Original wraps. 2 one-of-a-kind collections of Bettie Page contact sheets. The first, called "The Dave Stevens/Eric Kroll Travelling Show Part I", was purchased by the renowned fetish photographer Eric Kroll in 1989. As he wrote in pencil on the rear pastedown, "These are the contact sheets I made from the..... More
London: Scriptum Editions, 2005. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2005 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lush black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. Foreword by Sir Elton John, whose AIDS Foundation was the beneficiary from the proceeds of this publication. More
Nazraeli Press, 1998. Cloth. A clean, crisp copy of the 1998 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 69 pgs., limited to 1,000 copies. More
New York: (Eurotica) NBM Publishing Inc., 1994. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1994 1st US edition. Crisp and Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Tall qaurto, unpaginated. More
Berlin: Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, crisp, very stylized black-and-white beefcake photography thruout. More
New York: Esquire, Inc., 1948. 12 nicely-rendered color sketches by Al Moore. Spiral-bound, clean and bright and solidly VG. The 1949 calendar, each month graced by an Esquire beauty. More
Whip & Rope Publications. Original wraps. Wonderful 30 pg. spanking booklet, specifically offering the techniques of the Spencer Spanking Plan. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the spine edges. Included in the book are agreements to be filled out, such as..... More
New York: The Quantuck Lane Press, 2008. Cloth. SIGNED BY ARNOLD SKOLNICK on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2008 stated 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with a Fine example of both the publisher's pictorial belly band and slipcase. Quarto, 127..... More
Paris. Hardcover. Photographic tribute to the post-War Paris Music Halls of the late 40s and early 50s. Skillfully photographed in rich gravure by B.M. Bernand. A tight, VG+ copy in its original stapled boards. And in a bright, VG pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges. Quarto, unpaginated..... More
Firenze, Italy: Glittering Images, 1988. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1988 1st edition, limited to 1,600 numbered copies. Crisp and Fine in its decorative cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Octavo, 105 pgs. More
1968. Original wraps. The uncommon 1968 1st edition of this maiden issue of "Punishment Journal". Clean and VG in its graphic, stapled wrappers, with very light wear along the spine ends and somewhat-torn original price-sticker at the front cover. Octavo (digest-sized), crisp black-and-white photos throughout. More
Los Angeles: Art Enterprises, Inc., 1961. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, solid copy of the 1961 1st edition. VG+ in its fleshy pictorial wrappers, with light rubbing to the panels. Pocket-sized, 160 pgs. Moonlight Reader (MR 113). More
Martinet Press, 1962. Original wraps. The 1962 1st (and undoubtedly only) edition of these uncommon volumes of "letters and correspondences from ardent disciplinarians". Vols. 1 and 3, lacking Vol. 2. Both volumes clean and VG+ to Near Fine in their stapled wrappers and both volumes of letters purely text; no..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Satellite Publishig Co. Original wraps. "Spankology--Case History", circa late 1960s. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing and rubbing along the panel edges. Octavo (digest-sized), crisp, somewhat graphic black-and-white photos throughout. More
New York: Star Distributors, Ltd., 1981. Di Mulatto. Original wraps. The 1981 1st edition of this uncommon S&M paperback. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light rubbing to the panels. Bizarre Library #89. Illustrations by Di Mulatto. More
London: The Whip & Rod Club, 1953. Original wraps. Uncommon 1953 tale of whipping, issued by the Whip & Rod Club of London. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light soiling along the rear panel. 21 full-page, line-drawn illustrations complementing the uncredited text. Whip &..... More
New York: 1938. Original wraps. The 1938 original printing --the "illustrated limited edition"-- of this spanking and flagellation memoir. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial, salmon-pink wrappers, with very light wear along the spine and light creasing at the rear panel's lower-tip. Vol. I of the privately-printed memoir "Years of..... More
Pillar Books. 1st. Original Wraps. A clean, crisp copy of this mid 60s tale of sleaze. Bright and Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, 192 pgs. "No Wanton Could Escape the Brand of a --Shame Seeker" More
Leisure Books, 1964. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, bright copy of the 1964 1st edition. Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers. Leisure Books (LB 634). Pocket-sized, 190 pgs. "She traded in shame to reach degradation!" More
Ember Book, 1963. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1963 1st edition. Ember Book (EB 910). Bright and VG+ in its lurid wrappers, with a crayon price to the title page. Pocketbook, 192 pgs. "Shame Was the Address of This --Orgy House" More
United Kingdom: HGP (UK) Publications, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 2001 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 151 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
Ember Books, 1964. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, tight copy of the 1964 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its lurid pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, 190 pgs. Ember Books EB 951. "Twisted hungers were placed on sale in this --Shame Market" More
London: John Camden Hotten, 1871. Cloth. 1871 1st English translation, published by London's infamous John Camden Hotten. 60 magnificent, highly-eroticized hand-colored and tinted plates complement the text. Re-bound in a handsome 20th century duotone cloth in extact replica of publisher's original binding. Bright gilt-lettering and decorative borders to spine, top-edge..... More
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2008. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st thus, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR CRAIG YOE --AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING-- on the front free endpaper. Bright and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Octavo, 480 pgs. More
Mountjoy Editions, 1982. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 1982 1st edition. Immaculate and Fine in its pictorial red cloth. 1 of 300 copies issued in English (along with 300 issued in Italian). SIGNED ON THE LIMITATION PAGE BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR DAVID RUSSELL. 25 full page..... More
