Search Results: Authors starting with V from Well-Stacked Books

Ballantine Books, 1982. Very Good. Ballantine Books, 1982, 1st edition, 4to perfect-bound softcover, unpaginated, b/w vignettes, color full-pg plates. Signed by Boris on the 1st pg. Fantasy erotic art, classic warrior ladies, lizards, scepters. Very Good, slight lean, light rubbing & toning, a few light scuffs, one cracked early hinge, a few loose pp. For mature, consenting audiences. 

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).

Various Publishers, 1970s. Very Good. Original 35mm color slides featuring models/performers in various topless scenes from several B-movie films of the 1970s. All are in a heavy plastic mounts, most actually encase the film frame, each mount about 2 x 2 inches, slide viewer windows slightly smaller. Very Good overall, with rubbing, small cracks to a few mounts. For mature, consenting audiences. Other slides available. Van Nuys Blvd, Nancy McCaully.Hometown USA, Nancy Osbourne.Hooper, Roxanne 'Roxy' Brewer.Candy Stripe Nurses, Candice Rialson. Susan Player Jearreau.Beach Girls, Val Kline.Malibu High (3), Jill Lansing, Tammy Trevor.Death Wish (2), Kathleen Tolan.Incoming Freshmen, Wendy Stuart. Jinx Dawson of the occult band Coven.H.O.T.S., K.C. Winkler, Lindsey BloomTintorea, Jennifer Ashley.Pretty Maids All in a Row, Amy Eccles.

Ziff-Davis, 1960s. Very Good. Perfect-bound side-stapled octavo softcover, 162pp (avg.), color front covers. Six vintage digest magazines, science and fantasy fiction and illustration. Various authors, illustrators, cover artists, many prominent and forward in their field, like Silverberg, Bova, Harrison, Emsh, Freas. Offutt. All issues Very Good overall, with rubbing, foxing, tiny chips, brief creases, and respective issues. 1963: March, November (Good+). 1964: February (short spine splits). 1965: April. 1968: June (brief ink on contents). 1983: November.

Curtis, 1972. Very Good. Vol. 244, No. 2, Summer 1972, baseball cover. Vintage large size ("bedsheet" size, or about 10.5 x 13 inches) tabloid-pinup magazine featuring articles, news, celebrity gossip and imagery, with some scandal coverage, sport, film, music, sometimes crosswords or cartoons, and the occasional scantily clad person. The selling point was, generally speaking, the person or situation on the front cover, often a celebrity or model who might also be found in a layout inside. Usually all covers were full-pg photos or illustrations, several by Normal Rockwell. This issue with Ed Smyth, Barbara Kevles, Mary Alice Sharpe, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Very Good Plus, light rubbing, toning, foxing, a few creases, tears.

Dee Publishing / Bruce Publishing, 1956-58. Very Good. Eight issues of vintage adult magazines, amateurly but solidly bound together at the spines, blank paper spine and wrapper. A fine men's magazine with some of the best fiction, articles, and photography. B/W/Color. Highlights include: V1 N10, July 1956; V2 N3, December 1956 (Theodore Pratt, Bettie Page banner, Marilyn Monroe double exposure calendar (center), Leynnwood); V2 N4, Jan 1957 (Richard Prather, Charles Dennis, Russ Meyer, Greta Thyssen Thysegen, Bonestell); V2 N5, Feb 1957 (P.G. Wodehouse, Emile Peche, Bill & Shirley Graham photo cover, Petro, Tup, Nicki Gibson front/layout/center, Diane Webber ad); V2 N6, March 1957 (Charles Einstein, Richard Snodgrass, Evan Hunter, Michael Wade, Russ Meyer, David Stone Martin, Kim Novak, Coreen Rodella center, bongos, UCLA Bruins, Kalantan rear; V2 N7, May 1957 (William Saroyan, Harry Roskolenko, Edward S. Sullivan, Lindensmith, Diane Webber - Marguerite Empey, Lawrence Welk, Julie Newmar; V3 N2,… Read More

Various Publishers, 1944-54. Very Good. Four vintage large format tabloid magazines devoted to celebrity sightings, sports, world & war events, some emphasis on scantily clad women wearing high heels & pantyhose, similar to those published by Harrison (Wink, Titter, Eyeful). Several full-page photographs, photo-story layouts. Popularity would fade w/ the coming 1950s, in spite of showcasing some of the finer dramatic photography, film noir overtones rampant. "Pic": V15 N8, April 11 1944, Street & Smith Publications, war bonds logo, Larraine Day veggie cover (Zoltan Farkas), Ways & Means Committee, housewife diary, Tiber River crossing, La Salle Academy cadets, Adirondack mines, gardening, "Cover Girl" film (Dusty Anderson, Eileen McClory, B.J. Graham), "Up in Arms" film, film reviews (A.O. Dillenbeck), records (Carlton Brown), Mt. Loretta mission, Jayne Cotter, women welders, curling, Sylvia Opert, Dr. George Webster murder, George Petty ad, medicine, Book League of America rear cover.See: V10… Read More

Greenleaf, 1962-65. Very Good. Six issues of vintage adult magazines, primitively but solidly bound together at the spines, blank paper spine, front/rear manila wrapper excised; uniformly trimmed. Made by amateur binder or hobbyist, perhaps collected for certain authors/models/artists. ROGUE excelled in production design, w/ lots of photos, foldouts, & prolific contributors. B/W/Color. Very Good Plus overall.V7 N9, September 1962: Sunset (Thompson/Kaspar) cover! Alfred Bester, Robert Bloch, Dr. Albert Ellis (lesbianism), penny peeps, Jerold Clay, Jr., Selma Quateman Brown, Nadja Tiller, "Lulu," skeleton art, B. Wiseman, Sam Haskins (Anne Brae foldout/2pp), Peter Gowland (Carolynn Luis 3pp), Sunset Strip.V9 N3, June 1964: Freak-out apple (Komorski) cover! Fred Hutcherson, Al de Bat, LPs, Bester, Sheila Jordan, Dick Gregory, Grand Prix, Soldier sayings, ghosts, shoes, Sam Wu (blonde Billie Olson 3pp), Sandra Lambeth foldout/2pp, Al Stine, Bill Wenzel, Ed Alexander (pert South Dakotan Lisa Peterson… Read More

New American Library, 1950s. Good. New American Library, 1952-59, Vols. 1-2, 4-7, 9, 11, 15 (missing Vols. 3, 8, 10, 12-14). First printing, 12mo softcovers, color wraps. Vintage fiction paperbacks, various mix of authors, stories, criticism, poetry. Including Vol. 7 with Jack Kerouac as "Jean-Louis." Good Reader copies overall, complete, but generally with lean, rubbing, toning, foxing, spine and other creases, laminate lift/chips, a few small tears and/or stains, a few with brief pencil, ink, or a seller stamp, a few cracked hinges and loose but present pages.

Midwood Publications, 1968-69, 81-82. Very Good. Four vintage paperbacks, adult erotic novels, two are doubles (2 novels bound in tandem), one is singular, one is a triple! Uncommon titles in the series, doubles far scarcer than stand-alone novels. All Very Good or better, toning & light foxing, unless noted. For mature, consenting audiences. She Couldn't Stop / Attacked! - Midwood 35-165, 1968, Joan Ellis / Erica DeWitt, nymphomania / violence, 95c, photo cover. Lean, spine & front creases.Come One, Come All / Three-Way Scene / Changer Partners - Midwood 37-224, 1969, Greg Hamilton / Joan Ellis / Gerald Kramer, swapping & swinging, $1.25, photo cover. Remainder.Wild Cherry / Brenda's Last Fling - Midwood Double Novel 61740, 1981, John C. Douglas (Andrew J. Offutt??) / Veronica King, nymphomania / family, $3.75, photo cover. Heavy rubbing, spine creases, tears & sticker to front, faint heel stain.Carnival of Lust - Midwood Special 61817, 1982, Marlin Cruse, New Orleans & Mardi Gras, $3.50, ISBN… Read More

Farrell Publishing Corp., 1947. Very Good. Vol XVIII, Jan 1947. Vintage digest magazine produced for women, featuring color photos, fiction, commentary, and a few cheesecake (women, not tarts) photos throughout. This issue 124pp, 4pp color photos. Encompassing and prolific early post-war digest for the American Woman.Jeanne Davis cover (Carl Perutz), Lorna Farrell, pocketbook wisdon, JUles Archer on leaving husbands, dress sizes, Williams Pie Diet, sterility, alcoholism, "Cinderella" radio show, credit accounts, Juana Maria, "character code for teen-agers". New York Dress Institute & Larry Gordon photos.Very Good, spine tear, brief moisture to wrapper.

Pendulum Publishers, 1970-71. Very Good. Los Angeles, CA & Atlanta, GA: Pendulum, Inc., 1970-71. Distributed by PND (Parliament News??). Vintage lurid paperbacks featuring printed illustrated pink covers w/ gray borders, later issues feature b/w photos throughout. Pendulum, noted for its employ of cult writer/director Ed Wood Jr, rivaled Greenleaf and Bee-Line for its expansiveness, if anything, as well as a lean towards the occult, & produced several imprints featuring photo illustrations throughout. Nearly all series' advertised other imprints at the back pages. Represented is a handful from their pink series. VG+ unless noted.A YOUNG WIFE'S TALE - 6917, 1970. William Reddman. Prostitution. VG. BIG RICHARD'S BUSINESS - 6919, 1970. Ande Bracey. Drummer becomes male prostitute. WARM AND READY - 6921, 1970. Giacinto Giambalvo. Stag films. Remainder.THE DEVIL YOU LAY - 6922, 1970. Olga Gustave. Murder mystery. Remainder.PALACE OF LUST - 6923, 1970. Lisa Fanchon. Nymphomaniac male. JUNGLE… Read More

Various Publishers, 1979. Very Good. Two vintage adult paperbacks featuring covers of pioneering model & adult film star, Serena Czarnecki.The Love Nest (Lusty Library LL670, 1979, Parliament News distributor, Constance Anne Knight; Serena's back cover).Hot Box Stewardess (no publisher, mid 1970s, L.K. Smith; fantastic red hat & white tie affair, having fun w/ Christine De Schaeffer, another popular model/actress of the hardcore era, color photos throughout, a handful of Serena & Christine).Very Good Plus overall. Remainder clip (Hot Box Stewardess).

Douglas Publishing, 1966-67. Very Good. Six issues of vintage adult magazines, primitively but solidly bound together at the spines, blank paper spine, front/rear manila wrapper excised; uniformly trimmed. Made by amateur binder or hobbyist, perhaps collected for certain authors/models/artists. ROGUE excelled in production design, w/ lots of photos, foldouts, & prolific contributors. B/W/Color. Very Good Plus overall.V11 N1, Feb-Mar 1966: Cool playing card (Thompson/Komorski) cover! Contributors: Robert COurtney, Alfred Bester, Dave Stevens, George Bamber, Gene Williams, Frederik Pohl, Moise Pippic, Dr. Irwin Ros, Martin Maloney, P.T. Hanson, J.G. Ballard, Dudley Doust, Mack Reynolds, Jim Baskin, Al De Bat, Ica Vilander, Sam Wu. Art: Bradford, Frascino, Hinton, Fred Steffen, Hoest, Yrrah (Harry), Wiseman, Rita Kaye Schwartz. Richard Harris, Uta Eriksen 3pp, Cessna planes, Jody Fleming 4pp/foldout, Dawn Devore 4pp, Paris beatniks, Rumania.V11 N3, Jun-Jul 1966: Don Hunstein beach… Read More

Luntmakargat, 1960. Good Plus. No. 20, softcover 8vo, stapled, 66pp, b/w t/o, color wrappers. Swedish language. Vintage adult digest magazine featuring models posing nude, w/ heels, hose, garters. Hundreds of similar digest magazines were produced by fly-by-night operations, mainly around New York, most by Leonard Burtman. Earlier digest examples maintained airbrushing techniques rolled over from nudist magazines, much of the posing naturally obscuring otherwise censored areas. Nearly all were packaged as "figure studies" for the art or photography enthusiast. Still scarce institutionally. Notable models present Anne Austin, Bonnie Logan. Good Plus, rubbing, moisture wrinkles, faint foxing, a few small chips. For mature, consenting audiences.

Star Distributors, 1970-71. Good. Star Distributors, early issues no date/publisher statement, $1.95 cover price, photo covers. Six vintage adult paperbacks, erotic novels from notable publisher & distributor, Star. Good hippie vibes here. Good to slightly better, all w/ light rubbing and foxing, stray and spine creases, slight lean, & notes below.Organ of Pleasure - Ernst Braver (Brauer on title pg), LV-801, c. 1970. Price stamp on fr. wrapper, Remainder mark to bottom edges.Love Thy Neighbor - William Lodge, LV-810 (presumed), c. 1970. Good, reading copy, large chips, ink to spine.Hard and Horny - Ted Martino, LV-837, c. 1970. Remainder clip, ink & bruise to front, light soil.My Tongue for Hire - Stuart Marsh, LV-838, c. 1970. Remainder clip/mark, price sticker, rubbing.Couples Who Watch Sex Acts of Others - Rod Chrysler, LV-853, 1971. Heavy foxing, light soil. Two Women and a Boy - Susan Fredricks, LV-873, 1971. Remainder stamp to top. For mature, consenting audiences.

Oasis Publishers, 1960s. First Editions/printings unless noted, softcover 8vo, color wraps, all 150+pp. Vintage adult paperbacks, explicit fiction. Good to Very Good Plus, rubbing, toning, light foxing, a few with small stains, spine creases, four are remainder. For mature, consenting audiences. Collation on request.

Douglas Publishing, 1965-66. Very Good. Seven issues of vintage adult magazines, primitively but solidly bound together at the spines, blank paper spine; blank manila covers excised. A fine men's magazine w/ color centerfolds, full-pg illustrations, from makers of ROGUE & other top-notch PLAYBOY competitors. TOPPER used a month/year numbering system during this time, rather than a volume/number system. The publisher also had a knack for using covers featuring models from future issues!VG+ overall. Present in this volume:Jan 1965 (Max Miller party cover, George W. Smythe, Longstreet, Nancy Wilson, bordellos, RBK[ane] Penelope, unnamed brunette, Sam Ewing, Jon Dahlstrom, Moynihan, Bilsland, Merta, Bilko, Mickey Jines, Anne Lindquist).Feb 1965 (Longstreet cover, Frank D. Thayer, Jr., swapping, P.I.P. Kim Courtney, Ninna, Joe Gores, Dahlstrom erotic constellations, flying, sex slang, Merta, Bilsland, Moynihan, Drummond, Dennis, "The Defilers" film, Monterey Jazz). Jul 1965 (Miller or RBK cover,… Read More

Cape Magazine Management Corp., 1959. Very Good. Additional entry at Atlanta, GA. B/W throughout, 66pp. Vintage non-nude pinup magazine devoted to culture, true crime, burlesque, nightlife, general masculinity, & B/W centerfold. Similar to PICTURE SHOW, w/ more photos/less text. Models like June Wilkinson & Laya Raki have graced the covers of this excellent title. V3 N10, JUN 1959. Colleen Tyler cover, Thea Woden, legendary Dixie Evans 3pp, Lynn Barton, Myrna Fox, Barbara Thomason, Greta Thyssen, Ann Zika, Betty Morgansen, Pat Gale, Fay Spain, Joan Castle, Jackie Douglas, Andrea Cleall, Lisa Daniels, Carole Baker!, Jackie Miller!, Pat Conley, Dane Arden, Susan Turner, Pia Foster, world chorines, Louise Rogers, Peggy Storm, Carol Blake, Diane Wagner, Tanya Murietta, Carmen Philips, Virginia De Lee, Maria Stinger, Lili Lisande, Bonnie Evans, ads (Brigitte Bardot, Mansfield, Jackie Miller, June Wilkinson, Maria Stinger, "Sweet Gwendoline," Iris Bristol, Blaze Starr, Honey Bee, Cherrie Knight, Sophia… Read More

Bruce-Royal Publishing, 1962-64. Very Good. Seven issues of vintage adult magazines, amateurly but solidly bound together at the spines, blank paper spine, front and rear blank covers excised. Highlights include: VII N2, February 1962 (Ondine Coryell, Lisa Taylor, Dawn Shannon); VII N3, April 1962 (Laura Cummings, Peggy Evans, Gigi Havjo, Lisa); VII N4, June 1962 (Lisa Crane, Cornell University, Sophia Dorn, Bill Wenzel, Laura Cummings); VII N5, August 1962 (Judy, Bill Wenzel, Sonny Liston, Gabby); VII N6, October 1962 (South African beads, McCartney [Bill Ward], Bill Wenzel, Brande Bello); VIII N1, December 1962 (Theodore Pratt, Neal Barrett, Jr., Tulane University, Louisa Reyneau, Art Lutner, Judy Parker, Bill Wenzel); V9 N1, April 1964 (Colette Berne, Gloria, Lisa Burke, Hoest, lady folksingers, Molly Peters). A fine men's magazine with some of the best fiction, articles, and photography. B/W/Color. Very Good Plus overall.Full collation details available upon request.