STRANGE AND WEIRD PAPERBACKS - lurid, sleaze, and unusual!

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A bunch of weird paperbacks...!

 

takes it. No probies!

 

$4 shipping in U.S. for any number of books. Exact shipping charged for Canada.

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SINFUL WOMAN

 

by James M. Cain, Avon #174, 1st paperback printing 1948

 

Fine with light corner wear, rare book!

 

$19

 

 

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LOT OF 3 PAPERBACKS:

 

 

THE WITCH OF SPRING

 

by William Shore, Pocket 811, 1951, 1st printing

 

"She was a slave to voodoo magic!"

 

Fine, slight lean to spine, bit of wear to back cover, could be unread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARENA OF LOVE

 

by Helene Eliat, Lion #53, 1951, 1st printing

 

"The strange story of a SADISTIC LOVE"

 

 

 

 

 

 

SQUARE-SHOOTER

 

by William MacLeod Raine, Pocket 611, 1949, 1st Pocket printing

 

"The whip slashed and cut cruelly into the girl's flesh"

 

Fine copy, looks unread

 

Cover by Elmore Brown

 

 

 

 

 

ALL THREE BOOKS FOR $15

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BROTHERHOOD OF LUST

 

by Don Holliday, Midnight Reader 449, 1962, 1st printing

 

"Their campus games were an orgy of sin!"

 

 

Fine copy with light corner wear, back cover corner crease

 

$24

 

 

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CROSSROADS OF LUST

 

by Andrew Shaw (attributed to Lawrence Block), Midnight Reader 427, 1962, 1st printing

 

"Take these and more and mix well with sex and blood and pour the gore down the gutter of a town set for a LUST BLAST!"

 

$24

 

 

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CROSSROADS OF LUST

 

by Andrew Shaw (attributed to Lawrence Block), Midnight Reader 427, 1962, 1st printing

 

"Take these and more and mix well with sex and blood and pour the gore down the gutter of a town set for a LUST BLAST!"

 

$24

 

 

 

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STRIPPER!

 

by Wright Williams, Uni-Book 14, 1951, 1st printing, digest size

 

"She strutted shamelessly before greedy eyes..."

 

Fine copy with two small spine tears at middle of front cover, otherwise very nice, especially for a digest. Very square, no chipping. Back cover separated from spine for 3".

 

$22

 

 

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They took the Freaks out...

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What was the price?

 

Pictured above is the 32 page book:

 

FREAKS: A COLLECTION'S EDITION OF NATURE'S HUMAN ODDITIES, PAST AND PRESENT

 

This is a vintage and very scarce book written and published by Giovanni Iuliani in Canada for B&B Shows, the same publisher as the smaller pitch book that I also currently have up for auction, however this book is much larger, with a lot more photographs. 32 pages in length with text written by Iuliani who was a sideshow talker, and it shows in the purple prose. A very, very rare book. I've never seen another copy for sale. Glossy cover, original price written in small numbers top left of cover. Overall, cover is in very fine condition with a bit of wear, tiny crease to lower right front corner. Interior is in like new condition. And, the best part of this book.... A special "SHOCK SECTION" that has to be cut open to be viewed! This special section has not been opened and is intact. Includes a large number of black and white photographs of "human oddities" from the past and present. Includes "half men", "female torsos", "Chang and Eng" , "Wolf Men", and "Parasitic Monsters".

 

$120

 

 

 

and I also have a pitch book from the 1960s from the same publisher:

 

This is a vintage and very scarce sideshow "pitch book" that were produced for B&B Shows in the early 1960s, available for sale as souvenirs. Titled "FREAKS : A Collector's Edition of Nature's Human Oddities, Past and Present". I believe these pitch books were also used by Ward Hall at his sideshows (Hall & Leonard, Hall & Christ, Wondercade, World Of Wonders). These pitchbooks are composed of a single 22" x 17" double sided sheet that has been folded into quarters. Printed on both sides and folded twice, no staples. Cover is printed in red and rest of pitch book is printed in black and white. Includes a large number of black and white photographs of "human oddities" from the past and present. Includes "half men", "female torsos", "Chang and Eng" , "Wolf Men", and "Parasitic Monsters". Very fine condition except for scuff upper right corner.

 

$45

 

 

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This thread has been censored by cowardly, anonymous mods.

 

Photos of the two books described in my previous post have been removed twice, and feature absolutely nothing objectionable. Does anyone care that this is happening here?