Search Results: Erotica from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

No place: no publisher, no date [1977]. Poster on light paper measuring 22 inches by 17 inches, printed in red & black, with illustrations from photographs featuring the semi nude Manouk, apparently "Miss Yoga." Signed in print "Coyote 77."Horizontal creasing, half inch tear along the left side now repaired on the verso with archival tissue, short color break along bottom crease, lightly soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good & quite visually compelling. Although the history of the sexy Manouk remains a mystery, we think "2 in 1" may imply a drag performer. Additionally, we are intrigued by the artist' signature & can't help but wonder if there is some connection to Margo St. James, founder of Coyote, the sex workers organization also known as "Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics." Regardless, a lovely poster which would add grace & elegance to any decor.

Hollywood, California: Twilight Pub., (1970). First edition., Small octavo (7.75" x 5.25"), 162 pages plus 12 unnumbered pages providing "Glossary of exual Terms," with 63 frequently graphic plates from photographs within the pagination (many in color). Publisher's pictorial card covers. OCLC locates a single copy at, natch, Indiana University's Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex as of 6/12/2023.
Brief edge wear, some creasing, lightly rubbed, otherwise very good.
"A manual on total sexual satisfaction from preliminary play to total fulfillment."

No place, The Collector's Library, no date, (ca. 1950's). 24mo (5.5" x 4.25"), 32 pages including 5 full page explicit illustrations from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, pale blue paper wraps, stapled.
Crudely printed causing ghosting & portions of text to be light but not illegible, lightly soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise very good.
"Joyce had neither been a virgin or a fool when she married. She had taken George for better or worse and so far she quietly admitted to herself it had been much worse ..."
Quite like those spurious imprints from the 40s with "illustrations from life," we have been unable to locate any other examples of this title or imprint

San Francisco: Silent Pictures Press, (2000). First edition. Small square folio, 114 unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated in color from photographs. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver on the spine & in blind on the upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket. A couple of shallow ripples at the front pastedown (production error), otherwise fine in fine dust jacket. "It is no mean feat to have made manifest, aspects of of effort and movement that dwell purely in the ephemeral I admire each image separately, but I take even greater pleasure in the need and longing they reveal - the need to escape the tedious exigencies of the of the concrete world and search after what can't be known" ~Jock Sturges, excerpted from the text

Los Angeles, California: Melrose Publishing Company, (1984). Los Angeles, California: Melrose Publishing Company, Inc, (1984) First Edition Folio (1325" x 95"), 134 & [2] pages], illustrations throughout in color from photographs Publisher's original black cloth embossed in blind on the upper cover & lettered in red on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket Hint of residue from a small removed label evident at the front free endpaper, otherwise Fine in Very Good or better dust jacket with a slight soft creasing along the top edge of the front panel Sexy, bizarre, & surreal images by Art Kane who committed suicide in 1995

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brown & Bigelow, [1948]. First edition. Folio (14" x 9"), 13 leaves printed recto only in color on thick paper. Publisher's plastic comb binding.
Lightly toned & soiled, brief wear at comb binding, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or better.
A splendid bevy of scantily clad beauties, one for each month of the year!
"From the sketch pad of Freeman Elliot, a new discovery among portrayers of the tantalizing torso, these pages come to you. Their appeal is timeless ... as old as the pyramids ... as modern as the cyclotron ..." 
~George E. Harvey, excerpted from the text.

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brown & Bigelow, [1945]. First edition. Folio (14" x 9"), 13 leaves printed recto only in color on thick paper. Publisher's plastic comb binding
Lightly toned & soiled, moderate wear at comb binding, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or better.
A splendid bevy of scantily clad beauties, one for each month of the year!
"Is my turban disturban'?"

Chicago, Illinois: Playboy Press, Four volumes, Numbers 3, 4, 6, & 8, 1969, 1970, 1972, & 1975.First editions. Quartos (11" x 8"), variously paginated, profusely illustrated. Publisher's original pictorial light card covers.
Modest edge wear, light soiling, Marilyn Monroe centerfold with crease & short tear, otherwise Verry Good or better.
Includes interviews with Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro, Ralph Nader, Sam Peckinpah, & others, contributions by James Baldwin, Vladimir Nabokov, Ray Bradbury, etc., pin up art by Alberto Vargas, Kurtzman & Elder's magnificent Little Annie Fanny comic strip, plus, of course, fine art female nude photography featuring Marilyn Monroe, Ursula Andress, the "Girls of Munich," & more!

New York: Arlington House, (1986). First American edition. Quarto (11.75" x 9.25"), 107 unnumbered pages, profusely & rather graphically illustrated in color from photographs. Publisher's plain white cloth-patterned paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket.
Remainder mark at the bottom edge of the text block, lightly soiled, brief edge wear, corners bruised, otherwise very good in about fine dust jacket.
"You are invited to partake of a pleasure once considered forbidden fruit. Here, in a feast of full color photographs, are scenes of perhaps the most deeply personal of sexual experiences, oral love ..." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

[Chicago, Illinois]: Cloud Hands Press, (2012) First edition, this copy boldly signed in black marker at the half-title page by photographer Marc Hauser who adds a caricaturish self portrait Tall quarto (12.25" x 9.5"), 71 & [1] pages, profusely illustrated in color from photographs. Publisher's black cloth-patterned paper over boards lettered in silver on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket Photographer's studio label at front pastedown & adjacent leaf
A Fine copy in Fine dust jacket
"A photographic exploration of some men and women who express their most intimate qualities in the most public way, by etching them permanently on their bodies in tattoos" ~Excerpted from the dust jacket
Celebrity photographer Marc Hauser (1952 - 2018) shot Woody Allen, John Belushi, Eric Clapton, Cindy Crawford, Mick Jagger, Michael Jordan, Sophia Loren, Oprah, Dolly Parton, and Dennis Rodman, among others, & is particularly remembered for the iconic cover for John Mellencamp's Scarecrow album.

St. James, New York: N.A.A., ca. 1960s. pictorial stiff paper wraps.
St. James, New York: N.A.A., no date (ca. 1960s). Second edition. Oblong octavo ( 5.5" x 8.5"), 64 unnumbered pages, profusely & provocatively illustrated from photographs, with accompanying text. Publisher's pictorial stiff paper wraps, text on thick paper.
Trace edge wear, otherwise fine.
Although promoted as a "sexual study," this title seems more like just another opportunity to view attractive, naked young women.

No place: no publisher, no date [1960s]. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated [48 pp.], including several full page illustrations from drawings. Pictorial stapled stiff paper wraps.
Slight edge wear, briefly rubbed, lightly soiled, staples rusted, Very Good. A horrifying tale of aggressive sex. The rear wrap indicates that the title was "printed in the USA." Unlocated via OCLC.

Derby, [Connecticut]: Humor Magazines, Inc., Volume vi, number 6, November, 1960. First edition. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), 64 pages. Glossy, pictorial stapled paper wraps.
Slightly rubbed, rubber-stamped date on front cover, faintly musty, otherwise Very Good.
Features "A Beat Dictionary" by Village Voice columnist Bill Manville, an article on Jayne Mansfield, and, of course, splendid illustrations from photographs often depicting pretty young women in minimal attire.

Paris: Bibliotheque St Germaine, no date (ca 1940's). First edition. 24mo, 32 pp. including 4 rather graphic illustrations from photographs & 4 from art work Original printed paper wraps, stapled. Not found in OCLC as of 1/12/2020.
Moderately soiled & foxed, rear wrap with small, light stain briefly affecting the final leaf, otherwise very good.
No doubt a spurious imprint designed to circumvent the pornography laws of the day, most probably actually published in New York. Presents a rollicking tale in which the participants include a St. Bernard.

Paris, France Contemporary Press, "Published for private circulation only," no date (ca 1940's). First edition. 24mo, 32 pp. including 5 rather graphic illustrations from photographs. Original printed paper wraps, stapled Not found in OCLC as of 1/11/2020.
Lightly soiled & foxed, ink check mark on the upper cover, couple of creases, otherwise very good.No doubt a spurious imprint designed to circumvent the pornography laws of the day, most probably actually published in New York. Presents a rollicking tale in which the participants "emulated the Ancients with [their] Bacchanalian orgies," apparently including lesbianism.

[Spurious imprint]. Paris: [Olympia Press], Traveller's Companion Series number 19, no date (ca. 1960's ?). Two sextodecimo volumes (6.75" x 4.25"), 171 pages (continuously paginated). Publisher's printed light card covers.
Trace edge wear, minor internal toning, otherwise very good or better.
An erotic adventure which began with rape. The protagonist searches the jazz clubs & beat bars of New York in search of her violator from whom she wants revenge & more sex.
Author Owens wrote five erotic novels for Olympia, this a pirated edition quite probably actually published in London.

Milan, Italy: Visualbooks, (1992). First edition. Quarto (11.75" x 9.25"), 79 unnumbered pages, profusely & rather graphically illustrated in color from photographs. Publisher's plain light gray cloth-patterned paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket. Not found in OCLC as of 11/16/2023.
A fine copy in very good dust jacket with unobtrusive rippling affecting upper & lower panel
"... In these pages you'll find everything you'll need to be driven around the bend of erotic race-tracks. The best thing that could happen to you is a little skid, while rounding a curve." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

Tokyo: Galera de Sergio Bustamante, (1989) First edition 4to, 52 pp, profusely illustrated in color from photographs Publisher's black cloth lettered in white on the upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with slight edge wear. "In Sergio Bustamante's world the limitations of reality give way to endless dimensions of fantasy Mexico, with its exuberant and colorful nature is the ideal setting to let imagination fly and with the magic hands of its skillful craftsman, Sergio Bustamante brings life to his dreams" ~Alejandro de la Vega, excerpted from the preface.

No place: "privately published for use and study by scholars in the fields of anthropology, and the social sciences; by physicians, psychologists and psychiatrists," (1957). First edition. 8vo, 130 pp including numerous, frequently graphic illustrations. Publisher's red paper over boards lettered in black on the upper cover. Bottom corners lightly bruised, occasional minor foxing, previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown, a very good copyThis copy from the library of Simon Rulin Breusch, MD, who was the "major historical source and advisor for the HealthSciences Museum Foundation of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society." "It is in this very un-Chinese book about the Chinese that an attempt is made to throw some clear and serious light on the world's oldest, continuous civilization This book is un-Chinese in that its aim is to go quickly to the heart of the subject, and to present the essence of Chinese Erotica." ~Excerpted from the Introduction

[Los Angeles]: Flag Publications, no date (ca. 1960's). Octavo (8.5" x 5.5"), 48 pp. including 4 full page illustrations from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, stapled card covers.
Worn: soiled, stained, edge wear, creasing, staples replaced, rubber-stamped "#300" on the upper cover, still engaging & quite useful.
Despite what might seem to be difficult circumstances, Estelle eventually realized "what an exciting thing it was to be spanked."