Erotique

1935 · 62490 — Havana Cuba; Humpville IL; Hartsville France; & Paris France: Hotnuts Publishing Co.; Hotballs Publishing Co.; Camel Publishing Co.; Hearton Publishing Co.; M. Seufferin & Co. ca. 1935-1945. Sixteen vols. 16mo. 4.25 x 5.5 in. 512 pp all 15 separately paginated. All w/ 3 photo plates. Assorted colour printed softcovers printed borders on each minor edgewear scuffing some dustsoiling occasional wear & creasing to corners still a VG- set. First editions of these pseudonymous erotic fiction “reader†pamphlets published regularly from the 1930’s into the 1940’s and none with verifiable publication information. Produced anonymously by the same publisher’s of girlie pin-up photos at the time they featured erotic amateur photography and fairly explicit storytelling often with elements of BDSM multiple partners extramarital affairs incest and assorted other taboo breaking elements -- all of which were severely restricted by obscenity laws into the Mid-20th-Century. They were not inexpensive at the time and typically priced at $ 5.00 although presumably underground booksellers and distributors would offer volume discounts. Over half of these do not appear in Yale’s collection of erotic readers at the Beinecke including “Love life of Christine†“Dreams of a virgin†“Sex and Sadness†“Honeymooner’s Delight†“Wet Dreams†“It’s Delightful†“Sexology†and “Amorous Secretary.†See: Tina Evans Guide to the Collection of Erotic Fiction Reader Pamphlets YCAL MSS 1621 2024. Hotnuts Publishing Co.; Hotballs Publishing Co.; Camel Publishing Co.; Hearton Publishing Co.; M. Seufferin & Co., paperback