Author: Various authors
Title: Kiss. May 12, 1969. Vol. 1. No. 3
Description: New York, No publisher (East Village Other), 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 14 ¼ by 11 ¼ inches. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos and art throughout. Third issue of this underground newspaper devoted to sex and sexuality, including many graphic images, pornographic in nature. Published as an adjunct to the underground newspaper The East Village Other, Kiss sought to capitalize on the commercial success of sex in order to subsidize the finances of the East Village Other, which was seeing declining revenues in its focus on politics and culture. Perhaps ironically, the popularity of this sex paper led to the eventual demise of its parent publisher. (Heller. Merz to Émigré, pp. 197-199). Present is a cartoon by R. Crumb on the inside rear cover advertising and reproducing art for the Gothic Blimp Works. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy uneven browning. Newspaper splitting along the spine, with exterior pages somewhat tenuously attached. Chipping and tearing present along the extremities. Minor wrinkling. Leaf comprising pages 9-12 SEPARATED along the gutter. Fair .
Keywords: Noisbn Erotica Sexuality
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Title: Kiss. May 12, 1969. Vol. 1. No. 3
Description: New York, No publisher (East Village Other), 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 14 ¼ by 11 ¼ inches. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos and art throughout. Third issue of this underground newspaper devoted to sex and sexuality, including many graphic images, pornographic in nature. Published as an adjunct to the underground newspaper The East Village Other, Kiss sought to capitalize on the commercial success of sex in order to subsidize the finances of the East Village Other, which was seeing declining revenues in its focus on politics and culture. Perhaps ironically, the popularity of this sex paper led to the eventual demise of its parent publisher. (Heller. Merz to Émigré, pp. 197-199). Present is a cartoon by R. Crumb on the inside rear cover advertising and reproducing art for the Gothic Blimp Works. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy uneven browning. Newspaper splitting along the spine, with exterior pages somewhat tenuously attached. Chipping and tearing present along the extremities. Minor wrinkling. Leaf comprising pages 9-12 SEPARATED along the gutter. Fair .
Keywords: Noisbn Erotica Sexuality
Price: US$ 81.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 012852
- Book number: 012852
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