Search Results: Titles starting with V from Well-Stacked Books

Various Publishers, 1970s. Very Good. Vintage film still photographs featuring the works of Russ Meyer, prominent filmmaker and photographer. Four of his films are represented, 8 press-kit photographs, with film credits in borders. One with cropping notations in pencil on the verso, another with rubberstamp on the verso for P. Platteau. All are 8 x 10 inches, single-weight, silver gelatin, black-and-white. Very Good overall, with a few faint stains, creases, tears, and one with pinholes and brief pencil on the verso.

Valhalla Books, 1960s. Very Good. First printings, perfect-bound softcover 8vo, varying page count, printed wraps. Vintage adult digest paperback featuring fetish fiction with BDSM themes, and often religious overtones. Very Good overall, light foxing, rubbing and toning, spine creases, heavy smudging to wraps. How many did Valhalla publish? Also published well-known titles and authors but never seem to mess with series numbers. For mature, consenting audiences.Flagellation Curiosa, Henry Thomas Buckle, 1964, 151 of 500 copies, a few illus throughout; brief pencil on front, brief ink on the 1st pg. The Pleasures of the Torture Chamber, John Swain, 1963, illus plates throughout. Tales of Firenzuola, 1964; bruise to rear.With Rod and Whip, 1964, a few illus; tape ghost to fc/rc.

Viva International, 1989. Very Good. V11 N12, December 1989. Distributed by Curtis Circulation Co. (CCC logo on front). Vintage erotica digest magazine featuring house favorite British model Joanne Latham on the front (Pat Hill), in bright red corset, black garters, smoky mystique; a stunning Latham look. A Wolverhampton native, a dancer before her first professional nude photos were appropriated by Guccione at Penthouse (1979), an often beguiling icy gaze & unquestionable lush dimensions still captivate on paper, vinyl album sleeves, even VHS slipcases for films she never appeared in. She also appeared on several magazine covers, including Game, Partner, Mayfair, Response, Oui Letters, Pillow Talk, Family Letters, & international titles produced in France, Germany, Spain. Joanne also appeared on several Midwood Books paperbacks. A monthly compendium to Penthouse magazine, borne of late 1970s, composed of reader submissions of erotic photos & fiction, mixed w/ phone sex ads, brief softcore… Read More

Eton Publishing Corporation, 1978. Fine. V2 N1, September 1978. Vintage adult magazine, softcore pornography, sex articles, drugs, taboo topics. Mostly undocumented title, similar to Hustler. Anna Maria, "magic mouth" contest, M. George Haddad on Satanism, sex laws, Samantha (front, layout), Linda Gordon subscriber ad, 4pp fold-out Fantasy Girl (no name), Mexican Weed Killer vs. the Gringo Dopers, Rhonda Jo Petty w/ John Holmes vignettes, Don Lomax comic strip. Near Fine.

Grove Press Inc., 1969. Very Good. Venus Library, 1969, 12mo hardcovers in original dust jackets, $4.00 flap prices. Vintage adult (lurid) fiction. M. Fontaine's Establishment: X-1001, 1969, Anonymous; La Tarantula, An Erotic Tale of Spain: Don Luis de V---, X-1002, 1969; Five Men: X-1003, 1969, Tiffany Boots. All Very Good Minus, rubbing, light toning & foxing, slight lean; jackets w/ spine stains, toning, foxing, a few tiny tears & chips. For mature, consenting audiences.

Garden of Eve Publications, 1959. Very Good. V1 N10, 1959. 68pp, B/W throughout, distributed by ASN. Vintage adult magazine, monthly featuring articles, fiction, humor, nude pictorial layouts. Related to "Mermaid," about 15 issues, even a calendar. Anita London (front inside, 5pp), Chris Starr (front cover, 6pp), Coreen Rodella (center, 7pp, rear cover), Debbie Lane (rear inside, 6pp). Sherman Conn, Carl Burrows, Lloyd Baker, Berrian Slater on barbecuing, Park Weston / Jon Zoltan, Christopher Quincy, Clinton Hamilton. Jokes, ads for binoculars, rupture easer. Very Good with light spine stress, toning, faint roll.

J. Amslow & Assoc., 1960s. Very Good Plus. Undated, First printing of this edition, 8vo perfect-bound softcover, 140pp. Scarce vintage erotica, reprinting of 19th century fiction, featuring BDSM themes. Very Good Plus, slight lean, moderate foxing, rubbing & toning, spine creases. For mature, consenting audiences.

Unity Press, 1927. Very Good. First Edition, 1926 stated on copyright, hardcover octavo lacking original dust jacket. From the estate of Andrew J. Offutt, with his rubber-stamp and name and date (1953) in ink on the front endpaper. Offutt was an avid science fiction author noted for "Conan"-themed fantasies, debuted as a published writer in 1951, and wrote 100s of erotic novels pseudonymously as John Cleve, Turk Winter, John Denis, Jeff Morehead, Opal Andrews, among others. The "Spaceways" series is perhaps his ultimate collaboration between science fiction and erotica. Most institutions without personal material. Hunting was primarily a screenwriter, with over 30 silent films to his credit, and several articles for Unity Press, a religion imprint. This novel seemingly post-apocalyptic, mysterious theaters, one being the Vicarion. Very Good; lean, rubbing, brief stains, spine toned, corner bumps and light fray.

Vidco, 1988. Very Good. Vintage adult VHS cassette featuring John C. Holmes & Julia Parton on the box front. Reprints 1972 pornographic film shot on 35mm, starring Holmes, buxom Swiss favorite Uschi Digard, Melinda Curry, Tracii Foxx, Brad Fornier, Linda Porter, & Claire McCall.Parton, though on the box front w/ John, did not appear in the film. The photo session was initially taken the same year or slightly earlier, right about the time Holmes was to be diagnosed w/ AIDS. This release also came the year of his death, perhaps the earliest tribute series to John. Holmes again stars as the spy-type, out to stop the evil Verner Von Sperm from brainwashing humanity w/ his "orgy machine." Kentucky native Julia burst on the scene in the early 1980s, billing herself as Dolly Parton's cousin, notably in Parliament imprints, eventually in adult film roles & lesbian sessions. She endured, made bondage films, was a regular in High Society magazine. The early days are supreme, & paperback appearances are… Read More

Longanesi, 1957. Very Good. Gialli Probiti 49, L. 500 cover price, 269pp, octavo hardcover in dust jacket. Italian, translation of "Come Murder Me" (1951). Jacket cover featuring noted exotic dancer Lilly "Cat Girl" Christine, reclining in dim light in sequined bikini top and wristbands, Christine was prominent on the strip circuit, and starred in Michael Todd's 1950s musical revue, "Peepshow." She appears on other Italian editions, including "Orchidea rossa" in the "Gialli blu" line. Other Gialli editions credited models on the jacket flap, not so here, with series title list on the verso. Giusto Vaglieri's "Gialli" imprint was one of Italy's finest, offering translations of (mostly) American crime fiction with winking cat face mascot, tiny man in clutched fist illustration on the rear panels, and lush, full-color pin-up jacket photos of Raquel Welch, Lili St. Cyr, June Wilkinson, and others. Very Good Plus in Very Good jacket; slight lean, light foxing, tiny star stamp on the first page, jacket… Read More

Various Publishers, 1960s. Very Good. Vintage paperbacks, adult erotic novels, illustrated and photo covers. 4-letter words not yet rampant. Honeyman - Mike Panos, Holloway House HH-158, 1968, moderate scuffs, crease to rear. Anatomy of a Swap - E.E. Ernst, Edka Books, Lay-Awake Book EK-119, 1967, price sticker, spine fade.Carnal Cage - George H. Smith, Novel Book 6045, 1962, bruising to front. Anything Goes - Robert Carney, Newsstand Library Magenta Book U-169, 1961, Robert Bonfils cover, a few short creases to rear. Honey Babe - Steve Bell, Newsstand Library Cyan Book 502, 9/1959. Sinfully Yours - John Dexter, Bedside Book BB-1221, 1962, moderate foxing, ink price to front. Sex Slaves - Clyde Merrick (William Knowles), Bedside Book BB-1203, 1961, bruise and price stamp to front. Bogus Lover - Hy Silver, Newsstand Library Magenta Book U-136, 1960, Bonfils cover.One Day in Hell - Hugh Zachary, Newsstand Library Magenta Book U-158, 1961, Bonfils cover, light edge wear. Very Good to Very… Read More

Sari / Marquis, 1966, 1970. Very Good. First Editions (or printings), stapled softcover 4to, b/w, color wraps. Vintage adult magazines featuring pinup and nude photography of Brown and Black women, with a a focus on high heels, lingerie and cinema, also with a few White gals. A broad scope of eye-catching models, when minority communities saw more general exposure socially, politically, and pornographically. All Very Good overall, rubbing, toning, a few short creases, pencil to the front, a few tiny bruises, a few light scratches.Bronze Beauties Revue, V1N6, July 1966, CN (dist.), Untamed Mistress, color cf, The Awakening(Japan), ads, fiction.Bronze Beauties Revue, V1N10, February 1967, CN (dist.), desert cat-fight, Growing Wild, color cf, ads, fiction (J.T. Sherman's Sacrifice of the Virgin).Scarce erotic Americana at it's finest, for mature, consenting audiences.

Various Publishers, 1960s. Good Plus. Four vintage LP vinyl music albums all featuring Terri [Terry] Higgins, a fantastic gallery of the sultry blond pinup model who's become a unique icon of vintage erotica. She'd briefly thrive as Las Vegas showgirl after modeling. All sleeves & discs Good to Very Good, rubbing, toning, a few splits to sleeves, discs with a few scratches overall. Present well in frame as wall art, retro & sexy.

Greenleaf Classics, 1979. Very Good Plus. Greenleaf Readers GR-2157, $2.95 cover price, First Edition/printing unless noted, perfect-bound softcover 12mo, 152[60]pp, color front panel photo and eye-catching title design; also one of few to feature rear cover blurb. Vintage adult paperback, explicit fetish fiction. Very Good Plus overall, light rubbing, toning, slight lean, light spine crease. For mature, consenting audiences.

Fabian, 1961. Very Good. Z-145, 1961. Vintage paperback, adult erotic fiction, a sexploitation paperback. Western theme with cowgirl and horse on the front panel, a story of a rich heiress and her family estate. Very Good overall, rubbing, toning, spine creases, hinge crack, a few tiny tears. Uncommon smut. For mature, consenting audiences.

Magcorp, 1995. Very Good. V1 N1, March, First Edition, stapled softcover 4to, 44pp, color wrapper and a few pages throughout. Vintage adult magazine featuring pinup and explicit nude model photography, with Leslie Winston fc/9pp, a few other models including black models. Very Good, light rubbing and toning, spine stress, a few short creases, price sticker on the front, remainder mark. Scarce issue. For mature, consenting audiences.

Frimac Publications, 1963. Very Good. First printing of this edition. Originally published as Carousel Book 504 in 1962. Vintage adult paperback, featuring cherubic Arline Hunter in loincloth, loose rope, seemingly freed from bondage; repeated on rear cover. Hunter began in Gala magazine, bore resemblance to Marilyn Monroe (perhaps more than any other); her slender, 5-foot-6, lush dimensions drew masses to her Playmate appearance (Playboy, August 1954). Three men kidnap a woman and take her to an isolated area in Miami Beach. Softcore. Very Good Plus, moderate rubbing, light toning. For mature, consenting audiences.

Grove Press Inc., 1965. Very Good Plus. Evergreen Black Cat Edition BC-88, first printing, perfect-bound softcover 12mo, $1.25 cover price, 128pp, photo cover art. Vintage paperback with provocative cover art to suit the wartime theme. Very Good Plus, light rubbing and toning, a few tiny corner creases, slightly cocked.

Viva International, 1974. Very Good. Distributed by CCC, monthly. B/W/Color throughout. Two vintage adult magazines aimed at women & human sexuality, interview w/ prominent males, soft-focus couple layouts, & great writers. Bob Guccione's companion to "Penthouse." V1 N6, Mar 1974: Jean Pagliuso cover, Rodrigues art, impotence, Gail Sheehy, New York couple, Maya Angelou, Donald Barthelme, Dennis Hopper, martial arts, flapper fashion. V1 N8, May 1974: Shelley Duvall cover (Pagliuso), African Riviera, Delancey Street, "Life Swap" story, Jan & Ross, James Caan, Andrew Prine, Wolfman Jack, Taurus horoscope.Very Good Plus overall.

Traveller's Companion, 1971. Very Good. Party Books TCP-009, $1.95 spine/rear cover price, b/w photo-cover smiling blonde, 188pp. First Edition, paperback original, adult erotica. From the estate of Offutt, without his usual "Ao" intials or stamp, but with his brief ink notations on a few pages. Offutt was an avid science fiction author noted for "Conan"-themed fantasies, and 100s of erotic novels pseudonymously as John Cleve, Turk Winter, John Denis, Jeff Morehead, Opal Andrews, among others. The "Spaceways" series is perhaps his ultimate collaboration between science fiction and erotica. Very Good Plus, slight lean, spine creases, light rubbing/foxing.