

Erotica
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.
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]
[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.
First edition... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[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.
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.
[pseud. ANON] O'NEILL, Peter
Hell Is Filling Up
Paris: Ophir Press, 1961
Small 8vo, pp. 223. Original pale blue stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to both panels and spine.
First edition, first state, with... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[Erotica]
Chansons de Salle de Garde et du Quartier Latin
Paris: L'Enseigne de la Feuille de Rose, N.d. [c.1950]
Small 8vo, unpaginated. Original cream stiff paper wrappers, lettered in red and black to front... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[Olympia Press] Bretonne, Restif De La
Pleasures And Follies Of A Good-Natured Libertine
Paris: Olympia Press, 1956
Small 8vo, pp. 260. Original brown stiff paper wrappers, printed in black.
Second Olympia edition.
First published in 1798,... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
HERBERT, Lord George [pseud.]
A Night In A Moorish Harem
London, New York : The Erotica Biblion Society, N.d. [c.1925]
12mo, pp. 145. Original unprinted brown paper wrappers.
Early twentieth century reprint of this... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[pseud.] MARDAAN, Ataullah
Kama Houri
Paris: Olympia Press, 1956
12mo, pp.181. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
First edition. No.31 in the Traveller's Companion series.
[pseud.] DIKES, Mickey
Sarabande For A Bitch
Paris: Olympia Press, 1956
12mo, pp. 208. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black.
First edition. No. 28 in the Traveller's Companion series.
[intro. RICE, Anne] KLEIN, Kelly
Under World
New York: Knopf, 1995
4to, unpaginated. Photographic illustrated boards, black spine lettered in silver. Dustjacket.
First edition.
Man Ray, Helmut Newton,... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[MARIEL, Pierre] ANONYMOUS
L'Amour Et La Magie
Paris: Editions Prima, 1936
Large octavo, pp. 447. French text. Original pictorial paper wrappers.
Second edition, the first published by Les Editions Georges-Anquetil in 1926 in an edition of just one hundred... [more]
[pseud. RUBINGTON, Norman] del PIOMBO, Akbar
Cosimo's Wife
Paris: Olympia Press, 1957
12mo, pp.175. Original green stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black. On rear panel, original price (Francs: 900) blacked out and new price... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
DONVILLE, G. [Illus. HEROUARD, Charles]
Les Confidences De Chérubin
Paris: Aux Galants Passe-Temps, 1939
8vo, pp. 229. Rebound in red boards lettered in gilt on spine, half-title, index and page of advertisements bound in.
Second edition. French text. No. 1316 of 2225 copies.
Lesbian spanking novel from the stable of Jean Fort, the clandestine publisher of mostly sado-masochistic
RIPSTON, Rowena
Children, For Shame!
Paris: Vendome Press, 1949
8vo, pp. 283. Original illustrated paper wrappers, lettered in red and white to front panel, and black to spine.
First edition.
[pseud. MAC ORLAN, Pierre] BLACKEYES, Sadie
Petite Dactylo
Paris: Collection des Orties Blanches, 1933
8vo, pp. 287. Original grey paper wrappers, printed in red and black on front panel and spine. Uncut,... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
BELLMER, Hans
Les Dessins De Hans Bellmer
Paris: Denoel, 1966
4to, pp. 109. Original mauve boards, blindstamped on spine. Slipcase with title label to front panel.
First trade edition, preceded by 130... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
[Erotica] [ANON.]
The Way Of A Man With A Maid
London-New York [Paris]: The Erotica Biblion Society, N.d. [c.1928]
Small 8vo, pp. 276. Original cream stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to front panel and spine. Edges ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
