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Gay History and Vintage Subculture: Lot Comprising an Original Photograph Album and the Documentary Booklet ”Filth” (1980s–1990s) - Gay history and vintage subculture: lot comprising an original photograph album and the documentary booklet ”Filth, ” 1980s–1990s. The lot includes: 1. A personal and comprehensive vintage photograph album: an album containing dozens of original photographs (silver prints, Polaroids, and color photographs), meticulously documented and annotated in manuscript with the names of the subjects, location, and year of the photograph (ranging from the early 1980s to the 1990s). The photographs document figures and events: erotic scenes, fetish and complex BDSM scenes, as well as artistic and intimate portraits of men in various cities around the world (such as New York, Dallas, Munich, and Heidelberg). Each page of the album is accompanied by small printed captions identifying the subject and the year (for example: ”Lucky, Krefeld Germany 1990”; ”Ken, New York 1983”). The album is almost entirely full, with only a few blank pages.  2. The booklet FILTH – An S.T.H. Chap-Book : a sought-after and rare collectible presenting stories and personal testimonies (True Homosexual Experiences). The booklet was published as part of the cultural and independent press project of S.T.H. (Stonewall Third International / Straight to Hell), founded by the noted American activist and writer John Richmond (John Poculino). A highly significant literary-historical item in the history of underground gay literature of the last century. In good to very good condition: moderate yellowing to the album pages; light scorch marks to the booklet.  2.96 kg.