Andy Warhol (1970) by Rainer Crone
Several rare photos of Joe, including the smooching shot, Jane and Joe in Trash, a full page devoted to Flesh, plus a shirtless Joe with cigarette in hand and Ingrid Superstar and Tom Hompertz in the foreground during San Diego Surf.

Andy Warhol: A Penguin Life (2001) by Wayne Koestenbaum
Intriguing and thought-provoking reappraisal of Andy and his work.

Andy Warhol: A Retrospective by Andy Warhol (1991) and Kynaston Shine (ed)

Andy Warhol Diaries, The (1991 reprint) by Pat Hackett and Andy Warhol
Plenty of Joe entries as Andy keeps tabs from 1976 - 1987.

Andy Warhol, et al, The F.B.I. File on Andy Warhol (1988) by Margia Kramer
The F.B.I. documents relating to Lonesome Cowboys.

Andy Warhol Film Factory (1989) edited by Michael O’Pray
Mark Finch chapter on Lonesome Cowboys, David James, Tony Rayns, and Margia Kramer’s chapters include Joe, and Gary Indiana can’t forget Loves of Ondine.

Andy Warhol: Films and Paintings (1971) by Peter Gidal
Extensive treatment of Lonesome Cowboys.

Andy Warhol "Giant" Size (2006) by the Editors of Phaidon Press
A gigantic, 15-pound, nearly 17" x 13" visual and textual trove of Warholiana, providing a unique look at his life, his world, his work, and his influence. The sheer size of the tome affords us heightened appreciation of the 2000+ images. Both familiar and rare shots of Joe can be found throughout and fans shouldn't rely on the index to find him in all places.

Andy Warhol Photography (1999) by Andy Warhol (photography)

Andy Warhol 365 Takes (2004) by Staff of Andy Warhol Museum
Several takes include Joe.

Andy Warhol’s Art and Films (1981) by Patrick S. Smith
Interviews with Warhol associates, including Holly Woodlawn on Joe.

Andy Warhol’s Exposures (1979) by Andy Warhol and Bob Colacello
Horseback rides with Dick Cavett.

Andy Warhol’s Interview (2004 complete boxed set) Foreword by Sandra J Brant and Ingrid Sischy
Complete bound set of reproductions of all copies of Andy Warhol’s interView magazine, including several with Joe.

Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol, The (1971) by John Wilcock

Beefcake: The Muscle Magazines of 1950 – 1970 (1996) by F. Valentine Hooven III
A pictorial history of homoerotic muscle mags.

Bob Mizer: Athletic Model Guild (AMG): American Photography of the Male Nude 1940-1970, Vol. 7 (2006) Foreword by Dennis Bell; Introduction by David M. Hurles
Photo tribute to AMG includes two full page shots of Joe.

Bob's World: The Life and Boys of AMG's Bob Mizer (2009) by Dian Hanson
Taschen's oversized volume includes a full page Joe-in-the-shower (page 228), aerial views of the Mizer compound, insights on Mizer's persona, and both the subscriber version and Mizer's private key to the infamous model codes.

Caught in the Act: Sex and Eroticism in the Movies (1985) by David Shipman
Rare shot of Joe, Jane and Bruce during the making of Trash.

Celebrity Register (1973)
Joe merits a biographical entry.

Close-Up: A Critical Perspective on Film (1972) by Marsha Kinder and Beverle Houston
Flawed, full-chapter critical assessment of Trash.

Cult Movie Stars (1991) by Danny Peary
Attributed a “Jack Smith-influenced anti-acting style.”

Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful (1981) by Danny Peary
Detailed and thoughtful examination of Trash.

Cures: A Gay Man’s Odyssey (1991) by Martin Duberman
The tale of “Ned.”

Cut: The Unseen Cinema (1975) by Baxter Phillips
Joe as one of the new “perverse” movie stars and his potential as “a censor’s nightmare.”

Deeper into Movies (1980; 1998 reprint) by Pauline Kael
Kael’s full review of the “absurdist porno-comedy” Trash with a Joe who’s “barely alive.”

Directors and Directions: Cinema for the Seventies (1975) by John Russell Taylor
Morrissey and Warhol as filmmakers.

Encyclopedia of Film, The (1991) by James Monaco and the editors of Baseline
Joe appears in many film actor directories, of course, but this one deserves special mention for describing him as a “Tall, androgynous leading man… .”

Evidence 1944 – 1994 (1994) by Richard Avedon
The Factory triptychs.

Eyeball Compendium (2003) edited by Stephen Thrower
"Writings on sex and horror in the cinema from the pages of Eyeball Magazine, 1989-2003" includes a 1996 Paul Morrissey interview and a chapter entitled "Directed by Paul Morrissey."

Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties (2003) by Steven Watson
Fascinating social biography of the Factory personnel.

Famous for Fifteen Minutes: My Years with Andy Warhol (1988) by Isabelle Dufresne (Ultra Violet)
Memoir with Joe-mentions in Flesh and Trash; the source of the myth that he ended up making spaghetti westerns in Europe.

Film As A Subversive Art (1976) by Amos Vogel
Trash and Heat.

Films of Paul Morrissey, The (1993) by Maurice Yacowar
Academic assessments of Morrissey’s feature film work.

.45 Dangerous Minds: The Most Intense Interviews from Seconds Magazine (The Art of the Interview) (2005) edited by Steven Blush and George Petros
1999 interviews with Joe, Paul Morrissey and Holly Woodlawn nestled among conversations with poets, filmmakers, fringe dwellers, punks, musicians, artists, cultural outsiders, satanists, and serial killers.

Gay Decades, The: From Stonewall to the Present the People and Events That Shaped Gay Lives (1992) by Leigh W. Rutledge
Joe makes the calendar.

Gay Fireside Companion, The (1989) by Leigh W. Rutledge
Homage to Joe as “a fucking god.”

Gay Talk: A (Sometimes Outrageous) Dictionary of Gay Slang (aka The Queen’s Vernacular) (1972; 1979) by Bruce Rodgers
The famed entry under “nips.”

Gays and Film (1984) by Richard Dyer
Flesh.

Greg Gorman Inside Life (1996) by Greg Gorman
Joe portrait.

Greg Gorman Perspectives [2002; aka Greg Gorman: Perspectives (2000)] by Greg Gorman
Joe and Michael Dallesandro portrait, 1986.

Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986) by Danny Peary
Capsule reviews of Flesh, Trash, Andy Warhol’s Dracula and Frankenstein from the author of Cult Movies.

Hard to Imagine: Gay Male Eroticism in Photography and Film From Their Beginnings to Stonewall (1996) by Thomas Waugh
Extensively researched, thoroughly fascinating volume includes Joe’s role in the evolution of homoerotic imagery.

High on Rebellion: Inside the Underground at Max’s Kansas City (1998) by Yvonne Sewall Ruskin
Interesting text, but glaringly bogus photo identified as Joe Dallesandro.

History of World Cinema, The (1974) by David Robinson
Flesh and a rare Joe-and-the-baby photo.

Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up (1990; 1999) by Bob Colacello
First-hand account of Andy and the Factory with lots of Joe material, particularly covering Trash, Heat, Frankenstein and Dracula.

Icons & Idols: A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Arts 1960 – 1995 (1998) by Jack Mitchell
Gorgeous shirtless shot with headband and Mitchell's delightful insight on working with Joe.

Idol Worship: A Shameless Celebration of Male Beauty in the Movies (2003; 2005 revised and updated second edition) by Michael Ferguson
Joe is among 96 pretty boy actors profiled over a century of cinema.

Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video (1996 revised edition) by Raymond Murray
The Morrissey/Warhol films are profiled in this valuable encyclopedia.

In or Out: Gay and Straight Celebrities Talk About Themselves and Each Other (2000) by Boze Hadleigh
A trio of lifted quotes from Joe.

Joe Dallesandro: Warhol Superstar, Underground Film Icon, Actor (2011) by Michael Ferguson
The revised, updated and expanded edition of the out-of-print Little Joe, Superstar, this is the authorized examination of Joe's film and television career.

Legends: The World’s Sexiest Men, Vol. 1 (1991) by John Patrick
Joe is given the John Patrick treatment.

Life and Death of Andy Warhol, The (1989) by Victor Bockris
(Edited) American edition of Bockris’ Warhol: A Biography, with plenty of Joe citations, including material on the making of all of the films (San Diego Surf, too).

Little Joe, Superstar: The Films of Joe Dallesandro (1998) by Michael Ferguson
The authorized and now out-of-print look at his life and career.

Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement (1994) edited by Mark Thompson
Flesh premieres.

Low Life in High Heels, A: The Holly Woodlawn Story (1991) by Holly Woodlawn and Jeff Copeland
Great book, with Holly detailing the making of Trash and working with Joe in Chapter 8.

Male Nude, The (2000; 2005) by David Leddick
One of Joe’s famed Scavullo nudes.

Malle on Malle (1996) edited by Philip French
Section on the making of Black Moon and the casting of Joe.

Man to Man: A History of Gay Photography (2007) by Pierre Borhan
Full page (78) devoted to "Joe Dallesandro: Superstar Pin-Up" in this bountifully illustrated (occasionally sexually explicit) array of male imagery.

Medium Cool: The Movies of the 1960s (1990) by Ethan Mordden
Lonesome Cowboys, Flesh and Trash.

Midnight Movies (1983; 1991) by J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum
Assessing Trash in the section on drag.

Modern Horror Film, The (1990) by John McCarty
Blood for Dracula gets its recognition here.

Movie Buff Checklist: A History of Male Nudity in the Movies (1989; 1991; 1996) by Marvin Jones
Campfire Video’s guide to naked men in the movies.

Movies for a Desert Isle: Forty-Two Well-Known Film Lovers in Search of Their Favorite Movie (1987) by Ellen Oumano
Paul Morrissey contributes a chapter, moving from Richard III to Joe Dallesandro, Matt Dillon and Brooke Shields.

Movies of the Sixties (1983) edited by Ann Lloyd
Peter Gidal on Trash.

Naked Men Too: Liberating the Male Nude 1950 – 2000 (2000) by David Leddick
Taking his rightful place among famous and great male nudes, Joe can be seen in an AMG photo and a Scavullo. There’s also a biographical blurb and contemporary head shot.

Nightmare Movies (A Critical Guide to Horror Films) (1988; 1989) by Kim Newman
Frankenstein and Dracula.

Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film (1990; 2002) by Richard Dyer and (revised edition with) Julianne Pidduck
Lonesome Cowboys.

Off-Hollywood Movies: A Film Lover’s Guide (1989) by Richard Skorman
Trash goes unappreciated while Flesh and Heat are skipped entirely.

Overlook Film Encyclopedia of Horror, The (1986; 1994; 1995) edited by Phil Hardy
Frank, Drac, The Gardener, and Killer Nun, too. Irresponsibly endorsed the myth that Antonio Margheriti actually directed Frank and Drac, a falsehood left uncorrected in subsequent editions.

Philosophy of Andy Warhol, The: From A to B and Back Again (1975) by Pat Hackett and Andy Warhol
Andy says everyone knows Joe in Italy.

Photographs: Annie Leibovitz 1970 – 1990 (1992) by Annie Leibovitz
Includes Joe and Joe, Jr. photo seen on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Physique: A Pictorial History of the Athletic Model Guild (1982) edited by Winston Leyland
Out-of-print volume with loads of great photos and a brief history of AMG.

Pictorial History of Sex in Films (1976) by Parker Tyler
Tyler’s poetic prose, with an appearance by Joe.

Pop Out: Queer Warhol (1996) edited by Jennifer Doyle (Editor), Jonathan Flatley (Editor), Jose Esteban Munoz
Hustler-Joe in Flesh and wrestler-Joe in Loves of Ondine.

POPism: The Warhol Sixties (1980) by Andy Warhol and Pat Hackett
Andy remembers meeting Joe, making Lonesome Cowboys, San Diego Surf, and Flesh.

Queer Movie Poster Book, The (2004) by Jenni Olson
Lonesome Cowboys one-sheet.

Rolling Stone: The Complete Covers (2005) by Fred Woodward and Jann S. Wenner
Joe and baby Joe, Jr. on their April 15, 1971 cover.

Scavullo: Francesco Scavullo Photographs 1948 – 1984 (1984) by Francesco Scavullo
Joe and the Baby (from Flesh); Joe in the background of a smoking Sylvia Miles.

Scavullo Nudes (2000) by David Leddick
Sylvia Miles sucking on Joe’s finger.

Screening the Sexes: Homosexuality in the Movies (1972) by Parker Tyler
The flamboyant poet/critic takes on Flesh, Trash, and Joe the hustler.

Stargazer: The Life, World & Films of Andy Warhol (1973; 1974; 1985; 1991) by Stephen Koch
An entire chapter devoted to Lonesome Cowboys and lots of heady Joe stuff in “The Sexual Politician.”

Strapped for Cash: A History of American Hustler Culture (2003) by Mack Friedman
Both cover boy and entry in this unusual socio-sexual history of the male hustler.

Take My Advice: Letters to the Next Generation from People Who Know a Thing or Two (2002) Collected by James L. Harmon
Joe contributes an essay entitled “If You Have to be Beautiful.”

Tennessee: Cry of the Heart (1985) by Dotson Rader
Tennessee Williams and a helping hand from Joe.

Trash: A Queer Film Classic (2009) by Jon Davies
Entry in the Arsenal Pulp Press series adds little substance to what has already been written and doesn't make the case for Trash being a "queer" film, let alone a "Queer Film Classic."

Underground Film: A Critical History (1969; 1995) by Parker Tyler
Joe as underground motif and hustler.

Warhol (1989) by David Bourdon
Exhaustive volume crammed full with info, including detailed accounts of all the Joe Warhol/Morrissey films. A must-have.

Warhol Look, The (1997) edited by Mark Francis
Photo devotions and Joe as fashion icon (Factory to Calvin Klein ads).

Warhol: The Biography (1988; 1997) by Victor Bockris
The unexpurgated British version of the book re-published in the United States as The Life and Death of Andy Warhol, with more on Joe.

When the Lights Go Down (1980; 1998) by Pauline Kael
Kael takes on the “meandering, enigmatic, post-apocalypse fantasy” Black Moon with “no obsessive quality in the disordered vision, and no wit. It’s deadly.”

World Film Directors – Vol. 2 1945 – 1985 (1988) edited by John Wakeman
Within lengthy Warhol entry, Morrissey’s films and Joe’s roles in them are discussed.