roman conquests
scandalously inscribed, 1983.
samuel morris steward, better known by his pseudonyms phil andros and phil sparrow, was an american tattoo artist, pornographer, and prolific diarist. steward meticulously documented his sexual experiences, keeping extensive secret journals and statistical records of his encounters. his writings, published under the phil andros persona, became an important part of the gay literary scene.
in the 1960s, steward began publishing his erotica in magazines under the name phil andros. early works explored themes of rough trade, sadomasochistic sex, and the racial and power dynamics in interracial male sexual encounters. he released his first story collection, $TUD, in 1966. by the late 60s, steward expanded into pulp pornographic novels, often using the character of phil andros—a hustler navigating a world of erotic adventures—as his narrator.
in "roman conquests," andros embarks on a passionate journey through golden rome. a romantic, symbolic encounter on the deathbed of the poet john keats leads to a culminating moment two weeks later at keats’ grave. in between, andros experiences a series of erotic encounters across the city: a bersagliere at the train station, a carabiniere in black boots, a sweaty plasterer on a scaffold, a marchetta adventurer, a street gamin with the body of an adonis, a sexton with a sense for ritual, a sailor who surprises him at the colosseum, and a metropolitano who takes him in tow.
san francisco: perineum press. isbn: isbn: 0-912516-76-3. 8.5x5.35". 154 pages. softcover. bound in paperwrappers. book condition: mild shelf wear, stain to foot of spine. near fine-. Item #1134
Price: $750.00
