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Lucas, Rick. COMPLEX MOTHER
Green Farms 1956 Modern Press. Hardcover. Fine in VG DJ, with campy illustration. Vixon book. (a10884)
$29.00 Muller-Thalheim, Wolfgang; Alfred Kubin . EROTIK UND DAMONIE IM WERK ALFRED KUBINS
Munchen 1970 Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung. Hardcover. In German. Sq.4to., 110pp., 78 zeichnungen von Alfred Kubin, mounted monochrome drawing on front board, boards with paper spine label. Fine, no DJ. In original box (box only fair condition.) (a12677)
$69.00 Finck, Henry T. . ROMANTIC LOVE AND PERSONAL BEAUTY THEIR DEVELOPMENT, CAUSAL RELATIONS, HISTORIC AND NATIONAL PECULIARITIES
NY 1902 Macmillan. 8vo., 560pp., index, cloth. Owner bookplate. Near VG, light spine end wear, new end papers. no DJ. Scarce, (a13295)
$39.00 Jones, Allen . SHEER MAGIC
London 1979 Congreve. 4to., 144pp., brightly illustrated in full color. Erotic art. Fine in VG-Fine DJ, very minor wear. (a19627)
$39.00 Stoller, Robert J. MD . OBSERVING THE EROTIC IMAGINATION
New Haven 1985 -1st Yale University. 228pp., index. "Pornography, daydreams, and rituals that we commonly regard as perverted are the source material used by Dr. Stoller to investigate origins of human sexual excitement." (dj) Fine in VG DJ. (a21262)
$33.00 De La Batut, Guy . L'ANTHOLOGIE LIBERTINE
Paris no date (early 20thc) Jean Fort. In French. 237pp., illus. 1/2 leather. VG, text lightly and evenly browned, not brittle. (a21422)
$35.00 James, Morgan . MORDALITIES
Gaylordsville 1974. 8vo., unpaginated (about 100pp.), illustrated by Mary Schmerge, wraps. VG plus, small blue pricetag on cover. no ownership marks. Erotic poetry. (a23286)
$29.00 Rutgers, J. MD . THE SEXUAL LIFE
1934. "In its biological significance as a dominant factor of vitality in man and woman, and in plants and in animals." Translated by Norman Haire. 8vo., 448pp. VG, no DJ. (a27399)
$40.00 Douglas, Norman . PANEROS SOME WORDS ON APHRODISIACS AND THE LIKE
NY 1932 Mc Bride. 8vo., fine illustrations by Robert Rotter. Copy # 493 of 780. Full vellum-like cover with gilt design and lettering. VG. (a28407)
$100.00Stevens, Anita M.D.. LIBIDO LIFE, LUST AND LOVE
NY 1971. Stevens Psychiatric Center. Hardcover. Small octavo, 18pp., blue buckram, with title and author in gold on front. VG. (a33009)
$30.00 Brisee, A. De La . SELF-CONTROLE
Paris 1961. Collection Veronese. Erotic fiction in French. 12mo., 206pp., boards. VG, leaves browned but not brittle, no DJ. (a39087)
$29.00 Amy, C. . CHRISTINE
Paris 1961 Collection Veronese. Erotic fiction in French. 12mo., 246pp., boards. VG, leaves browned but not brittle, no DJ. (a39088)
$29.00 Bray, D. . GINA
Paris 1961. Collection Veronese. Erotic fiction in French. 12mo., 207pp., boards. VG, leaves browned but not brittle, no DJ. (a39089)
$29.00 Levy, Mervyn . THE MOONS OF PARADISE SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE APPEARANCE OF THE FEMALE BREAST IN ART
NY 1965 First American Edition (stated). 8vo., 145pp., monochrome photo illustrations, index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a42186)
$30.00 Carpenter, Edward . LOVE'S COMING OF AGE
Girard n.d. (c.1935) Haldeman-Julius. Octavo, 85pp., wraps. VG. (a43318)
$24.00 Gabor, Mark . AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GIRLIE MAGAZINES
NY 1984 1st Harmony. 4to., 181pp., illustrations, boards. Fine in Fine DJ. (a44242)
$24.00 Sclauzero, Mariarosa . NARCISSISM AND DEATH
Barrytown 1984 1st Trade Edition. 8vo., 109pp., illus., wraps. VG. (a44695)
$30.00 Foxon, David . LIBERTINE LITERATURE IN ENGLAND 1660-1745
NY 1965 1st University Books. 8vo., 70pp., 30 plates, index, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a44889)
$40.00 Davenport, John . CURIOSITIES OF EROTIC PHYSIOLOGY
NY 1933 (1932). Privately printed by Robin Hood House. 8vo., 246pp., printed hardcover. No illustrations. VG, no DJ. (a47064)
$30.00Tennyson, Alfred. HAROLD A DRAMA (***with EROTIC FORE-EDGE PAINTING!)
London 1877 Henry S. King. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo (4-1/2 x 6 1/2 inches), 161pp., 4pp. (ads). Finely bound in Full leather with fancy gilt border and gilt design on spine. On front fore-edge--the closed page ends-- (about one inch high by 6 inches long) there is an ORIGINAL full-color PAINTING showing a green field with fence and sheep and a man with a black hat fornicating (a soldier? a bishop?) with a mostly clothed maiden on top of a drum. THE PICTURE IS TOTALLY INVISIBLE until one slightly fans or bends the text block - then the image suddenly appears. The painting itself is Fine and of high quality with surprisingly fine detail. Book itself is Very Near Fine, one half-inch closed tear on front blank end paper and a small spot on end paper from glue residue. No owner marks. Text is clean and bright as new. Amazing--has to be seen! The painting is totally invisible until the spine is slightly tilted. Pictures sent on request. (a52001)
$1900.00 Dowling, Allan . THE FIVE JEWELS
NY 1948. 8vo., 42pp., wraps. *** Inscribed and signed by Dowling on the front blank. VG. (a52355)
$39.00 Reschal, Antonin . VENUS DAMNEES DOCUMENTS CURIEUX ET RARES SUR LA GALANTERIE SECRETE DU XVIIIe SIECLE
Paris n.d. (c.1900) Albin Michel. In French. 8vo., 336pp., illustrations, original front pictorial wrapper bound in patterned paper-covered boards and 3/4 vellum with ink title on spine in red and black ink. A few pencil notations in text and on end paper. VG, small bit of rubbing on front cover. (a52464)
$225.00 Ramirez, Sr. D. Ignacio . IMPUGNACION DE FRANCISCO IMENTEL AL DICURSO SOBRE LA POESIA EROTICA DE LOS GRIEGOS
Mexico 1872 Ignacio Cumplido. In Spanish. 12mo., 127pp., errata slip, rebound in modern black buckram with gilt spine lettering. Owner signed in margin above table of contents. VG, margins slightly cropped, two tiny taped holes on half title, very slight stains on lower corners of a few pages. (a53340)
$95.00 Labe, Lovize . SONNETS DE LOV�ZE LAB� LIONNOIZE (with signed illustrations)
Berlin 1920 Euphorion. Leipzig (text) Dragulin. From the edition of 1556. In French. **Number 20 of an edition of 100 where each gravure a l'eau forte by M. Bob Bell is signed. Sq.8vo., 24 sonnets, 6 original gravures a l'eau forte by M. Bob Bell and each signed by Bell in pencil, bound in full armorial leather by Hubel & Denck, Leipzig. VG plus to Near Fine, a very small of amount of foxing in text; light board edge wear. (a53654)
$750.00 Leiss, Ludwig . KUNST IM KONFLIKT - KUNST UND KUNSTLER IM WIDERSTREIT MIT DER 'OBRIGKEIT'
Berlin 1971 1st de Gruyter. In German. 8vo., 584pp., photo illustrations (some rather gruesome), hardcover. Slight paperclip effects on initial pages. VG, lower corner cut from front free blank, no DJ. (a54617)
$25.00 Lindsay, Norman . THE CAUTIOUS AMORIST
NY 1947 1st. Grayson. Sm.8vo., 300pp., illustrations, original decorated hardcover. VG, light soiling, no DJ. (a54861)
$50.00 Brusendorff, Ove og Poul Henningsen . EROTIKENS HISTORIE FRA OLTIDEN TILDEN GALANTE TID
Copenhagen n.d (c.1940) Thaning & Appels Forlag. In Danish. 8vo., 256pp., color and monochrome illustrations, bright red cloth with gilt trim. Near VG, beginning to crack along outer rear hinge. Volume I only: (a55034)
$35.00 DeMorant, George Soulie . EASTERN SHAME GIRL
NY 1929 Privately Printed. Translated to English from French of DeMorant. Sm.8vo., 183pp., illustrations by Marcel Avond, light purple cloth. VG, light soiling and rubbing, no DJ. (a55224)
$30.00 Shirley, Hunter . THE OUTRAGEOUS ANTICS OF TADWAG THE LITTLE SATYR WHO DISTURBED THE SMUGNESS OF THE UNIVERSE
Lafayette 1989. A humerous epic of erotic folly. Number 501 of a Limited Edition. 8vo., 127pp., illustrations, decorated wraps. Inscribed and signed by Hunter inside the front wrap. Good, a few light stains, light soiling. (a56534)
$30.00Greenburg, Dan. CHEWSDAY A SEX NOVEL
NY 1968 1st Stein and Day. 8vo., 88p., hardcover.. Fine in Good DJ,small chip and some soiling. (a57239)
$27.00 Himself . THE LOVES OF A MUSICAL STUDENT
NY 1969 1st (stated) Grove. Erotic. 8vo, 186pp., hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, slight browning to spine. (a57387)
$24.00 Krauss, Dr. Friedrich . DIE ANMUT DES FRAUENLEIBES
Berlin 1923 first edition Literarisches Institut Kosmos. Mit nahe an dreihunert abbildungen nach ursprunglichen aufnahmen. Hardcover. In German. Lg.4to., 432pp., illustrated with photos of nude and strangely dresses women from around the world, hardcover. VG plus, light wear. In later removable protective glassine jacket. (a58104)
$145.00 Rose, Alfred (comp.) . REGISTER OF EROTIC BOOKS VOLUME 1 AND 2 (COMPLETE)
NY 1965 Jack Brussel. Hardcovers. 4to., 398pp., original blue buckram with red spine labels. Near Fine, one spot of red marker on top fore-edge in Volume 2. 2 volumes. (a59131)
$32.00Stone, Geoffrey. HANDMADE BOOK OF SEVEN ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWINGS OF EROTIC NUDES WITH BRIEF TEXT FOR EACH TITLED PORTRAITS OF THE CHOSEN FEW
Dated 1929. Sm.4to, seven original ink drawings (10x 7-1/2 inches), bound in hand-painted attractive pink blue and gilt wraps. Erotic nudes. Each woman is named and the author's sexual experience with her briefly described in short text on opposite page. Laid in: ink handwritten letter from artist, addressed to Mr. Brewer and printed letterhead for The Bookman edited by Seward Collins, New York City. Exquisite and Unique. VG. (a60646)
$600.00Reage, Pauline. RETURN TO THE CHATEAU PRECEDED BY A GIRL IN LOVE
New York 1971 1st Grove. Erotica. Sequel to the Story of O. Octavo, 100pp., hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a66153)
$32.00Proal, Louis. LE CRIME ET LE SUICIDE PASSIONNELS
Paris 1900 1st Felix Alcan. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 683pp., red cloth. Tiny bookbinder label inside front cover (B. Login, New York). VG, slight browning of text, light overall fading of cover, slight bit of wear at head of spine. (a66445)
$88.00 Rouveyre, Andre; Remy de Gourmont . LE GYNECEE - DESSINS INEDITS DE ROUVEYRE 1907 - 1909
Paris 1909 1st Societe du Mercure de France. Recueil precede d'une glose par Remy de Gourmont. Limited edition. Copy No.634 of 1510. In French. Lg.4to., 76 fullpage erotic graceful drawings of female figure, printed on rectos only, in original wraps in printed jacket. VG, cover a bit browned, light wear. (a69108)
$135.00 Un Ancien Rapin (Alexandre Le Noble) . LA RAPINEIDE OU L'ATELIER POEME BURLESCO-COMICO-TRAGIQUE EN 7 CHANTS PAR UN ANCIEN RAPIN DES ATELIER GROS ET GIRODET
Paris 1870 Barraud. Imprime chez Jules Bonaventure. Copy No. 67 of 502. Hardcover. Octavo, 62pp., two engraved frontis illustrations - one of book title and second of female nude and leering male figure in background, half blue leather with marbled boards. Good, cover rubbed, spine ends and corners a bit worn. (a71436)
$180.00Lenne, Gerard. LE SEXE A L'ECRAN
1978 first edition. Veyrier. In French. 4to., 334pp., illustrated with monochrome erotic photos, original wraps. VG light wear. (a74203)
$27.00del Valle, Rosamel. EVA THE FUGITIVE (EVA Y LA FUGA) (hardcover)
Berkeley 1990 1st University of California. ISBN 0-520-06850-5. Translated with introduction by Anna Balakian. Hardcover. Octavo, 105pp., cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a75004)
$23.00 Baumann, Arnaud . CARNET D'ADRESSES
1984 Le Dernier Terrain Vague. ISBN 2-86219-033-0. Hardcover. 4to., about 60pp., nude photographs, somewhat erotic in tone, cloth. VG, lower spine end bumped. Good DJ, a few small tears and frays. (a75421)
$60.00 Cardona, Wilfredo Cintron . VESTE EROTICA
Puerto Rico 1963 1st Arcadia. Erotic poetry in Spanish. Octavo, 27pp., original wraps. VG, light cover soiling. (a76527)
$48.00 (erotic) . THE PEARL, A JOURNAL OF FACETIAE VOLUPTUOUS READING VOLUME 1 (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
London 1880 1st Printed for the Society of Vice. A classic of erotic literature. Hardcover. Octavo, 192pp., blue cloth with gilt vertical line trim and darker blue cloth on gilt decorated spine. VG, light wear. Volume 1. (a80730)
$290.00 Hunt, Morton M. . NATURAL HISTORY OF LOVE
NY 1959 1st Knopf. A history of romance and courtship. 8vo., 416pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a9448)
$20.00 Goodich, Michael . UNMENTIONABLE VICE HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE LATER MEDIEVAL PERIOD
1979 Dorset. Author senior lecturer in Medieval HIstory at University of Haifa. 8vo., 161pp., index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a9475)
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