Paignton John (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. John Shipley Shreve Paignton Barrington (illustrator). 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Near Fine, solid crisp clean tight. One of Britain's pioneers of erotic male photography during the 1950s and '60s, Paignton persevered to overcome a repressive anti-gay British state. The books feature a selection from 40 years of photographs of male European German French English models, more black models than most beefcake photographers of the era, in studios, hotel rooms, secluded beaches, gardens and balconies. Barrington (1920-1991) with an introduction by Emmanuel Cooper. Receiving a formal art training in Paris, he was also a visual artist and sculptor, and earlier in his career worked in theatre design. Barrington began picking up and photographing men at the pool, eventually going on to establish one of the most prolific physique studios of the 20th century, during which time he probably published and distributed more full male nudes than any of his contemporaries up until the changing censorship laws in the latter part of the century Photos in black and white. Out of print, second impression, lavender cover (the first impression was a tangerine cover).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 39. Male body magazine. Original publisher's illustrated stapled covers, lettered orange. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. The final issue. John Barrington was a prominent purveyors of nude male magazines and photographs in the post-war period and at one point served a prison sentence. Slight creasing at spine, otherwise clean, very good.

PAPERBACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD. LTD ED. General wear, good gilt lettering on cover, torn base of spine, crease on cover, lightly torn DJ edges, 1000 copy limited edition, contains BW photographs, rusted staples in rear endpaper crease, overall good condition with some shelf wear imperfections DATE PUBLISHED: 1956 EDITION: LTD ED 144.

Condition: Excellent. Paignton, John (John S, Barrington, English 1920-1991). JAMES BALDWIN #10. One of a group of 10 photographs of James Baldwin, one of which was used as the Dust Jacket image for the English edition of "The Furious Passage of James Baldwin" by Fern Marja, published in 1968. Gelatin Silver print, c.9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches, 232x171 mm. Each print with a number in ink, on verso, this being #10."John Paignton was the pseudonym of John S. Barrington. Barrington is better known for his photographs of physique models published during the 1950s and 60s. After the war, he managed to get some of his earlier photos into physique magazines of the time and also started advertising at magazine kiosks in London. That's how he met Neville Woodbury, an artist and collector. Woodbury would later start an imprint that published a handful of books. In exchange for photography lessons and models supplied by Barrington he produced both Out of Sickness (with Barrington's original cover art signed 'J.S.B.') published under the Paignton moniker, and Art and Anatomy published under Barrington's actual name." (HomoFabula Blog, April 19, 2019).

Condition: Excellent. Paignton, John (John S, Barrington, English 1920-1991). JAMES BALDWIN #8. One of a group of 10 photographs of James Baldwin, one of which was used as the Dust Jacket image for the English edition of "The Furious Passage of James Baldwin" by Fern Marja, published in 1968. Gelatin Silver print, c.9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches, 232x171 mm. Each print with a number in ink, on verso, this being #8."John Paignton was the pseudonym of John S. Barrington. Barrington is better known for his photographs of physique models published during the 1950s and 60s. After the war, he managed to get some of his earlier photos into physique magazines of the time and also started advertising at magazine kiosks in London. That's how he met Neville Woodbury, an artist and collector. Woodbury would later start an imprint that published a handful of books. In exchange for photography lessons and models supplied by Barrington he produced both Out of Sickness (with Barrington's original cover art signed 'J.S.B.') published under the Paignton moniker, and Art and Anatomy published under Barrington's actual name." (HomoFabula Blog, April 19, 2019).

Condition: Excellent. Paignton, John (John S, Barrington, English 1920-1991). JAMES BALDWIN #1. One of a group of 10 photographs of James Baldwin, one of which was used as the Dust Jacket image for the English edition of "The Furious Passage of James Baldwin" by Fern Marja, published in 1968. Gelatin Silver print, c.9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches, 232x171 mm. Each print with a number in ink, on verso, this being #1."John Paignton was the pseudonym of John S. Barrington. Barrington is better known for his photographs of physique models published during the 1950s and 60s. After the war, he managed to get some of his earlier photos into physique magazines of the time and also started advertising at magazine kiosks in London. That's how he met Neville Woodbury, an artist and collector. Woodbury would later start an imprint that published a handful of books. In exchange for photography lessons and models supplied by Barrington he produced both Out of Sickness (with Barrington's original cover art signed 'J.S.B.') published under the Paignton moniker, and Art and Anatomy published under Barrington's actual name." (HomoFabula Blog, April 19, 2019).

Condition: Excellent. Paignton, John (John S, Barrington, English 1920-1991). JAMES BALDWIN #4. One of a group of 10 photographs of James Baldwin, one of which was used as the Dust Jacket image for the English edition of "The Furious Passage of James Baldwin" by Fern Marja, published in 1968. Gelatin Silver print, c.9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches, 232x171 mm. Each print with a number in ink, on verso, this being #4"John Paignton was the pseudonym of John S. Barrington. Barrington is better known for his photographs of physique models published during the 1950s and 60s. After the war, he managed to get some of his earlier photos into physique magazines of the time and also started advertising at magazine kiosks in London. That's how he met Neville Woodbury, an artist and collector. Woodbury would later start an imprint that published a handful of books. In exchange for photography lessons and models supplied by Barrington he produced both Out of Sickness (with Barrington's original cover art signed 'J.S.B.') published under the Paignton moniker, and Art and Anatomy published under Barrington's actual name." (HomoFabula Blog, April 19, 2019).