Wien and Hamburg: Verlag fur Kulturforschung, 1928-1931. First edition. Stout 8vos. 4 volumes. An important and profusely illustrated (over 12,000 illustrations, many in colour) encyclopaedia of eroticism in all its manifestations. Many of the illustrations, taken from the Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft, are quite unique since the Nazis suppressed the institute..... More
San Francisco: Wallace-Zorn Pictures, 1949. Souvenir photos, black and white, 5x7 inch, in a bi-fold booklet and cardboard frame, illustrated on the cover with a duotone illustration of Bimbo's nude girl astride a giant goldfish. The photos depict a young couple in a booth and a group of 6 couples..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. 4to. 184 pp. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, drawings, diagrams, and clips. More
New York: Grove Press, 1971. 1st Edition. 8vo. vii+246pp. This compendium of classic erotic writing includes three complete novels and many hilarious stories, poems, gags, and informative tidbits. From the library of Patrick J. Kearney, with his small name sticker at the bottom of the front pastedown. More
London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1969. iv, 92 pp. Laid in letter from the publisher to readers. B/w reproductions of many of the stamps. More
Los Angeles: The Marcliff Foundation, n.d. 8.5x11", tri-folded brochure with 3x8.5" sheet stapled in, promoting a gathering of sex educators, therapists, counselors, surrogates, clergy, students, physicians, attorneys, etc., interested in any area related to human sexuality, to be held Saturday, July 19 (no year given) at the Westwood Methodist Church..... More
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Examiner, 1972. 20 pp. Of interest is the article by Jim Wood, They Call Him 'Mr. Sex', about Gene Huber of the Health and Family Life Education department of the Board of Education, on sex education, homosexuality, etc. Also, a 'Who's Who Downtown' piece on..... More
London: Thurleston. 127pp., with semi-glossy color cardstock covers, and illustrated throughout with 45 full page b/w photos. A spanking and corporal punishment novel. More
Paris: Libraire Des Publications Legislatives, A Wittersheim & Co., 1874. First edition. 8vo. pp. 112. A very useful list, arranged in two parts (pt. 1: 1814-1849, pt. 2: 1850-1873), of all books condemned in France during this period, consisting of about 1000 items in all. Many of the books described..... More
n.p. No Publisher, n.d. 48 pp., plus covers. A magazine-format collection of Tijuana Bibles, plus some b/w nudes, sexploitation stills, humor & other cheeky stuff. Of special interest are several unusual historical eight pagers (Alger Hiss & Whittaker Chambers; Gandhi, Chiang Kai-shek, Stalin). Tijuana Bibles: Charlie McCarthy in Using a...... More
Northridge, CA: California State University, Northridge, n.d. 8.5x11", tri-folded brochure describing the Center for Sex Research at the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, California State University, Northridge, with faculty list. More
N.P, n.d. unpaged [32 pp., plus covers]. Erotic comics, some inspired by 'Tijuana Bibles,' plus cartoons, dirty jokes, and a nude photo. Includes: The Little Breadwinner, by Ima Cunteater; Which Bitch??? by I.M. Drag; Cock Tales for Two, by Jack Koffast; The Show-It-All Girl. Jokes to Jerk Off By, and..... More
5 x 7" black binder, internally spiral-bound, housing 19 b/w photographs of erotic artwork. Photos measure approx. 4.75 x 3.5" and feature artistic renderings of scenes from antiquity: a man masturbates while gazing at a fresco of an orgy; a woman performs cunnlingus on another, bearing a lyre, as two..... More
North Hollywood: American Art Agency, 1965. 68pp. including covers. Illustrated throughout in b/w. With contributions from Rabbi Balfour Brickner, Dr. Mary Calderone, Ida Gelber, Monsignor George A. Kelly, and Bishop John Wesley Lord. Features include: How to use the pills, diaphragms, rhythm and chemical methods. Distributed exclusively by Parliament News..... More
Herts, UK: K. & G. Publications, 1964. 156pp., plus ads. A case study, with Psychological Evaluations by Dr. Leonard A. Lowag. More
Paris: Groupe Les Echos, 2016. 64pp., with glossy color cardstock covers. Text in English. A special issue dedicated to the celebration of Bosch's 500th year since his death. Illustrated throughout with very high quality reproductions; and features the following essays: The Master of 's-Hertogenbosch, by Manuel Jover; The Enigmatic Mr..... More
Bruxelles: Henry Kistemaeckers, [1879]. 8vo. pp. 215. Savoir: Parapilla, Les Devirgineurs, Vert-Vert, M. Alphonse, Les Trois Manieres, Ce qui plait aux Dames, Les Cerises, Le Mal d'Aventure, &c., &c. Illustres des vignettes de l'epoque imprimees a mi-pages en deux couleurs & gravees sur bois par Doms... precedes de Reflexions sur..... More
Paris: Cercle du Livre Precieux [Claude Tchou], 1967. 32mo. 219 pp. Introduction et notes de B. de Villeneuve [Raoul Veze]. From the library of Patrick J. Kearney, with his small name sticker at the bottom of the front pastedown. Vol. 7 of the series Memoires indiscrets. More
Paris: Cercle du Livre Precieux [Claude Tchou], 1967. 32mo. 207 pp. Introduction et notes de Jean Hervez [Raoul Veze]. From the library of Patrick J. Kearney, with his small name sticker at the bottom of the front pastedown. Vol. 6 of the series Memoires indiscrets. More
San Francisco: np, 1972. 24pp., with color printed cardstock covers; laid in loose is a Astonomical Society of the Pacific membership brochure. This is the program for the Free Lecture Series For The Non-Scientist. A twelve-week series of free lectures at San Francisco's Exploratorium. Ray Bradbury was the first speaker..... More
Paris: 1953. 80pp., numerous text illustrations and photographs. This issue is subtitled "Amour et Magie De Gilles de Rays a Raspoutine". Text in French. More
Paris: 1956. 72pp., numerous text illustrations and photographs. This issue is subtitled "L'eglise et la Sexualite". Text in French. More
Paris: 1958. 74pp., numerous text illustrations and photographs. This issue is subtitled "Les Medecins. Problemes et scandales de la Medecine Contemporaine". Text in French. More
Paris: 1959-60. 70pp., 82pp., numerous text illustrations and photographs. These issues are subtitled "Histoire De L'Amour en France". The second volume has a photograph of a young Brigitte Bardot on the cover. Text in French. More
Paris: 1961. 74pp., numerous text illustrations and photographs. This issue is subtitled "Les Beaux Mariages". Text in French. More