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Bayreuth: Jilly Verlag, 1984 Ein Sammelband Geilster Pornozeichungen. Explicit erotic comic book. c.1980s. German text.. First Edition. Magazine. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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East Rockaway: Diva Graphix, 1997 Explicit erotic black and white comic and colour strips by various artists. nd c.1990s.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Trophy, 1976 Cartoons with a sexual theme. Some wear to lower corner.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York (?): Np Explicit American Tijuana Bible erotic comic book from the 1930s. Probably a facsimile from the 1950s.. First Thus. Pamphlet. Fine. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. more information

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Np Explicit American Tijuana Bible erotic comic book from the 1930s. Probably a facsimile from the 1950s.. First Thus. Booklet. Fine. 48mo - over 3" - 4" 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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London: Jupiter Books, 1977 Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 - 23 February 1976) was an English artist born on Barrett Street, Stretford, Lancashire. Stretford is now in the borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester. Many of his drawings and paintings depict nearby Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury where he lived and worked for over forty years at 117 Station Road, opposite St. Mark's RC Church.Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of northern England during the early 20th century. He had a distinctive style of painting and is best known for urban landscapes peopled with human figures often referred to as "matchstick men". He also painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits, and the secret 'marionette' works (the latter only found after his death).. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1973 First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nurnberg: Kreutzer Verlag, 1984 Explicit female domination comic. c.1980s. German text.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Chick Eurostrip, 1980 Explicit, full colour erotic comic strip. Dutch text.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Np Male domination and female bondage cartoon card story following the trials and tortures of Gwendoline. Not to be confused with the Stanton cartoon of the same name, it's much stronger! c.1960s £15.00 per individual set. Episode I: The Homecoming. 8 cards. Episode II: The Chair. 8 Cards. Episode V. 7 cards. Episode VI: Jack of All Trades. 6 cards. Episode VII: Fifi's Farewell Party. 6 cards. Episode VIII: Gwen Meets the Whip. 9 Cards. Episode IX: The Box. 9 cards.. First Edition. Postcard. As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Np, 1980 Three erotic comic strips in the style of Gene Bilbrew: Gekidnappt und Vesklavt, Yolanda's Bizarre Erlebnisse, Die Scharlachrote witwe. c.1980s. German text.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. Illus. by Ruiz. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Flensburg: Stephenson Verlag, 1968 Collection of nude and glamour photographs. German text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NDCRC, 1975. Female domination and watersports comic with face sitting and toilet slavery. c.1970s. German text.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Ben's Books, 1972. line drawings featuring catfighing, Domination, female wrestling etc.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: A. & C. Black, 1931 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Collins, 1946 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Madrid: Editorial Codex, 1967 Spanish text. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1969 First Thus. Pamphlet. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Charles Skilton, 1985 Paul Sandby (1731 (baptised) - 9 November 1809) was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Born in Nottingham, Sandby joined the topographical drawing room of the Board of Ordnance at the Tower of London in the early 1740s and in 1746 was tasked with mapping the remote Scottish Highlands. While undertaking this exacting commission, he began producing watercolour landscapes and news of his talent soon spread. In 1752, he took up a post with his brother producing landscapes of the royal estates at Windsor, and also began producing aquatint engravings, having been commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks to produce 48 plates depicting Welsh scenery. He also drew some caricatures ridiculing William Hogarth. In 1768, he was appointed chief drawing master to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, a position he retained until 1799. He died in London ten years later and was described in his obituaries as 'the father of modern landscape painting in watercolours'. Thomas Sandby (1721 - 25 June 1798) was an English cartographer who later became an architect and teacher and was the Royal Academy's first professor of architecture. Born in Nottingham, the sons of a textile worker, both the Sandby brothers joined the topographical drawing room of the Board of Ordnance at the Tower of London in the early 1740s. Thomas Sandby served at the Battle of Dettingen and the Battle of Culloden as draughtsman to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. In 1747, the Duke arranged for him to be appointed Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park, where he began altering the park and laying out the artificial lake, bridge and grounds at Virginia Water. In 1759, he designed substantial extensions to the Park's Cumberland Lodge; related works include nearby Forest Lodge. As well as being elected the Academy's first professor of architecture, Sandby was also appointed 'Architect of the King's works', and became a noted teacher of architectural theory. Perhaps Sandby's most notable architectural commission was the design of the Freemason's Hall at Great Queen Street in central London, linking two houses purchased by the United Grand Lodge of England in 1775. Sandby won a competition to design a Grand Hall, which was additionally used for many social events (the Hall was extended in the 1820s by Sir John Soane, but was demolished in 1930 after suffering irreparable structural damage in a fire in 1883). . First Edition. Cloth. New/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Galley Press, 1984 A nice copy of this profusely illustrated and excellent guide to the art and technique of glamour photograhy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New Malden: Colour Library Books, 1981 A nice copy of this profusely illustrated and excellent guide to the art and technique of glamour photograhy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Geneva: Skira, 1955 Pages becoming loose due to poor binding.. First English Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Hamlyn, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Munchen: Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1980 A facsimile of Bayros' erotic art from the early 1900s. Introduction by Wilhelm M. Busch. Some creasing to spine. German text.. First Thus. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Rotterdam: Miller, 1977 Folio of 13 prints in a limited edition of 44/300. Minor mark to front of folder.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Olympia Press, 1966. Completed by Canadian author and poet John Glassco. An unread copy.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Academy Editions, 1974 Spine faded to d/j.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1907 ... in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of State held by Madam Venus, Goddess and Meretrix, under the famous Horselberg, and containing the Adventures of Tannjauser in that Place, his Repentance, his Journeying to Rome and Return to the Loving Mountain. Hand numbered limited edition No. 226 /300 copies printed on hand-made papaer. Includes original publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. Small loss to head of spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by Aubrey Beardsley. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1904. Embossed front board, lightly rubbed. Minor tear to page 63-64, otherwise a nice copy. (Samuels-Lasner 141). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by Aubrey Beardsley. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951 (1618-80) Dutch portrait painter, active in England. Principal painter to Charles II, he is associated with the Restoration court. Lely established the tradition of the society portrait. His best-known paintings include two series, The Windsor Beauties (1660s) and the famous Admirals (1666-67). 70pp + 96 b/w plates.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Macdonald, 1969 Guide for antique shopping.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Susan Holland. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1973 First Edition. Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1988 First Edition. Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Blandford Press, 1963 (c.1580-1666) Dutch painter. He is best known for his paintings of robust figures, such as the Laughing Cavalier (1624), and his group portraits. His more subdued later works have a dignity and strength approaching those of his contemporary, Rembrandt.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Panther, 1960. Born in Toulouse, Jean Bellus had several jobs before pursuing a career in illustration. He debuted in Marianne in 1933, and subsequently collaborated with La Lessive, Pour Vous, Le Sourire and Candide. For Bejamin magazine, he produced the comic 'Georgie, Laurel et Hardy' between 1937 and 1939. World War II put his activities hold. Returning from captivation, he went to work as a decorator, costumier and music-hall actor. Upon the Liberation, he reassumed his job as an illustrator, and cooperated with J. Magazine, Point de Vue, La Bataille and Fantasia. He also returned to comics with several contributions to the daily press. For France-Dimanche, he drew 'Le Roi Pausole' and 'Marie-Claire' in 1948. In France-Soir, he illustrated 'Le Film du Demi-Siècle', 'Alcide a Dispuru' and the first episodes of 'Le Crime ne Paie Pas' in 1950. He then returned to humorous illustrating for magazines like Samedi-Soir, Paris-Presse and Le Jour de France until his death in 1967. One of his main characters was 'Clémentine Chérie'.. Reprint. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981 Biography of the Victorian artist. Price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Open University Press, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Springfield: Anubis Press, 1993 No story, just extreme black and white female bondage and domination drawings.. First Edition. Magazine. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Springfield: Anubis Press, 1993 No story, just extreme black and white female bondage and domination drawings.. First Edition. Magazine. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Firenze: Bonechi Editore, 1968 French text.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1969. Collection of explicit Chinese erotic art in collaboration with Kristofer Schipper, Chang Fu-jui and Jacques Pimpaneau. Some wear to d/j.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1964. Realms of art series; No. 3.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Barcelona: Editorial Noguer, 1968. Spanish text.. First Spanish Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York (?): Np 8 panel fold out cartoon story. Uncredited, but certainly in the style of Bilbrew and Stanton. c.1960s. Some minor creasing to edges. US origin. Rare.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sex-Point, 1985 Cartoon story featuring buxom babes in stockings, kinky boots, lingerie, leather, rubber, high heels, corsets, gloves etc. Dutch text.. First Dutch Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. Illus. by Gene Bilbrew. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: A. & C. Black, 1933 Rebound in strong library.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Granada: Ediciones Actaeon, 1997. Short erotic text illustrated with 21 superb explicit erotic hand printed on 250gsm Somerset satin by Alan Cox at Zink Edition with texts printed and bound in silk by bookworks of London. Limited to 50 copies only. Signed by author and artist. Spanish text. A beautiful book. . Signed by Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. New. Illus. by Catharyne Ward. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The Erotic Print Society, 1999 Erotic photographs. Introduction by Christopher Peachment. Hand numbered limited edition of 321/1250.. First Edition. Cloth. New/Fine. Illus. by Gunter Blum. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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