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We have in stock many more erotica titles than are listed here, and are particularly strong on titles published in Paris in the first half of the twentieth century: Olympia Press, Pall Mall Press, Palladium Publications, Librairie Astra, Erotica Biblion Society, and many more besides, including French-language imprints. If you would like to send us a wants list, you can do so at the contact page.
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[pseud. GLASSCO, John] UNDERWOOD, Miles
Under The Birch The Story of an English GovernessParis: Olympia, 1965
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PETERS, Adam
Business As Usual
Paris: Week End Books, 1958
Small octavo, pp. 192. Original stiff paper wrappers.
First edition, published simultaneously by the Ophelia Press (an Olympia imprint) with the authorship creditied to 'Soliman Peters'.... [more]
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CRANE, Harold
Pursuit Of Happiness
Paris: Oceanic Press, 1959
Small octavo, pp. 199. Original stiff paper wrappers.
First edition. Two books bound in one : the title story, and Success Story. Both are rubbish, and of quite outstanding... [more]
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[pseud, SCHNURRER, Adam] ADAM
Taxi
Amsterdam: Sombrero, 1986
4to, pp. 48. Original illustrated card wrappers. Dutch text.
First edition.
A suite of graphic short stories -- graphic in both... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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MAD JACK
Emilienne
Paris: Edition de L'Etoile, 1954
Octavo, pp. 137. Original grey stiff paper wrappers, lettered in blue on front panel and spine.
First edition.
A second edition of this title, published later in the 1950s and... [more]
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DEXTER, Erle
Mabel's Torments
Paris: Oceanic Press, 1958
Small octavo, pp. 188. Original grey stiff paper wrappers, lettered in red and black.
First edition.
Oceanic Press was established in 1958 as a rival to Maurice Girodias's Olympia... [more]
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WILSON, Mary
The Voluptuous Night
Paris: Mediterranean Press, 1957
Small octavo, pp. 167. Original stiff paper wrappers.
First edition.
The title story is a pornographic translation of the Vivant Demon's story Point de Lendemain,... [more]
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[ANONYMOUS]
Histoire de Mary et d'Arabella ou Les Voluptes Secretes d'Un Debauche
Paris: Le Serail Royal, 1952
Octavo, pp. 129. Original grey paper wrappers, lettered in red and black on front panel.
Third edition, the first two having been published in the 1890s.
This edition was... [more]
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[OLYMPIA PRESS] [pseud. OWENS, Iris] DAIMLER, Harriet
Woman
Paris: Olympia Press, 1965
Small 8vo, pp.181. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
Second edition. First published by Olympia as The Woman... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[Olympia Press]SHERWOOD, James
Stradella
Paris: Olympia Press, 1962
12mo, pp.193. Original stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
First edition. No.89 in the Traveller's Companion series.
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MARTIN, Ed
Busy Bodies
Paris: Olympia Press, 1963
8vo, Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
First edition. No.92 in the Traveller's Companion series.
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DOUGLAS, Norman
Paneros
London: Chatto & Windus, 1931
8vo, pp. 103. Original three-quarter decorated boards, lettered in gilt to blue spine. Top edge gilt, leading and lower edges uncut. Printed... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[Erotica] PATRICK, Roland
The Lost Nights
Paris: P. Pic, N.d. [c. 1950s]
Small 8vo, pp. 378. Original cream stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to front panel and spine. Uncut, unopened.
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[pseud. QUENEAU, Raymond] MARA, Sally
Journal Intime
Paris: Editions Du Scorpion [Jean Halluin], 1950
8vo, pp. 254. Original printed wrappers.
First trade edition, after 120 numbered copies on Alfa.
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CUTTER, Nicholas
Rogue Women
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955
8vo, pp.161. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
First edition. No. 15 in the Traveller's Companion series.
