Erotic art Books

The liberating underground comix of the 60s heralded an explosion in the genres of erotic comic art, and this volume picks up the story to show how European, American and Asian artists have explored the possibility of the form in the years since. Erotic Comics: A Graphic History Volume 2 examines ho...

A two-sided photographic tour of the world of modern American burlesque and fetish includes in the first part a cultural history of burlesque complemented by the author's provocative tips on erotic fashion and sensuality, and in the second part a photographic celebration of fetish style.

The great bondage and fetish illustrator Alazar is back, and this time he's looking where he's not supposed to! Taking a brief break from the ties that bind, Alazar's focus is on briefs! The frilly little scanty panties worn by girls who seem to always be walking about in a stiff breeze. Or bending ...

Famed photographer Sheryl Nields brings burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese to life in a series of flip books that capture the dancer's most intimate performances. A perfect collectible book for fans of Dita, classic burlesque devotees, or for anyone who loves a playful and beautifully packaged book,...

A new compact volume of last year's very successful limited deluxe edition. The content remains the same--every centerfold from every issue. That is over 600 beauties. This collections also adds the centerfolds from 2007, making this Playboy's most complete photographic volume to date. Foreword by H...

'If the model is the exhibitionist then I am the voyeur'. In photographer Richard Kern's latest book he explores the world as a voyeur. Through his series of carefully constructed vignettes, Kern's girls seemingly unaware of the camera, dress and undress for a camera shooting through the window or d...

Some call it the American obsession, but men everywhere recognize the hypnotic allure of a large and shapely breast. In "The Big Book of Breasts", Dian Hanson explores the origins of mammary madness through three decades of natural big-breasted nudes. Starting with the World War II Bosom-M...

From Marilyn Monroe to Cindy Crawford, Linda Evans to Farrah Fawcett, "Playboy" has celebrated the sensuality (and even launched a few careers) of celebrities for more than fifty years. Here, in all their glory, are over 150 breathtaking photographs of the magazine's most famous heavenly b...

The SuicideGirls adult-entertainment website mixes the edginess and attitude of the best alternative music and culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality. It is 'empowered erotica', in which women outside of mainstream culture showcase their unique personal styles on their ...

Do blondes have more fun? Back in the golden years of Playboy magazine, it seems like all the bunnies had more fun - building sandcastles in the buff, romping on tiger skin rugs or starting a mischievous pillow fight. From Playboy's classic archives comes a trilogy of pocket-sized volumes that celeb...

Big Bouncy Butts. Putting the backside front and center. "The Kama Sutra" gives detailed instructions on how to spank it. Contemporary Italians touch it for luck before placing a bet. Americans are having it cosmetically enhanced at rates approaching breast enlargement surgery. The female ...

How Sweden got sexy? This is a graphic exploration of the origin of hardcore. Long, long ago, in the year 1965, there was no explicit pornography. There was the odd grainy stag film, the occasional French postcard, the rare Cuban chapbook or homemade Polaroid, but the glossy professional color porno...

The legendary leg. Gobs of gorgeous gams. The female leg is a sexual oddity. It's non-genital, nearly identical in structure to the corresponding male body part, and there is no obvious reason why it should be eroticized. Yet, through much of history, across many cultures, the female leg was hidden ...

This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! You can't spell TASCHEN without T & A! Imagine walking into a room filled with the world's finest contemporary erotic photographers, each with a portfolio of his or her best work. As you browse the photographs they discuss inspiration, censor...

Nothing says 'I love you' more than a friendly squeeze. And what's nicer than a hug from your best pal? Then what's so wrong about introducing a little rope to the situation? A few chains? A shiny pair of handcuffs? Between two (sometimes more) consenting and semi-nude young ladies, it's practically...

For anyone who worships the male body or wants to know why others do (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) While the female nude has long played a concpicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such adoration. This collection provides an overdue review of materi...

Jerry von Lind has a fondness for "old-school", as is evident by the use of his actual family title "Baron", and the lovely young girls he illustrates to classic pin-up perfection. A long-time commercial artist and portrait painter, Jerry's exquisite visions has been highly valued at Madison Avenue,...

He is the undisputed master of putting naughty girls in knotty situations! In this, his third volume of the series, Alazar assembles an all-new collection of damsels in extreme distress! Nobody knows the ropes like this no-escape artist, and fans from around the world wait breathlessly for each new ...

Do blondes have more fun? Back in the golden years of Playboy magazine, it seems like all the bunnies had more fun - building sandcastles in the buff, romping on tiger skin rugs or starting a mischievous pillow fight. From Playboy's classic archives comes a trilogy of pocket-sized volumes that celeb...

Long before pin-ups, "Playboy," or the Internet, enterprising Parisians at the turn of the 20th-century turned the relatively new invention of the camera toward the female nude. Artfully posed with classical architecture or in flirtatious dishabille with stockings and lingerie, the winking models em...

In the Paris of the 1950s and early 1960s, a host of French glamour magazines sprang up, featuring voluptuous nude pin-up girls plucked from the streets and thrust in front of hungry cameras in sleazy backstreet studios. Magazines like "Paradise," "Sensation" and "Pink And B...

Putting the 'leather' in Leathernecks and the 'Gee' in GI's, SQP is delighted to present a new wing in the vast Gallery Girls museum, this time showcasing the women of wartime! From the naughty nose-art girls of WW 2 to the hell-bent hellions of modern combat, "Bombshells!" contains mega-t...

This spell-binding and devilishly erotic publication is packed with a dazzling array of 600 outrageous photographs, stories, illustrations, comments and real-life experiences of Girls Kissing. Its the ultimate in-depth study of a subject that captivates the imagination of men and women alike. Here i...

Adorably cute, sweet, and just a little on the naughty side, this is the hallmark of Joe Pekar's illustrations, as his little ladies make their way from his brain to the outside world! A one-time 3D animator and games designer, Joe decided to go with his first overriding passion - drawing girls! It ...

Everyone loves lesbians - and the stylish Rebecca is certainly no exception! Recalling the grace and silky style of classic pin-up illustrators, this lusty lady renders the dirtiest fantasies of horny housewives in some of the most sensuous pin-ups readers will have ever laid eyes on! While hubby's ...

Illustrator Ronnie Werner takes his cue from the classic pin-up style of the 40's and 50's, but through a very modern lens, updating the look and feel of the girls who made Dad and Grandad go all 'hubba-hubba' with a distinctive new flavour born of today's sensibilities. In other words - Hot! Able t...

Bob Coulter's crazy girls are back, and they're bigger, brighter and better than ever. Bob Coulter is back and down on his hands and knees shooting more of his Crazy Babes, this time at the wildly unique Carlton Arms Hotel in Lower Manhattan. The notorious Carlton Arms Hotel on Manhattan's 25th Stre...

English photographer China Hamilton has earned world-wide fame with his artistically staged pictures. His photos are intimate portraits of women who delight in opening themselves and in surrendering unconditionally to the obsessions of this master photographer. This collaboration results in images t...

In this unique photobook, the Swedish photographer Gerth Sernelin treats us to three decades of erotic photography. Rarely has the beauty of the nude female body been so candidly documented. Constantly changing fashions are also evident in these photos. In the 1970s, most of the models still had lar...

No other pin-up cartoon artist over a 30-year period was as prolific or as omnipresent as Bill Wenzel. Virtually every humour and men's magazine, ranging from Judge in the mid-40s to Sex to Sexy in the 60s and 70s, boasted two, if not a dozen, of Wenzel's pin-up cartoons. Without a doubt, Wenzel is ...

With the first Centerfold, who just happened to be the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy's Playmate of the Month. Now, for the first time ever, Playboy has gathered together every Centerfold from every issue into one luxurious collector's edition. That's over ...

Inspired by the pulp comic books of his youth, legendary photographer and provocateur Fred Berger presents a body of work fetishizing the vintage all-American genre to the point of orgasmic overload. Wild West, close-quarter combat, gangsters, cops, pirates, super heroes and super villains: this is ...

Two artists of non-stop abilities, Barry Blair and Colin Walbridge, have created a cottage industry of illustrating fantasy for the entire world! Their work is integral part of on the on-line phenomenon "Realm Walkers," and they've made legions of fans with their paintings of mythic creatures and fa...

ADULT MOVIE SUPERSTARS looks back at the so-called "Golden Age" of European sex movies - roughly from 1972 until 1980 and the advent of video technology - and focuses on 4 legendary actresses/models from that era, presenting photographic profiles of each of them, with over 130 rarely-seen images. As...

Behind closed doors. Lustful places, luscious women. A number of years ago I began to see distinctive layouts in "Hustler's Leg World" that got me nervous. The photographs were that good. Whoever it was had style and made the women his women. Krider women. Women I began to desire on a monthly basis....

Tom's Brando-inspired bikers and leathermen. This is a mixture of multi-panel comics and single panel drawings and paintings, starting in the 1940s through the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s. In 1953 "The Wild One", starring Marlon Brando as Johnny, leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club, was release...

A muscled guy radiates strength of purpose, assertiveness and - last but not least - lots of sex appeal. Whoever goes to the gym several times a week surely knows what he owes his body, plus he's usually an alluring look for the rest of us. So, after the success of the anthologies Turnon: Tattoos a...

This coffe table book offers a unique overview of the works of contemporary gay artists. After breaking new grounds beyond the realms of photo and comic art with Ross Watson's Untitled #, we now proudly present Gorgeous Gallery - a stunning collection of wonderful artworks, ambitiously compiled by D...

Professor of the cultural history of erotic art, Hans-Jurgen Dopp has been gathering erotic works of art for more than thirty years. His collection has an international reputation, developed by his numerous publications and exhibitions. This exceptional boxed set compiles three books which explore t...

Looking back to the so-called 'Golden Age' of American porn - roughly from 1970 until 1980, Adult Movie Superstars focuses on ten legendary actress/models from that era, presenting photographic profiles of them, with over 300 rarely-seen images. Features iconic porn actresses such as Linda Lovelace,...