These are two rare unread, vintage and out of print paperbacks titled THE GAY BOOK OF LISTS published and distributed by ALYSON PUBLICATIONS in 1987 and The First Official GAY HANDBOOK, Manual for Quiche Eaters published and distributed by Turnbull & Willoughby; First Edition (1983). See photos for condition.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL GAY HANDBOOK
By Hudson Brown
160 pages in length
"Oh Mary … this book is faaabulous!!" This Book could be Hazardous to your Heterosexuality!
"Touchy" Subjects: Tea Dancing. Beefcake, Drag Bars and Personal Columns, The Ultimate Cruise Body Types including Eduardo the Ectomorph.
Cruising on Dry Land: A Bar Attenders Guide. Where the Boys are.
Territorial Rights and Wrongs, Christopher Street - New York, Broadway - Chicago, Hollywood Blvd. San Francisco The Pines Fire Island, Anystreet U.S.A
Uniform Behavior: Leather to LaCoste. Dragging Things Out. The Handkerchief Code; Camp-in and Camp out, Halloween: All Skirts Day
Telling the World: "Mom ... I've got Good News and Bad News
Introducing Bruce: Born with an Art Deco Spoon, Ruffles on his Rompers, Designer Crib Sheets
The Hormone Years: Off to Camp (His First Fabulous Uniform). Light Petting. Pride and Groom
Cruising to Adulthood: Bruce's Matinee. The Leather Forecast. Personal Ads and Body Types. Dream Bars
Fabulous Chilli Pepper
Also: Happily Ever After: Together at Last, A Day in the Life of Bruce and Jean-Pierre
Including: Camp-Ins and Camp-Outs: Pia Zadora or Eleanor Roosevelt, Who's Hot and Who's Not, Bloomies of a Different Color, Bruce's Fabulous Brunch Recipe Contest.
The Parties of the Party Bruce's Cocktail Bash, Guests: Ins and Outs, Conversational Gambits, Topical Tidbits, The Wine List and the Whine List.
Ludes and Interludes. The All-Important Closet and the Almost-as-Important Medicine Chest. Bookstore Browsing, Poetry, GQ and Architectural Digest, New York, Key West and Lichtenstein.
GAY BOOK OF LISTS
By Leigh W. Rutledge
214 pages in length
“Ever wondered which of your favorite actors have shucked their clothes for a camera? Curious about which cities have the most gay bars in the U.S.? Want to know how long famous gay and lesbian relationships lasted?
The Gay Book of Lists can answer these questions, and many more.
Leigh Rutledge has compiled this fascinating, informative and highly entertaining collection of lists that range from the historical (6 gay or bisexual popes) to the political (17 outspoken anti-gay politicians) and the outrageous (16 famous men, all reputedly very well-hung).
Reading The Gay Book of Lists is like eating Lay's potato chips. Betcha can't stop at just one list. The book can't fail to cause laugh-out-loud reactions in any gay man who reads it. - Out magazine
Just leaf through it and randomly uncover some fascinating knowledge about ourselves and our place in the world. - Bay Area Reporter
The Gay Book of Lists is wildly entertaining, at times even salacious. - George Hadley-Garcia