Hard Corps: Studies in Leather & Sadomasochism

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Unpaginated., 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine, publisher's stiff illustrated silver paper wraps with minor shelf wear and slight curling.  Incredible document of the BDSM scene in the mid-1970s. Michael Grumley and his partner, Robert Ferro, were founding members of the gay men s writing group The Violet Quill; which included Edmund White, Felice Picano, Andrew Holleran, George Whitmore, and others. Photos by Ed Gallucci, frequent contributor to Penthouse, Playboy, and Rolling Stone.