably of Zodiac killer and Patti Hearst) until his death in 2000. She was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco. A remarkable and powerful figure in the women's movement and sex workers' rights. [Margo St. James COYOTE poster for 1975 talk at Western Washington University, Arntzen Hall.]. Near fine. 17" x11" Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Red on tan paper.
Editore: Margo St. James for Supervisor [1996], [San Francisco], 1996
Da: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Original poster, with text and image offset printed in red, black, and grey on white poster stock, measuring 48.25cm x 63.5cm (19" x 25"). Some handling and wear, a few discreet staple holes, tape remnants and adhesive-pull to extremities, with a shallow loss to upper edge at center, and and some brief writing in pen along the lower margin; Very Good. Humorous original 1996 campaign poster for Margo St. James's bid for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. "Although her 1980 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination had been an activist stunt, her 1996 run for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors was for real, and she came in seventh out of 28 candidates in the race for six at-large seats. When one seat was later vacated, then-Mayor Willie Brown refused to appoint her, instead choosing now-governor Gavin Newsome" (The Bay Area Reporter, January 16, 2021). 88390.
Editore: Trina Robbins, 1978
Da: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Condizione: Near Fine. Unique. Unique. Trina Robbins painted 'Bare Breasted Coyote Woman' for Margo St. James and it comes from Margo's personal collection. Margo St. James founded the organization C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). The bulk of COYOTE's records are archived at Harvard University [in the Schlesinger Library]. An American self-described prostitute and international activist on and for sex workers rights. Founder and headliner of the [in]famous "HOOKERS' MASQUERADE BALLS" in San Francisco. St. James ran for President of the United States, as a Republican, in 1980 and for San Francisco Board of County Supervisors in the late 1990s. She was married to Paul Avery (investigative journalist notably of Zodiac killer and Patti Hearst) until his death in 2000. She was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco. A remarkable and powerful figure in the women's movement and sex workers' rights. Trina Robbins "was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first few female artists in that movement." A cartoonist and historian, Robbins has a long history of creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists. In 1969, she designed the costume for the character Vampirella for artist Frank Frazetta in Vampirella #1. More significantly, in the early 1980s, Robbins became the first woman to draw Wonder Woman comics. Light, even toning, else bright and clean. Original acrylic on stiff board; unframed. 14.75x13". Signed by the artist.
Editore: San Francisco, CA, 1975
Da: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Framed. Condizione: Fine. Unique. Unique. Framed. The original drawing by Trina Robbins of a board game embodying Margo St. James' life and activities. From Margo's private library. Trina Robbins is the renowned American comics artist, writer and "herstorian". "She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in underground comix when she started. She worked at the feminist underground newspaper It Ain't Me, Babe. She subsequently established the first all-woman comic book titled It Ain't Me Babe Comix. She became increasingly involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists, through projects such as the comics anthology Wimmen's Comix. She won a Special Achievement Award from the San Diego Comic Con in 1989 for her work on Strip AIDS U.S.A." She was the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. Margo St. James founded the organization C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). The bulk of COYOTE's records are archived at Harvard University [in the Schlesinger Library]. An American self-described prostitute and international activist on and for sex workers rights. Founder and headliner of the [in]famous "HOOKERS' MASQUERADE BALLS" in San Francisco. St. James ran for President of the United States, as a Republican, in 1980 and for San Francisco Board of County Supervisors in the late 1990s. She was married to Paul Avery (investigative journalist notably of Zodiac killer and Patti Hearst) until his death in 2000. She was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco. A remarkable and powerful figure in the women's movement and sex workers' rights. Bright and clean. Red metal frame, black and red beveled matting. Approx 13x10" image size and 18x15" framed. Black pen and ink.
Editore: San Francisco, CA, 2006
Da: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Fine. Unique. Unique. Phil Frank original cartoon drawing, Shield of St. James, done in pen and ink and signed with inscription by Frank, "To Margo - Long may your banner wave!" Sex Pots Extension ["Text: Margo St. James] signed by Mark Bode. Sex Pot: A True Story, signed by Bode and St. James. From Margo's private library. Margo St. James founded the organization C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). The bulk of COYOTE's records are archived at Harvard University [in the Schlesinger Library]. An American self-described prostitute and international activist on and for sex workers rights. Founder and headliner of the [in]famous "HOOKERS' MASQUERADE BALLS" in San Francisco. St. James ran for President of the United States, as a Republican, in 1980 and for San Francisco Board of County Supervisors in the late 1990s. She was married to Paul Avery (investigative journalist notably of Zodiac killer and Patti Hearst) until his death in 2000. She was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco. A remarkable and powerful figure in the women's movement and sex workers' rights. One shows mount tabs in the corners, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Two in black and white, one in full color. 13.25x10" [Sex Pot: A True Story]; 11x8.5" [Sex Pot Extention]; 4.75x13.25" [Shield of St. James]. Signed by artists and Sex Pot by Margo, as well.
Data di pubblicazione: 1975
Da: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Photograph. Condizione: Fine. Unique. Unique. Photograph. Margo St. James, topless, reading The Liberal Elite. An extraordinary image. Margo St. James founded the organization C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). The bulk of COYOTE's records are archived at Harvard University [in the Schlesinger Library]. An American self-described prostitute and international activist on and for sex workers rights. Founder and headliner of the [in]famous "HOOKERS' MASQUERADE BALLS" in San Francisco. St. James ran for President of the United States, as a Republican, in 1980 and for San Francisco Board of County Supervisors in the late 1990s. She was married to Paul Avery (investigative journalist notably of Zodiac killer and Patti Hearst) until his death in 2000. She was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco. A remarkable and powerful figure in the women's movement and sex workers' rights. Very minor toning, else bright, and clean. Silver gelatin print, matte surface, mounted. 14x10.75.