Photography / Subjects & Themes / Erotica from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Cologne: Taschen, 1995. Cloth, 1 volume (unpaged), chiefly colour illustrations; 31 cm. Text in French, English and German. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine lightly bumped at the crown. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. A photographic portrait of African women. Richly illustrated with colour plates. . 1st.… Read more about this item

Atherton, CA: Aaron Press, 1985. [6] pages, [14] leaves of plates, chiefly colour illustrations; 28 cm. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Founders Gallery, University of San Diego, September 25 through November 1, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1987. Cloth, 247 pages, chiefly illustrations; 30 cm. BRAND NEW. Remainder mark/top edge. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. NEW/NEW. 4to.

New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Cloth, [96] pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates of women modeling lingerie. Fashion photography/erotica.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975. Cloth, xxix, 514 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top edge lightly soiled. Stated First United States Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Arguably the most comprehensive book on the subject of erotic art with a provocative Brancusi… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: Powerhouse Books; Strip Flips!, 2002. 128 pages, colour illustrations; 11 x 16 cm. Topstained pink. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Stated First edition. Striptease flip book with Asian model.. 1st. Paperback. NEW. Oblong.

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphische Sammlung Albertina, 1995. 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 35 cm. Text in English, French and German. Publisher and creative director, B. Martin Pedersen; editors, Annette Crandall, Heinke Jenssen, Michael O'Connor; art directors, B. Martin Pedersen, Randell Pearson. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Fine. Folio.

New York: Amphoto Books, 1989. Cloth, 175 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Subtitle on DJ: Techniques of the top glamour photographers. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. Erotica. Includes: Michael Boys, Bob Carlos Clarke, Lucien Clergue, Jan Cobb, Beverley Goodway, David Hamilton, John Kelly, Cheyco Leidmann, Patrick Lichfield, John Mason,… Read more about this item

New York: Bell Publishing Company; A Universe Book, 1972. 270 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. First edition thus. Dust jacket toned, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Foreword: The Packaging of Rape: A Feminist Indictment; Foundations of the cheesecake… Read more about this item

New York: Abbeville Press, 1998. ix, 132 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Traces the evolution of the beauty pageant. Well-illustrated with photos, postcards, ephemera. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Cloth, 120 pages, chiefly illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Pauline Reage's classic erotic novel The Story of O is sumptuously illustrated with Doris Kloster's fetish photographs. The Cadillac… Read more about this item

New York: Eros Magazine, Inc., 1962. Pictorial boards, 96 pages, illustrations (some colour); 33 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine bumped at the crown, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. No. 2 (Summer, 1962) features photo essays on JFK, French prostitutes and the erotic art of India, and Mark Twain's short story "1601". 1st. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Bunkasha, 2012. 1 volume, all illustrations; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Japanese erotica. Scantily-clad young Asian women (sex workers) posed in industrial, working-class, and shabby environments, sometimes with Communist insignia. (Note the hammer-and-sickle on the front cover.).… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Pictorial boards, 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations; 20 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Ever made it in the back of a cab? Or under a blanket in a park? In an elevator? If not, you ve missed out because a lot of people have, and these 44 stories prove it. Shocking, bold, fun Public… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1998. 112 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition: September 1998. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Erotic photography; female nudes, BDSM fetish wear.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

London: Grange Books, 1992. Pictorial boards, 176 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

Cologne: Taschen, 2009. 419 pages, chiefly illustrations (some colour) 33 cm. 25th Anniversary Edition. Text in English, German and French. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

New York: Eros Magazine, Inc., 1962. Pictorial boards, 96 pages, illustrations (some colour); 33 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Boards lightly soiled, Front cover scraped along the foreedge. Age toning, a little musty. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Includes the last studio photos of Marilyn Monroe, in the nude & partially clothed, taken by Bert Stern on… Read more about this item

New York: Aperture, 1998. 111 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Palm Springs, CA and New York: Palm Springs Art Museum; DelMonico Books, 2012. Cloth, 256 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, January 21 to May 27, 2012. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean inside copy. Faint droplet… Read more about this item