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Classic Erotica

   
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The power of the sex drive is such that it rivals and perhaps instigates the act of communication itself.  The literary genre of "erotica" has existed for nearly as long as books have been published -- and holds a central place at the heart of the literary endeavour -- the deisre to know oneself and one's universe.  And in the act of connecting with one another -- seeing oneself reflected -- there is the pleasure of enlighenment.   Here are the early works -- devoted to the mysteries of sexual desire and its attendent activities and meditations.
and Following on the heels of the success of the pirating of the Olympia Press' CANDY, came the Brandon House Library series, bringing the highest of production values to the paperback publishing world -- sturdy cover stock and acid-free interior pages not seen since the original Pocket Book paperback series issued before World War II.    The Brandon House Library series was edited by poet, book collector and musician Brian Kirby who traveled the world acquiring texts of "classic" erotica.   Some of these were the heavily circulated (i.e., "pirated") books from the public domain realm, but some were indeed exclusive, appearing only in the Brandon House Library series,. 

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Here's a special catalog selection of classic erotica.    Enjoy!
 
THE SOTADIC ZONE

Sir Richard Burton
Panurge Press (c. 1933)
FINE MINUS
$95
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 A HISTORY OF EROTICISM

Lo Duca (Kenneth Anger)
Collector's Publications (1966)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$60
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THE LOVE PAGODA

(Intro. by Ellis)
931 (1965)
NEAR FINE
$12/SOLD
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LESSONS IN SEDUCTION

Michel Millot
3032 (1967)
NEAR FINE
$20
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THE LOVE ACADEMY

Antonio Vignale
3038 (1967)
NEAR FINE
$30
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THE COUSINS Vol. 1

De Maupaussant
6030 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$80
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JUSTINE

DeSade / LT Woodward (Silverberg)
LANCER /75-003 (1964)
VERY GOOD
$8/SOLD
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THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHERS

D.A.F. De Sade
Travellers Companion 49
Second Printing (1960)
VERY GOOD
$16
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FLEA

Anonymous
Unknown Publisher
Circa. 1964
VERY GOOD PLUS
$16
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THE LUSTFUL TURK

Anonymous
Canyon Books PLX 201
1967 (Circa. 1893 original)
FINE MINUS
$18
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CONFESSIONS OF A FRENCH COUNTESS

Lucian Moreau, Ph. D.
Continental Classics 116
First Printing (1967)
FINE MINUS
$35
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THE SIXTY-NINERS

Rod Britton
Continental Classics 161
First Printing (1968)
NEAR FINE OR BETTER
$25
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CHECK OUT THIS BOOK! THE BEDROOM
PHILOSOPHERS
De Sade
A Greenleaf Classic
GC 201 (1965).
FINE MINUS
$18
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CHECK OUT THIS BOOK! MY LOVE LIFE
Frank Harris
A Greenleaf Classic
GC 208 (1965).
VERY GOOD PLUS
$18
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CHECK OUT THIS BOOK! PLEASURES OF A
LIBERTINE
Bretonne
A Greenleaf Classic
GC 229 (1965).
FINE MINUS
$25
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THE NYMPHET OF LONDON by Ursula as told to Peter Ventura

by Ursula as told to Peter Ventura
CLS 106 (1974)
NEAR FINE
$35
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CLASSIC EROTICA
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