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BETWEEN THE TWO by Ann Freeman, Fabian Z-137, 1960, cover artist unidentified

Looks like they're gonna need a new lamp.

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u/Tropean — 5 hours ago
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WHISTLE THEM WILLING by Richard E. Geis, Playtime 673, 1964, cover art by Robert Bonfils

A broad in a bed or a brawl in a bar .... when men were men 💪🤪

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u/Tropean — 1 day ago
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The Food of Death; Fifty-one Tales by Lord Dunsany. Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy volumes 3. Newcastle Publishing Co., September 1974. 1st thus. Cover Design: Douglas Menville.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 1 day ago
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THE LASH by John B. Thompson, Softcover Library B825X, 1965, cover art by Charles Copeland.

Fun fact: A quick search revealed that this cover art was originally used for a book titled "The Sexecutives" (no, really) except that volume had a Don Draper / 1960s era businessman in the mirror, whereas this book has another lovely lady. I do not own "The Sexecutives" but included an image as the 4th photo.

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u/Tropean — 2 days ago
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Awake Monique. Astrid van Royen. Crest Books s231, August 1958. Cover Artist unknown.

One person referred to this as a Lolita knock-off without the literary aspirations or Incredible language.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 16 hours ago
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"Conan the Conqueror" by Robert E Howard, cover by Norman Saunders. b/w " The "Sword of Rhiannon" by Leigh Bracket cover by Robert E. Schultz ©1953. Ace Double D-36

u/Live-Assistance-6877 — 2 days ago
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THE EMPTY BED by Louis Lorraine, Beacon Signal B567F, 1963, cover artist Al Rossi

Lived in the suburbs almost all my life and never got an invite to one of these parties.

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u/Tropean — 3 days ago
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"We,The Venusians " by John Rackham, Cover by Jack Gaughan, b/w "The Water of Thought",by Fred Saberhagen ©1965 Ace Double #M-127 cover art by Jerome Podwil

u/Live-Assistance-6877 — 3 days ago
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An actual banned book! THE AUDITION by Karl Rockwood, Brandon Books 6214, 1972, cover artist unidentified.

The official December 18, 1972 New Zealand Indecent Publications Tribunal finding this book to be "indecent" is the third image in this post. Don't know whether that makes the book more valuable but definitely the first time I've run across this for something in my collection.

u/Tropean — 4 days ago
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UNTAMED by Rick Wentworth, Chariot Books 129, 1960, cover art by Lou Marchetti

Lots of interesting tidbits here. The original art for this cover sold at a Heritage auction in 2020 for $687.50 (and may be available for purchase again). And while the cover lists the author as "Rick Wentworth" the interior pages say its "David Challon", which may have been yet another pseudonym of our old friend Robert Silverberg.

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u/Tropean — 5 days ago
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PROFESSOR OF SEX by Lee O. Miller, Playtime S 758, 1965, cover artist unidentified

Today I learned that in addition to genre identifiers like "sleaze" and "good girl art", there is apparently an entire sub-genre called "tawdry academia" 👀

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u/Tropean — 6 days ago
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MILLION DOLLAR MISTRESS by Clyde Allison (William Knoles), Midwood 64, 1960, cover art by Paul Rader

Similar plot to the 1993 Robert Redford - Demi Moore film "Indecent Proposal". But $1 million in 1960 was a huge sum of money. Hope she was worth it 😁👍

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u/Tropean — 7 days ago