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USA: Park Avenue, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. "This book guarantees great sex. 101 nights of it, just like the title says! That's every week, twice a week, for one full year." - from Introduction. Book clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Some wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart protector. A nice copy..

USA: The Pierre Louys Society, 1926. Book. Illus. by Tice, Clara. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition - Numbered Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv, [1], 327 pages. Includes all ten color illustrations of nymphs in various settings. Copy number 456 of 930 copies offered in this edition. Average wear to publisher's blue cloth decorated in gilt. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. Faint peeling inside front board where a label appears to have been removed. A sound vintage copy of this lighthearted amorous tale..

Vancouver, B.C.: Equinox Gallery. Good. 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 24 pages. Biography. Bibliography. Printed on glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. "Your work for me pivots around an ironically disguised fascination with sexuality and its dangers." - page 4. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; McWilliams, Al; Carr-Harris, Ian Al McWilliams, February (Feb.) 8 - March (Mar.) 3, 1990, Catalogue for an Exhibition at the Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Sexuality Art .

USA: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc.. Good. 1941. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 36 pages. Features: Hildreth Meiere - Mural Painter; Toward better design in U.S. postage stamps; Wood Engraving - part I of III; Sex and Packaging - a psychological approach - article with illustrations; Brush Studies by C. Leroy Baldridge; Old Master Clinic; The Artist Adopts the Camera; and more. Average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; American Artist Magazine, September (Sept.) 1941: Hildreth Meiere - Mural Painter (cover photo) Hildreth Meiere - Mural Painter; Toward better design in U.S. postage stamps; Wood Engraving - part I of III; Sex and Packaging - a psychological approach - a .

New York: Croton Book Company. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. "To show the psychic modifications that must be made in the average young man and woman, and then to show the physical adaptations necessary for them to become and remain true married lovers, is my present purpose, made difficult by a deeply intrenched ignorance and prejudice, by a whole psychology of erroneous sex thinking, and by a pathological physiology of married love." - Preface. "We surely need greater frankness and sincerity in dealing with this very complex topic of sex, and must rid ourselves of cant, puritanism and taboos. Dr. Robie has done this fearlessly, and with an honesty and singleness of purpose that commands respect and an open-minded hearing." -Marianna Taylor, M.D. A reprint of this work first published in the 1920s. "Dr. Robie was Superintendant of the Pine Terrace Sanitarium in Massachusetts. His chief crusade was for the 'normalization' of… Read More

London: H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd.. Good. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. "There are few subjects on which a modern book is more urgently needed than on the delicate topic of autoerotism, and Mr. Menzies is to be greatly commended for his courage in attacking a problem the discussion of which has been so effectively banned by the cowardice of modern society that it is rarely alluded to outside the pernicious files of quack literature." - Foreword. Content is divided into four parts: The Psychology of Masturbation; The Pathology of Masturbation; Ethical Considerations; The Treatment of Masturbation. [ii]-viii, 9-96 pp. Bibliography. Footnotes. Moderate wear to original burgundy cloth brightly lettered in gilt. Clean, tight and unmarked. Moderate tanning to endpapers. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A quality copy of this important early study. IMDb reports that this title appeared, lined up in a cabinet with other old books on related topics, in the 1973 gothic… Read More

U.K: Hulton, 1956. Book. Illus. by Wood, Roger; Stirling, Alex. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 16 pages. Alluring photographic researches into the private lives of Lilliput's cover girls, featuring: Marianne Brauns, Adele Collins, Vera Day, Maria Hansen, Jill Ireland and Jackie Lane. Includes two or more pages of photos for each model, complete with a brief bio. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A great vintage item..

Germany: Schirmer Art Books, 1992. Book. Illus. by Stern, Bert. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 463 pages. "Bert Stern, the famous ad and fashion photographer of the sixties, was the last to be granted a sitting by Marilyn Monroe - six weeks before her tragic death. The three-day session, which was arranged by Vogue and took place at the Los Angeles Bel Air Hotel, yielded nearly 2600 pictures - fashion, portrait and nude studies - of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy. The world's finest and largest tribute to Marilyn Monroe." - dust jacket. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Unmarked with light wear. Short openings beginning at top and bottom of hinges due to the weight of this large and most impressive tome. Front panel and spine portions of dust jacket uniformly sunned but still attractive, per our photo. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Will be shipped in a sturdy box with full insurance..

Buffalo, NY: Amherst Media, 1998. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 107 pages including index, model release and property release forms. Create timeless fine art nude images in black and white. Discover how to: find and interview prospective models; choose locations and equipment; approach a photo session; create moods with light; enhance shots with special effects; incorporate fabrics and props; develop a portfolio. Also includes typical shooting scenarios and model testomonies. Very light wear. Usual library markings. Excellent copy..

New York: Humorama Inc., 1962. Magazine. Illus. by Ramon Henry; Ward; Ken Otis; Case; Atkins; Roy Delgado; Morley Burteen; et al. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 98 pages. 7.3" x 5.5". Cartoons of sensuous cuties on sexual themes. Includes tempting black and white photos of Eve Eden, Lisa Davis, Monica Lane, Charlotte Norwood, Lindy Anderson, Lynn Carter, Marie Smyth, Renee Rogers, Chris Maybach, Jacqueline Priest, Cynthia Carter, Barb Miller, Jeani Mack, and Gigi Havjo, plus a great 'Supersonic Sammy' feature. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. (Sloane pg. 352).

Concord, N.H.: The Century Magazine. Good. 1928. First Edition. Single_Issue_Magazine. Features: The Sex of Nations, by William II, former German Emperor; Hater of Shams - in jail with Thoreau and his thoughts; Walls Have Tongues - a story; What Do They Get Out Of It - the simple souls who harken to the fake psychologists; A Modern In Search of Truth; The American Grand Orchestra; International Trade Rivalry; Ulysses S. Grant - and the stuff of which he was made; and more. Pages 129-256. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; Sm 4to .

Tokyo: John Weatherhill, Inc.. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1966. First Asian Edition. Hardcover. "The first complete history in a Western language of a custom which seems utterly barbarous to the West, but which persisted for a thousand years in China." - dust jacket. "A history of probably the most singular way in which women made themselves attractive to men... Has much of the esoteric-erotic fascination of the convention." - Virginia Kirkus' Service. 352 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. Illustrated endpapers. Contents clean, tight and unmarked in original peach cloth. Moderate foxing to edges. Very heavy wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An uncommon issue of this disturbing but fascinating study.; Dust Jacket; Sm 4to .

USA: Mystery Publishing, 1962. Book. Illus. by Goodman, Willard; Burgess, Don; Lemoult, Adolph; Casilli, Mario; Kilpatric, Bill; Friedman, Marvin; Finkelstein, Nat; Morrin, John;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Status is a Very Prolix Thing - sature by Charles H. King; The Cash Syndrome - humor by Charles Miron; "A Death in the Family" - fiction by Miriam Allen deFord; Ebon - Photo essay of raven-haired Lorna Lane; Stegopholy Anyone? - article on Masonry Mountaineers/Roof Climbers by Paul Brock; The Cure - fiction by Paul Jacobs; Photo essay on the Tri-State (Sky) Divers; The Vamp - or what happened to the bad old days in Babylon-on-the-Pacific - satire by Stan Cornyn; Chaste, Chasing, Chastened - satire by Robert G. Elliott - a modern discussion of a medieval custom; Ulysses in Beat Town - humor by Earle Schell; Profile… Read More

USA: Mystery Publishing, 1960. Book. Illus. by Burgess, Don; Olin, Gerry; Casilli, Mario; Brandwein, Bob; Woodfield, William Read; Kirby, Jason; Vogel, Ron; Sussman, Art; Owen, Burt;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Pitcher in the Ivy - satire by George Grey; Apres Moi, La Bombe - humor by Richard M. Gordon; The Lonely Crowd - fiction by John Wisdom; Photo feature of Miss Carol Bayne; Only Her Analyst Knows - humor by Myles Callum; Photo essay of film "Tender and Violent", part of the La Nouvelle Vague movement; A Winter's Tale - fiction by Glenn Canary; Madras Madness - Fashion fad for handwoven Indian fabric; Grim Fairy Tales - satire by Robert Bloch; The Unique Peter Ustinov - article; Photo essay on Miss Nadia Jais; Ruddybore! - satire by Guy Daniels; Photo essay of Dore Orlando; Equity - fiction by Jack Sharkey;… Read More

USA: Mystery Publishing, 1962. Book. Illus. by Lemoult, Ford, Bill; Lambert, Saul; Chauncey, Francis A.; Green, Vic. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: The Seven Year Itch - Fact or Fancy? - article by Dr. Albert Ellis; Love for Six Broccolis - fantasy by Bruce Jay Friedman; Photo feature of Patricia Stockton; Profile of Comedian Lenny Bruce; The Goal - fiction by Stuart James; The Women who Helped Settle the West - A look behind the screen at one of TV's more distorted images; The Election - fiction by Richard Harper; The Jazz Makers - Part I of a Symposium by Arnold Shaw; Photos of men's leisure wear fashions; The Casting Couch - satirical article by Robert G. Elliott; Photos of women in showers/mud baths at the Westerlands Kurbadehauser, or Westerland Health Club on the island of Sylt in Germany; and more. Unmarked with… Read More

USA: Mystery Publishing, 1962. Book. Illus. by Brandreth, Bob; Lemoult, Adolph; Mocniak, George; Owen, Burt. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Photo feature of Lynne Vandmar, originally from Philadelphia; Snug as a Bug - humor by John Novotny; America's Brand of Sick Humor is Catching Europe With Its Quarantines Down - article by Bob Abel; The Female of the Species - fiction by Mike McGrady; Wasteland Watchwords - TV expressions applied to bawdy photos; Go Sell it on the Mountain - satirical article by Ralph Schoenstein; Note to the Shape Shapers - Robert G. Elliott's humorous response to couteriers attempting to flatten women fore and aft; Love in the Shrouds - fiction by Jerry Bumpus; Richard Brooks - the director of Elmer Gantry and Lord Jim has unusual thoughts about movie censors, movie sexpots and movie critics -… Read More

USA: Par Publications, 1965. Book. Illus. by Koenig; Wenzel, Bill;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: On the Town - Spark's Pub South; Show Business - the "New" American cinema; Let's Broaden Your Education - Photos of gorgeous Maya Martinez; A Girl Called Boom Boom - fiction; A Fresh Look at the Boss-Secretary Relationship - office affairs can be beautiful; Problems of the Unwed Father - sociology; Limericks for the High-Living Hobbyist - humor; Ocean Liner Gigolo - Interesting Occupations No. 76; Wine, Women and Wenzel - cartoons; Star Gazer - Photos of buxom Liz Miles, including color centerfold; The Business of Bareness - "Nude figure photography" in San Francisco and Los Angeles; You Are Invited to an Orgy - the good old days; The 'New' Sex Revolution in Scandinavia - travel guide; Ah, The… Read More

USA: Mystery Publishing, 1963. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Simon Sez 'Sex" - advice; Some Guys Got It - fiction; Fifty Miles a Day for J.F.K. - satire; The First Daze of Vacation - humor; Mirror, Mirror... - photos of Lupe Lopez; "Dear John's" First Date - fiction; The Car of Kings - "La Royale" built by Ettore Bugatti; Beyond Words - humor; He Plays With Dolls - photo essay on French cartoonist Peynet who had a love affair with a doll named Damour (of which he sold two million copies!); The Most Passionate Professions - Survey; Pooling Her Resources - photo essay of Paula Angelo; The Man Who Felt Persecuted - fiction; Festival Girls - The Movie That Out-Dolces "Vita" - pictorial essay; George Q. Lewis's Comedy Workshop in New York, a College for Comics - article with photos;… Read More

New York: Book Awards, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 448 pages including bibliography. Subtitled as follows: Descriptions of the Intra-Sexual Manners and Customs of the semi-civilized Peoples of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania, the whole Paraphernalia of their love as taken from Untrodden Fields of Anthropology. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Dark blue boards. Gilt lettering upon spine. Handsome copy..

New York: Collier Books. Very Good. 1974. Reprint. Paperback. 125 pages. 100 evocative black and white photographs. "A celebration of music, love, and religious ecstasy." - Alex Comfort. Offers a vision of the infinite moods of sexuality, as captured in stone by sculptors during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries in India. "The substantial interpretive text by Alan Watts fills out for the reader the cultural context in which Konarak and other temples were built. A fascinating and authoritative work." - Publishers Weekly. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice tight copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Temple of the Sun Orissa Maithuna Konarak 100 evocative black and white photographs. "A celebration of music, love, and religious ecstasy." - Alex Comfort. Offers a vision of the infinite moods of sexuality, as captured in stone by sculptors during the .