Search Results: Titles starting with L from Well-Stacked Books

E.L. Publishing, 1968. Very Good. First Editions, paperback originals, 12mo saddle-stapled softcover, 126-160pp, $1.25 and $2.25 cover prices. Four vintage paperbacks, adult erotic novels, various themes, with "globe" design covers suggesting original publication in Europe. Publishers known for low-budget production, generic alphanumeric series. L series about 1968 to 1969, over 50 titles, early issues like these not perfect-bound standard. Statue of Liberty design (L-5), catalog lists present in each. Very Good overall, 3 are remainder. For consenting, mature audiences. Full collation/single issue upon request.

Longanesi, 1961. Very Good. Gialli Probiti 102. Vintage Italian hardcover in dust jacket, translation of "Seven Lies South." Digest-size hardcover in jacket, photographic cover featuring Jayne Mansfield in unbuttoned shirt, reclining with one hand on hip. Mansfield had just starred in "Too Hot to Handle" (1960), and this year would be in "The George Raft Story". Other Gialli editions credited models on the jacket flap, not so here. Giusto Vaglieri's "Gialli" imprint was one of Italy's finest, offering translations of (mostly) American crime fiction with winking cat face mascot, tiny man in clutched fist illustration on the rear panels, and lush, full-color pin-up jacket photos of Raquel Welch, Lili St. Cyr, June Wilkinson, and others. Very Good in Very Good jacket, slight lean, light bumps, jacket with tiny chips and a few long tears.

Longanesi, 1961. Very Good. Series i Giallia Proibiti No. 103, December 1961. Italian hardcover edition of Craig's 1959 crime novel. Part of "i Gialli Proibiti" (Yellow Prohibited) series, featuring risqué photography of noted women on dust jackets.This edition features Virginia Gordon scantily clad on jacket front panel, peeking from behind bead curtain. Gordon a West Virginia native popular early 1960s, Playmate of the Month (January 1959), a few film credits.Models appearing on other jackets are Jayne Mansfield, Betty Brosmer, Irish McCalla, June Wilkinson.Owner name on one page. Almost Near Fine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket.

Longanesi, 1960. Very Good. Gialli Probiti 86. Vintage Italian hardcover in dust jacket, translation of "Case of the Nervous Nude" (Fawcett, 1959). Digest-size hardcover in jacket, photographic cover featuring Barbara Nichols, reclining on concrete steips in black heels and lavender dress, bleach blonde curls, ruby red lips, and tan nylons. Nichols would star in the Spring Break flick "Where the Boys Are" (1960), and was a model for major publishing houses who specialized in "girlie" magazines of the 1950s. Some of her earliest appearances are vintage paperback and digest covers, great detective/true crime magazine covers of the 1960s, and in tiny ads for photo enlarging showing a young Barbara, perhaps an early test photo.Other Gialli editions credited models on the jacket flap, not so here. Giusto Vaglieri's "Gialli" imprint was one of Italy's finest, offering translations of (mostly) American crime fiction with winking cat face mascot, tiny man in clutched fist illustration on the rear panels,… Read More

Art Enterprises, 1950s. Very Good Plus. Vol. 1, No. 2, 1950s but possibly early 1960s, One Dollar cover price, stapled 4to, 78pp, bw throughout, color cf, color wrapper. Vintage adult magazine, featuring photography of nude women, emphasizing lingerie, fiction, articles. Laine Carlin, Nancy Lewis, Roger Blake, Jackie Miller, Dan de Carlo, Bill Ward. Very Good Plus, light rubbing and toning. For mature, consenting audiences.

British Lion Films, 1951. Very Good. C. 1951. Original b/w single-weight film still press photograph from the UK film (1951), featuring actress Pauline Stroud in an elegantly patterned one-piece swimsuit at lavish vacation pool. Released 1952 in the US as "Bikini Baby," co-star Diana Dors was given top billing in the US ads. Written by the director & Val Valentine, about a girl who wins a pageant as Godiva & decides to become an actress. Murderess Ruth Ellis makes an uncredited appearance as a contestant. Single-weight, b/w, 7.75x10 inches, small white borders, film credit mimeo affixed on the verso. Photographer Len Lee rubber-stamp on the verso, & copyright statement. Very Good, faint wrinkles overall, slight curl, stray upper crease & small stain, central image essentially unmarred.

Quarter Books No. 89, 1951. Very Good. First Edition, digest paperback original. Side-stapled and perfect-bound, 25c cover price, 130pp, distributed by ID, 3 b/w professionally posed photograph plates and photo vignette rear cover. Murder and mistresses, and Canada. Prolific Neubauer wrote extensively romance and lusty, lurid novels, nearly all under pseudonyms, and his career spanned nearly 30 years. Cover model recalls Jane Easton. Quarter Books ran about 5 years, ~130 titles. Very Good, dampstain and bruises to covers and preliminary pages at the crown, light rubbing. Scarce.

La Tecnografica Editrice / Gialli segreti 59, 1960s. Very Good. Vintage Italian digest paperback, translation of "The Case of the Dead Divorcee." Photographic cover by Bruno Bernard, 1pp Joan Labor (David Sutton), rear vignette Frances Lee (Ron Vogel), and the series mascot, Anita Ventura, popular camera club model, in lingerie vignette on the front. Giusto Vaglieri's "Gialli" imprint was one of Italy's finest, offering translations of (mostly) American crime fiction with lush, full-color pin-up jacket photos of Jayne Mansfield, Lili St. Cyr, June Wilkinson, and others. This series featured internal photos unlike the hardcover Proibiti and Giumar series. Very Good, lean/creases/foxing.

Ace Books, 1960s. Very Good. G-738, no date circa 1960s, 50c cover price, 176pp. Vintage paperback, first printing of this edition, reprints the original 1944 edition. From the estate of Andrew J. Offutt, with his initials "AJo" on the first page, and brief notations throughout, in holograph ink. Offutt was an avid science fiction author noted for "Conan"-themed fantasies, debuted as a published writer in 1951, and wrote 100s of erotic novels pseudonymously as John Cleve, Turk Winter, John Denis, Jeff Morehead, Opal Andrews, among others. The "Spaceways" series is perhaps his ultimate collaboration between science fiction and erotica. Most institutions without personal material. Very Good, light rubbing, brief creases.

Ace Books, 1960s. Very Good. F-213, no date circa 1960s, 40c cover price, 128pp. Vintage paperback, first printing of this edition, reprints the original 1918 "Blue Book" magazine story. From the estate of Andrew J. Offutt, with two names on the first page in holograph ink, one being Andrew's son and noted writer, Chris Offutt, and brief holograph pencil checks on the last page. Andrew J. Offutt was an avid science fiction author noted for "Conan"-themed fantasies, debuted as a published writer in 1951, and wrote 100s of erotic novels pseudonymously as John Cleve, Turk Winter, John Denis, Jeff Morehead, Opal Andrews, among others. The "Spaceways" series is perhaps his ultimate collaboration between science fiction and erotica. Most institutions without personal material. Very Good, lean, creases, rubbing and toning.

EFA CR-ST LP-001 / ST-078 LP, 2000s. Very Good Plus. Vintage LP vinyl music albums featuring burlesque legends Lilly "Cat Girl" Christine, and Blaze Starr, in b/w still images on the front and the rear panels. Later printings (2000s), with barcode present on sleeve, and yellow/red and yellow/black record labels, plain white internal sleeves. First released in 1980s. Artists include James Holloway, Jesters, Bob Taylor, The Phantom, Ken Williams, Buddy Miller, Bob Callway, Valjants, Crescendos, Wildjones, Dyna-Sores, Tarantula Ghoul, and Ray Gee, Bowlegs, The Poor Boys, El-Capris, Omary Kay, Lonnie Brooks, The Jaguars, and more. Very Good Plus overall, lightly handled, rarely played, tiny scratches if any.

Star Distributors, 1979. Very Good Plus. First Editions, paperback originals. 12mo perfect-bound softcovers, $2.95 cover prices, 192pp, red wrappers, b/w wrapper & internal illus. by Di Mulatto (some internal illus. credited). Six vintage adult paperbacks, explicit erotic novels featuring bondage, discipline, sadomasochist, restraints, flagellation themes. Ads at the rear for CDL, or the usual Crown Productions at Canal St. Station, NY, noted locale of seedy publishing companies 1960s-80s. This series credits authors. Very Good Plus overall, light rubbing & toning, faint corner bumps, brief creases. The Breaking Point - Mary Harris, LE-2, w/o copyright page as issued. Master of Submission - Halston Morrea, LE-6, w/o copyright page. The Disobedient Daughter - Estaban Morda, LE-8, w/o copyright, CDL ads. I, a Dominatrix - T. E. Shriker, LE-10, 1979, no ads. Beyond Pain - Martin Hall, LE-11, 1979, no ads. Jane, Slave to the Whip - Les Bakin, LE-18, 1979, no ads. For mature, consenting audiences.

N.p., 2013. Very Good Plus. Vintage handwritten ephemera, the last handwritten material of Andrew J. Offutt, noted fantasy & erotica author who wrote 100s of adult novels 1960s-80s using pseudonyms like John Cleve, Turk Winter, Opal Andrews, Jeff Morehead, Cleve being his most recognized. His son, Chris, also a noted author, published a short biography of Andrew that highlights Andrew as a father & Chris' recollection of his father's massive porn collection & bibliography. These writings are mostly lists of names, some real & unreal, story ideas, personal thoughts, meanderings. 31 slips of paper, note cards, & the backs of recipe cards contain his shaky, nearly illegible penmanship. Sizes range 5x7in to 4x4in. Very Good Plus overall. For the fanatic.

Greenleaf Classics, 1984. Very Good Plus. Companion Book CB-4468, $3.95 cover price, First Edition/printing unless noted, perfect-bound softcover 12mo, 149[60]pp, color front panel photo of Candye Kane. Vintage adult paperback, explicit fetish fiction. Very Good Plus overall, light rubbing, toning, a few small scuffs, remainder clip. For mature, consenting audiences.

Leg Glamour Inc., 1999. Good Plus. March, First Edition, stapled softcover 4to, $6.99 cover price, 130pp, color throughout. Vintage adult magazine featuring solo nude and softcore erotic photography, emphasizing women in heels, garters, nylons. Batters contributed to a handful of these issues, many are tributes to his own publications, namely "Leg Art" & "Leg Language." This issue: Diane Poppos, S. Crabb, Ava, Sadie, Renata, Lin, Felicia, foot follies. Good Plus, light rubbing, short creases, cello-taped spine, ink and stickers to front and first page. For mature, consenting audiences.

Stein and Day, 1984. Very Good. Uncorrected galley proofs, 522pp, octavo, black comb binding. Review Copy, with laid-in letter from the associate publicity director Norma, signed, with a small note to "John," regretting the quality of internal photographs in the galleys. Also laid in is a newspaper clipping of Molly Haskell's review of the book. Very Good overall, moderate toning, brief creases, a few tiny tears.

Various Publishers, 1960s. First Editions/printings unless noted, softcover 8vo, color wraps, all 100+pp, some with b/w photo plates throughout. Vintage adult digest paperbacks, explicit nonfiction in the form of insider accounts and case studies concerning lesbians. Very Good overall, rubbing, toning, light foxing, a few with small stains, spine creases. For mature, consenting audiences.Confessions of a Lesbian Prostitute, told to Robert Leslie, Dalhousie, 1965, 127pp, bibliography. Lesbianism: It's Secrets and Practices, Ruth Allison, Medco, 1967, 3rd printing, 160pp.Sexual Behavior of the Lesbian, John Zachary, Socio Library OSL-9640, 1972, 215pp, index, bibliography, photo plates (a few color).

American Art Enterprises, 1980s. Very Good Plus. First Editions/printings unless noted, perfect-bound softcover 12mo, color photo front panels, all 100+pp, often a popular film star as cover model. Vintage adult paperbacks, explicit fiction concerning lesbianism; sexploitation novels. Very Good Plus overall, light rubbing, toning, spine creases, 1 remainder clip. For mature, consenting audiences.LJ-102, 1984, Lesbians Make It, Chrissy Summers, remainder clip.LJ-118, 1985, The Best of Lesbianism, Glenda Phillips, case study type.

Casino Books 209, 1979. Very Good. First Edition, a Paperback Original, first printing. Distributed by Parliament News. Vignette cover photo featuring glamour model & buxom favorite Roberta Pedon, seen in big white sunhat. Hardcore novel about open marriage. Casino published several titles featuring popular models on the covers, but the house was short-lived. Italian Roberta began modeling in early 1973, and saw greatest success perhaps a year later, when Parliament took hold of much of her American appearances. Her candle still burns, and paperback covers of Pedon are scarce. Strong Good, foxing/tiny bruises/rubber stamps, remainder. For mature, consenting audiences.

Leo. Feist, Inc., 1925. Very Good. Vintage sheet music for the fox-trot song, "Let It Rain, Let It Pour" or "I'll Be in Virginia in the Morning," for piano and ukulele. One of several variants, each with a different vignette photo of performing artists. Great patterned flapper illustration on the front, the artist signature in the lower left corner, unknown. A rosy cheeks woman applying lipstick, sitting on luggage, appearing confident and ambitious, or at the least carefree, as the title would suggest, with an ominous bellhop character in blackface. The song itself is rollicking, instrumentally, with a ukulele accompaniment by Breen, who would be known as "The Original Ukulele Lady" and the first woman inducted in the instrument's Hall of Fame. Leopold Feist ran one of the largest publishers of music at the time and produced visually stunning duochrome sheet music, beginning in the early 20th century. He had a handful of often used composers, focusing mostly on folk, blues, and dance numbers.… Read More