Bombay [Taiwan?]: The Odalisque Press, 1953 [c.1960]. 183pp. each. One of a series of Taiwanese piracies of pornographic novels, ripped-off from Paris Olympia Press titles or from novels published by Parisian competitors of the Olympia Press. The Book of Love comprises texts of "Love and Safety, or a Lecture on..... More

n.p. No Publisher, [c.1950s]. Approx. 4x5". pp. This is the sort of pornographic booklet that, for obvious reasons, was published anonymously; possibly in New York, but there's really not much to go on. Various erotic intrigues are detailed, involving a Charlie Brown, Miss Pearl, Mrs. Carter, Mr. Parker, and several..... More

n.p. No Publisher. Approx. 5x7". 80pp. A Victorian tale of the love relationship between two girls in an English boarding school, first published at Paris in 1897, possibly by Charles Carrington. The given on on the cover is "Sweet Life in Paris," while the first page gives its true tile..... More

Paris, France [sic]: No Publisher, n.d. [c.1940-60s]. 4.25x5.25", 32pp., illustrated with four b/w pornographic photographs. An erotic tale. Photos don't relate to the story, but show a busty woman with a man; scenes include her placing his penis between her breasts, with two dildos in the foreground; dilldo penetration; cunnilingus..... More

n.p., n.d. [c.1950s?]. 4.25x5.5", 24pp., illustrated with 8 b/w pornographic photographs (primarily lesbian). 'Printed in U.S.A.'; general prosody and coherence would seem to belie that fact. Cover price stated as $3.00. Story begins: My vacation trip to Italy was over when I arrived to the little town where my aunt..... More

Paris, France [sic]: No Publisher, n.d. [c.1940-60s]. 4.5 x 6", 32pp., illustrated with four b/w pornographic photographs. The erotic tale of Marsha, married to a Russian Prince,a nd erotic awakening. Includes group sex, bondage and sadomasochism. Story begins: When Marsha went to bed for the first time with Alex Sokolow..... More

Paris, France [sic]: No Publisher, n.d. [c.1940-60s]. 4.5 x 6", 32pp., illustrated with four b/w pornographic photographs. An erotic tale featuring lesbian sex and more, set in a Russian bath house. Story begins: Vera stretched herself in Martha's four posted bed. Photos feature male-female couples and group sex. More

Taiwan: n.p., c.1960. Internally side-stapled, "original" printed wrapers and spine; light shelfwear. Very good. 156pp. A piracy with the additional appropriation of the author's name; that is, we're assuming that an 18th century Frenchman never wrote a racy novel about the adventures of a Manhattan detective named Tom Purdy. More

London & Paris: No Publisher, [1950s]. 4.75 x 6.25" 100pp. A brother and sister are discovered engaging in sexual play. They are quickly sent to distant and separate boarding schools. Through letters to her brother, Adelina describes her adventures with the headmistresses, faculty and her class mates, involving various sorts..... More

n.p. No Publisher, [c.1950s]. 4.5x6". 16pp. This is the sort of pornographic booklet that, for obvious reasons, was published anonymously; possibly in New York, but there's really not much to go on. Very likely rewritten or copied from a Victorian or fin de siecle work; it has some of the..... More

Cleopatra Press, n.d. [c. 1960]. 4.5 x 6.5" 85pp. A photo-reprint, possibly reduced, of a pornographic novel that seems to have been first published at Paris c. 1896. The book is usually ascribed to a fictitious 'Lord George Herbert.' Back wrapper states "printed in france.." More

Taiwan [?]: n.p., c.1960. Two volumes, roughly 4x5"; 102, 103-179pp. Another likely Taiwanese piracy, this one bearing the imprint of the "Unioue Continental Coollection." Originally published at Paris in 1957 as part of Patrick Garnot 's "Unique Continental Collection"; this is a photo-reprint. More