Bexhill-on-Sea: AKS Books, 2001 Contains 16 full colour plates and over 800 other illustrations. Divided into three parts, ‘Artists and Collections’ depicts the work of the most talented artists through the ages, including many still active today. ‘Personalities’ is sub-divided into sections featuring ‘The Dominant Female’; ‘The Dominant Male’; ‘The Schoolmaster’; and ‘Judicial Punishment’. A Miscellany’ includes disciplinary scenarios in commercial advertisements, seaside postcards, "what-the-butler-saw" stereo viewing machines, films and TV, comics and cartoons, plus vintage photographs and a selection of spanking machines!. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: I.B. Tauris & Co., 2000 A biography of Ernest Dowson who was a major poet of the late-Victorian Decadent period who wrote some of the most quoted lyrics in English verse including them 'gone with the wind' and 'days of wine and roses', showing how his strange delights and sexual excesses were worked into the pure verse of lyrics such as 'Cynara'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004 A first-ever collection of America's underground pornographic comics from the 1930s to the 1950s. Known as "Tijuana Bibles" these highly explicit comic books constitute a fascinating view of the unknown, erotic America of that turbulent era. Tijuana, the Mexican border town just south of Los Angeles, was made infamous by two things: it's reputation as the American tourist's Sodom and Gomorrah (think Prohibition days and live sex shows with donkeys) and the eponymous Bible. "Tijuana Bibles" (known also as 'eight-pagers') were pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1930s to the 1950s. Printed in black on cheap white paper and eight pages long, their popularity peaked during the time of the Great Depression. They were drawn and written by anonymous artists and printed and distributed by no less shady publishers. The art is crude but executed with immense vitality. The subject matter usually consists of explicit sexual encounters featuring popular cartoon characters, as well as famous film stars and politicians. In introduction Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman writes that these 'cheerfully pornographic and downright illegal booklets...probably weren't produced in Tijuana (or Havana or Paris or London, as some of the covers imply)'. Nor were they bibles. The location was more likely ironic. As wry and raunchy as the subject it celebrates, this inspired volume introduces a new generation to the "Tijuana Bibles", underground comic art above ground for the first time since they were produced. Still unexpectedly shocking and devoted to making a sexual mockery of every sacred cow in the pasture, the Bibles are unveiled here with 100 classic examples in full. It's folk art with a subversive edge.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Cheadle: Carcanet Press, 1975 Includes the romantic and bawdy verse of John Dryden, Earl of Rochester John Wilmot, Charles Sedley, George Etherege, Peter Motteux and other 18th century poets.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995 Alexander tells the stories of young unmarried working-class women jailed in the early 20th century for engaging in sexual activity. She argues that such behaviour was not punished among more affluent classes. The 'Girl Problem' is based in large part on the records of one hundred young women incarcerated between 1900 and 1930 in two institutions, the New York State Reformatory for Women at Bedford Hills and the Western House of Refuge for Women at Albion, in upstate New York. The records are rich with detail, including psychological assessments, correspondence from families and between inmates and others, and parole applications, that Alexander has used to good effect. Nearly all of those incarcerated were poor and came from immigrant or African-American homes.. First Edition. Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Saqi Books, 1995 In segregated, conservative societies with a repressive attitude to women, writing on the theme of love and sexuality are of particular interest. Among the plethora of studies on modern Arabic literature, this book is a major treatment of what has generally been a taboo subject. The scope covers the entire history of modern Arabic literature from the late-19th century to the end of the 1980s, with examples drawn from countries as diverse as Egypt and Kuwait. Although the main accent is on the prose of Egypt and the countries of the Mashreq, North African literature is also included. Examples are drawn form poetry, the novel and the short story. Topics range from "Erotic awareness in the early Egyptian short story" to "Death and desire in Iraqi War literature", from "Fathers and husbands as tyrants and victims" to "The foreign woman and the European mistress in the Maghreb novel". "Love and the mechanism of power" is analyzed, as are "Sexual politics and narrative strategies". Love and sexuality are shown as key elements in the work of Tawfik al-Hakim, Fuad al-Tikirli, the Kuwaiti writer Layla al-Uthman annd Nizar Qabbani. Other chapters treat "The lover in popular 20th-century Arabic drama", "Love and beyond in Mahjar literature" and "The romantic imagination and the female ideal".. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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City of Industry: Collectors Publications, 1968 Explicit erotic novel.. First US Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Museum Press, 1957 A Danish journalist explores sexual behaviour from the Middle and Far East. Marriage, prostitution, white slave trade etc. Illustrated with photographs.. First English Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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City of Industry: Collectors Publications, 1968 Explicit erotic novel.. First US Edition. Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Paris (?): Athenes Press Explicit erotic novel, a pirate of The 120 Days of Sodom or: The Romance of the School of Libertinage originally published by the Olympia Press. nd. c.1950s.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Chicago: Playboy Press, 1972 First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1984 Superb erotic novel about the erotic education of English Young Lady in Victorian times, under the strict tutelage of her imperious stepmother. The voluptuous Clara soon learns how to make all around her cater to her every whim. Sprinkled liberally with spanking and caning scenes. An erotic classic. An unread copy.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Paris (?): Np, 1950 Explicit erotic novel clandestinely published. Np nd c.late 1950s.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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City of Industry: Collectors Publications, 1969 Explicit erotic novel.. First US Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1986 Erotic novel. Revelations of a girls' reformatory, telling of the scandalous escapades of the over zealous reformers and their wards, who atone for their sins under the disciplinary supervision of worthy gentlemen of the upper classes.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1986 Paris, at the turn of the century, was the most voluptuous city of its time, and perhaps all time. From the Latin Quarter to the flagellants of the Rue Clause, the Edwardian author of this delightful memoir takes the reader on a grand tour of the brothels of fin de siecle Paris. He tells us what the pretty beauties who dwell in the convents of concupiscence are like; how they conduct themselves in the reception rooms, and in their tapestried bedchambers; what they say and do; how they dress and undress; the vices and exigencies of their admirers, all is revealed. This is a facsimile of the original 1906 edition published by Charles Carrington.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London (Paris): Erotica Biblion Society (Editions Les Jarres), 1961 Explicit English erotic classic from the Victorian era. This Victorian novel tells of the sexual adventures of Jack. Jilted by his beloved Alice, he vows revenge by keeping her in a specially constructed soundproof room. In his soundproof Snuggery, replete with instruments of becoming restraint, Jack introduces Alice and other erstwhile virgins, some more reluctant than others, to an orgiastic splendour they'll never forget. Banned for many years, this novel tells of the dark side of human sexuality. A complete facsimile of the second edition. Nice attractive edition. Pages uncut. Rare in this condition.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Velvet Publications, 1995 Victoria's journal reveals her darkest secrets, her induction into a bizarre yet addictive sexual underground at the hands of her immoral, incestuous guardians. Blazing with erotic excess and incandescent cruelty, The Whip Angels is a feast of dominance and submission, of corrupted innocence and tainted love. In the tradition of The Story of O and The Image, this modern classic was written by Diane Bataille, wife of Georges, an authoress fully versed in the ways of whipcord and the dark delirium of those in both physical and spiritual bondage.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Pi34 Publishing, 1993 A collection of Prostitutes advertising cards left in London phone booths and other public places to advertise a variety of personal services including domination, spanking, bondage, watersports etc. 'She's pretty she's young, with skin like a peach, she refreshes the parts other girls cannot reach', or 'If you're feeling rather randy, always keep this number handy'. 'New out of school, needs a firm hand', 'Bubbly blonde very versatile,' 'Naughty girls deserve red bottoms', 'Your fantasies are my dreams' and 'Insubordinate schoolgirl in need of strict headmaster' - these are just a few of the many cards left by prostitutes in London telephone booths over the ten year period 1984-1994. Some are crude, some are straightforward, some are fantastic works of art. A unique piece of ephemeral English social history. Every order will receive an original prostitute's card free!!. First Edition. Paperback. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1983 Explicit erotic novel in which Lesley makes a strange dream-like journey to a beautiful summer villa in Florville. There she submits herself to an absolute master, surrendering to his most perverse sexual demands and, with the lashes from his whip, leading her to the ultimate excitement of slavery and submission. In the same vein, if not superior, to the classic The Story of O by Pauline Reage.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Covina: Collectors Publications, 1967 Explicit erotic journal from the Victorian era.. First US Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1985 Victorian erotic novel featuring a haughty French courtesan who is whipped into love and obedience. First published by Charles Carrington in Paris in 1899.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Paris (?): Privately Printed, 1950 Superb explicit erotic novel set in New York and written in a Spillanesque hard-boiled style. The scene where the hero watches two sisters, Betsy and Mixie, get it on an then bang them both is a classic! "Her c*nt was a grasping, clutching, sucking, squeezing tunnel made of lava and hot python meat." nd c.late 1950s from a series of erotic novels published by London Press.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Atlanta: Pendulum Books, 1968 Explicit erotic novel. James believes that a stiff prick is the only cure for lesbianism. Translation of a 1908 German novel thought to have been published by C.W. Stern in Vienna in his series "Privatdruck der Gesellschaft osterreichischer Bibliophilen.". First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Luxor Press, 1970 Two infamous and brilliant erotic tales. The first featuring a virile young man and a rapacious lesbian in a very unusual menage a trois, the second features a young girl's subjection to warped, incestuous lust, from the Charles Carrington original of 1910. Introduction by John Frederic Savage.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Soborg-Kobenhavn: Delhi Forlag, 1969 Classic of English Victorian erotica. German text.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Wien: Privatdruk Explicit erotic novel set in Vienna around a huge naked ball in the city's most beautiful district and a girls' boarding school. Includes 2 drawings and 3 explicit photographs. German text. c.1950s.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Paris (?): Np, 1950 Eve is an ambitious actress who will sleep with anyone to get to the top including a gross agent who embuggers her, and a group sex party where everything goes. Explicit, well written erotic novel set in London and New York. Clandestinely published. Np nd c.late 1950s.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Grove Press, 1984 The Headmistress of a Victorian finishing school, the exquisitely beautiful Miss Julie, has earned the reputation of providing her girls with "jolly good times." Intimate letters from these tender disciples to families soon reveal, in abundant detail, the nature of the orgiastic fun with Julie, with each other, and with the various young men Julie has gathered about her. These young ladies reveal the depth of their sensuality - and no amount of loving discipline from their relatives and guardians will deter them.. First Thus. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Bexhill-on-Sea: AKS Books, 2003 First published as a serial in the ‘underground’ magazine, The Pearl, in 1879 and 1880, Bride of the Birch is a series of letters from Miss Coote, now an old maid, to a younger lady friend. Miss Coote admits to being wedded to the birch rod and details her experiences of being severely whipped as a child, both at home by her grandfather, and then at school at Miss Flaybum’s Academy. As a woman of property, she sets up her own home with a strict disciplinary régime and the birch rod is in frequent use. The gardener’s wife and her two young daughters incur Miss Coote’s wrath for stealing fruit and all three are soundly flogged, as is a sneak-thief who tries to hide her ill-gotten gains in her private parts! "Tie her to the horse and get ready for business," the General ordered, as he seated himself in the chair to look on at his ease. "Come, Rosa, dear, don’t be troublesome and make your grandfather more angry," said Mrs. Mansell, unfastening my waistband. "Slip off your dress whilst the girls put the horse in the middle of the room." Oh! No! No! I won’t be whipped," I screamed. "Oh! Sir! Oh grandfather! Do have mercy," I implored, throwing myself on my knees before the old man. "Come, come, it's no use showing the white feather, Rosa, it's for your own good! Now, no more nonsense! Mrs. Mansell, do your duty, and let us get the painful business over with; she isn’t one of my stock if she doesn’t show her pluck when it comes to the pinch.". First Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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