Last Gasp Books

NEW BOOKS 1/17/2012

Hello! This week's highlights include: the latest issue of "Hi-Fructose" magazine, with an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles; an elegant, eye-catching collection of science-themed tattoos, collected by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer; the newest volume of the acclaimed "McSweeney's" hip-lit journal, featuring Elmore Leonard, Roberto Bolano, J.T.K. Belle and more; the "Class Clowns" volume of the art book series, "Beautiful/Decay"; an essential introduction to Viktor Koretsky, master of the Soviet photographic poster; an exciting new children's book featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink, revealing dozens of surprises visible only when the reader rubs the page; a collection of early underground comics from "Zippy the Pinhead" creator Bill Griffith; and an eclectic mix from some of the most talented Italy-based artists working in pop surrealism.

In our Adult catalog, we have "The Big Book of Pussy," an in-depth photographic exploration of the female pudendum; a stunning, seductive photo book on hot legs in alluring hosiery; an adult Japanese graphic novel about a beautiful and arrogant girl who's hopelessly attracted to a geeky guy she hates; and a unique poster book magazine featuring male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, with nine large-scale prints and one life-sized poster. As always, the adult stuff is at the bottom of the newsletter, so if that's what you're looking for, that's where to look.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BEAUTIFUL DECAY: BOOK 7: CLASS CLOWNS Amir H. Fallah, editor – $20.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9824745-6-3 Softcover – Color Laughter is universal, it transcends culture, trends, eras and time. The art world, however, is not thought of as droll. And yet there are artists that buck conventions and use humor to engage us, make us laugh and make us think. The Class Clowns volume of the Beautiful/Decay book series is dedicated to those artists who pack their work not only with meaning but with a powerful punch line.

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 Softcover – Color Over the past decade, Danish photographer Soren Solkaer Starbird has risen to astronomical heights in the world of international photography, with amazing photographs of many of the world's leading musicians. Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes, U2, Oasis, Robert Plant, Metallica, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Paul McCartney, more.

ART, DESIGN/GRAPHICS

FEATURED ITEM: KORETSKY: THE SOVIET PHOTO POSTER: 1930-1984 Erika Wolf – $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-542-4 Hardcover – Color Viktor Koretsky (1909–1998) was the acknowledged master of the Soviet photographic poster, and produced some of the most memorable images of World War II and the Cold War from the point of view of the USSR. The first comprehensive catalogue of Koretsky's work in any language, this stunning and richly illustrated album provides an essential introduction to his artistic output.

ART, LOWBROW

FEATURED ITEM: ITALIAN POP SURREALISM: NASCITA DI UNA NAZIONE/ BIRTH OF A NATION Andrea Oppenheimer, editor – $14.00 – ISBN-13: 978-88-968500-6-0 Softcover – Color Born with the not so appreciated label of Low Brow (to keep the distances from an art realized by and for an elite), Pop Surrealism makes us aware of a small but extremely significant revolution. This exhibition catalog features an eclectic mix of works by some of the most talented Italy-based artists. IMPORTANT: All copies are scuffed, some with curled edges, etc., and are sold as is.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

GRAFFITI UNDERWORLDS: VILLAINS, VANDALS AND VISIONARIES J.R. Mathews – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936239-16-0 Hardcover – Color We've seen graffiti derided as vandalism and upgraded to art museums. Graffiti Underworld bypasses the galleries and travels across the US to rediscover the original outlaw vandals and their risky, exciting creations. No-bullshit interviews with nearly 200 artists, all pseudonymous, with over 300 images of their work through fences, railroad tracks, and other rough-and-tumble surroundings.

COMICS

FREE ICE CREAM: AND OTHER CARTOONS YOU COULD HAVE DRAWN Sam Henderson – $3.00 Saddle-stitched newsprint – Black and white Sam Henderson's first solo publication since 2008's Magic Whistle #11: Body Armor for Your Dignity. Subtitled "And other cartoons you could have drawn," it collects Sam Henderson's gag cartoons from 2009 and 2010 (148 of them, by our count). Sam has been posting these online and in Smoke Signal for the last couple of years. Also included is a 2-page "Jerrold K. Footlick" adventure.

COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC

SATAN IS REAL: THE BALLAD OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Charlie Louvin, Benjamin Whitmer – $22.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-206903-0 Hardcover – Some b&w photos The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers, one of the most legendary country duos of all time. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him, and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife. An epic tale of love, hate, alcohol, blood, and music.

DRUG & ALCOHOL INFO

MEDICAL MARIJUANA 101 Mickey Martin, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory T. Carter M.D. – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-932551-93-1 Softcover – Three-color In 2009, the American Medical Association officially endorsed the medical value of cannabis, and 15 states have legalized medical use. Medical Marijuana 101 is a concise, accurate, up-to-date resource on the medicinal value of marijuana. An introductory resource for those with little experience treating illness with marijuana, and a quick reference for the more experienced user.

EATING & DRINKING

ALTERNATIVE VEGAN: INTERNATIONAL VEGAN FARE STRAIGHT FROM THE PRODUCE AISLE Dino Sarma Weierman – $17.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-508-0 Softcover – Two-color (orange and black on white) Tofu, seitan, tempeh… it seems like so many vegans rely on these products as meat substitutes. Taking a fresh, bold, and alternative approach to vegan cooking without the substitutes, this cookbook showcases more than 100 fully vegan recipes, many with South Asian influences. With a jazz-style approach, it also discusses how to improvise cooking and how to stock a kitchen.

FICTION – GENERAL

FEATURED ITEM: MCSWEENEY'S 39 Dave Eggers, editor – $24.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-10-4 Hardcover – Color photo inserts, a few b&w photos With their first photo cover since Issue 5, McSweeney's 39 offers Elmore Leonard's latest Karen Sisco caper and Roberto Bolano's Neochilean road trip, J.T.K. Belle's unkillable bovine and Benjamin Weissman's Louella Tarantula, Julie Hecht on Marimekko dresses and Jess Walter on going to cardboard, Amelia Gray, Abi Maxwell, Yannick Murphy, nonfiction on the fall of the Peacock Throne, more.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

INTRODUCING BERTRAND RUSSELL: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Judy Groves – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-302-6 Softcover – Black and white Philosopher, logician, mathematician and historian Bertrand Russell is known not only as a great thinker but as passionate, eccentric and radical social critic. He wrote the Principia Mathematica, the most difficult book on mathematics ever written but considered himself a complete failure for most of his life. This graphic novel guide provides a unique insight into an extraordinary man.

INTRODUCING GENETICS: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Steve Jones, Borin Van Loon – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-295-1 Softcover – Black and white How can science explain what made me who I am? Genetics is one of the keys to understanding life and what is needed to make a human being possible. From the discovery of DNA to radical treatments of inborn diseases, this classic introduction to the science of genetics, by bestselling science author Steve Jones, provides a unique introduction in graphic novel format to this most modern of sciences.

INTRODUCING ROUSSEAU: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Oscar Zarate – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84046-789-5 Softcover – Black and white Musician, poet, novelist, botanist, and philosopher who firmly denied being one, Rousseau was the first to ask: "What is the value of civilization?" His answer — that civilization corrupts natural goodness and increases social inequalities — shocked his Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. This graphic novel guides the reader through his turbulent life.

INTRODUCING THATCHERISM: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Peter Pugh, Carl Flint – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-298-2 Softcover – Black and white Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Never afraid of making enemies to get the job done, she oversaw some of the most controversial changes in British political history, and her legacy still looms large. But how genuinely radical was she, and was "Thatcherism" a coherent doctrine at all? This graphic novel guide explores these questions and more.

FEATURED ITEM: LOST AND FOUND: COMICS 1969-2003 Bill Griffith – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-482-5 Softcover – Mostly b&w, some color Bill Griffith is best known as the creator of Zippy the Pinhead. But Zippy was conceived as an underground comix character before he became embraced in the mainstream. Lost & Found collects hundreds of Griffith's early underground comics, hand-picked by the artist himself, most long out of print and unavailable. Features the earliest appearances of Zippy, not seen in any other collection!

MILK AND CHEESE: DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD! Evan Dorkin – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-805-7 Hardcover – Mostly b&w, some color A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. The Eisner Award-winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don't judge it — love it! Or else!

THE CARTOON GUIDE TO CALCULUS Larry Gonick – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-168909-3 Softcover – Black and white A complete, and completely enjoyable, new illustrated guide to calculus. Master cartoonist Larry Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive, up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals, using clear and helpful graphics and delightful humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 Accordion style comic in hard case – Color In the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, a princess rescues her 11 brothers from a transformative spell. This story of enchantment is conveyed here in a remarkable and unusual way — as a wordless unfolding accordion book with a series of beautiful illustrations that tell the tale. A separate booklet included contains text to accompany the story. Ages 5 and up.

WANDERING SON, VOL. 2 Shimura Takako – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-456-6 Hardcover – Black and white In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret. A sophisticated work translated with sensitivity. Named one of the Best Manga of 2011 by Manga Worth Reading, and one of the Best Manga Series of 2011 by MTV Geek.

KIDS, 12 AND UNDER

FEATURED ITEM: KEEP OUR SECRETS: (TO BE READ IN A WHISPER) Jordan Crane – $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-52-4 Hardcover board book – Color Two young children tour their home with fresh eyes, discovering that all is not as it seems. Featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink on every page, this book contains dozens of surprises, visible only when the reader rubs the page: a giant dog slumbering in a piano, a wishing puddle full of dimes, a raccoon that is actually a robot, and more. Ages 3 and up.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 See GRAPHIC NOVELS above.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

BEST OF HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #63 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $6.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. This "Best Of" issue is their Ganja Guide 2012 volume. In this issue: best new cannabis strains; closet bud factory; grow monster plants; breeding Denver's nuggets; from seed to weed — how to start growing the best pot now; more.

FEATURED ITEM: HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE #22 Attaboy, Annie Owens, editors – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color An eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles. In this issue they present a major feature on Aron Wiesenfeld's amazing art, interview notorious street artists Trustocorp, go hooking with the paintings of Natalia Fabia, battle nature with Ryan McLennan, plunge into KOZYNDAN's new show, more.

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #434 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $5.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. In this issue: how to grow 10-lb. monster plants; your guide to growing at home; Mel Frank on bud breeding — create your own strains; Feds vs. Meds – new battles to be won; Jeremy Piven on pot; marijuana in Motown; Yippies on Wall Street — it's deja vu all over again; super healing ganja — Cannatonic X; more.

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #133 (FEB 2012) M. Revelli, editor – $5.99 Perfect bound – Color Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced art, etc. In this issue: Jeremy Geddes – cosmonauts return to Ghost Town; Ed Templeton — king of Huntington Beach; Esther Pearl Watson; Laurie Lipton; Internesi Kazki; Modern Multiples; more.

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL MAGAZINE #345 (FEB 2012) Various – $4.00 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Hardcore, punk rock, scene reports, straight edge, radical politics. In this issue: 2011 year end Top Tends; Big Eyes; Dave King; Terrible Feelings; Zero Progress tour diary Vol. 2; The Unruled; Rapid Loss; more.

NATURE/SCIENCE/ECOLOGY

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 See TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD. below.

POP CULTURE

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 See ART & PHOTOGRAPHY above.

ROCK

DIRTY DEEDS: MY LIFE INSIDE/ OUTSIDE OF AC/DC Mark Evans – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935950-04-2 Softcover – Some photos, b&w and color At only 19, Mark Evans joined AC/DC in 1975. In the next few years, and Mark found himself a bona fide rock star. His memoir is the first book by an AC/DC insider, giving fans insight not only into his life but also that of singer Bon Scott (who died tragically in 1980) and other rock 'n' roll icons like George Harrison, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, and members of Metallica.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 Hardcover, die-cut – Color Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. Hundreds of eye-catching tattoos pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics, revealing the stories of the people who inscribed their obsessions in their skin. Foreword by Mary Roach.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

COLD FISH FLEXIBLE ICE CUBE TRAY Gama-Go – $8.00 Slip into your own idyllic scene every time you open your freezer door with the Cold Fish ice cubes. Simply fill the flexible rubber mold with water, juice, or add some drama to your drink with a dash of food coloring in the water. You'll get eight cold fish per freezing. Next time life's stresses have you hot under the collar — chill out and tell the world you've gone fishing.

FLIPPER GUITAR SPATULA, BLUE (SILICONE) Gama-Go – $12.00 Silicone spatula – Blue Serve up some pure Rock n' Roll deliciousness with the Flipper guitar spatula. Perfect for eggs, pancakes, or the Elvis special — fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. The Flipper is 50% rock, 50% roll and 100% Silicone. It's dishwasher safe and tested up to 500º. Crank up the heat, crank up the jams, and get cookin'!

HENRY & GLENN FOREVER STICKER FUNBAG, ASSORTED Igloo Tornado – $5.00 Six stickers in bag – Black or pink on white Henry & Glenn Forever is a love story to end all love stories, starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins. This sticker funbag includes six stickers with Henry & Glenn Forever art. There are two different sticker funbags, featuring two different sets of stickers. Any given order will include one funbag.

RELISTED

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

ILLUSTRATORS 48: THE 48TH ANNUAL OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS Society of Illustrators – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-114424-0 Softcover – Color The latest edition of the Society of Illustrators' Annual presents the best illustrations of the past year. In this massive volume, the artists discuss the "how to" and "why" of their art, making it not only a showcase of impressive art, but also an intensely readable look at the creative process of today's top illustrators.

JTHM: DIRECTOR'S CUT (JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC COLLECTION) Jhonen Vasquez – $21.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-943151-16-8 Softcover – Black and white Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues 1-7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny, who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of blood, and victims in various states of torture.

KRAMER'S ERGOT 7 (OLYMPIC-SIZED) Sammy Harkham, editor – $125.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9800039-5-6 Hardcover – The most ambitious comics anthology of the decade. KE7's massive 16" x 21" page size allows the artists a scope not seen since the expansive Sunday comics of the early 20th century, expanding the boundaries of narrative comics. Daniel Clowes, Gabrielle Bell, Matt Groening, Chris Ware, Jaime Hernandez, Adrian Tomine, Johnny Ryan, more.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

REBUS James Jean – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-7125-9 Hardcover – Color Over the past decade, James Jean has won critical acclaim, hosted celebrated gallery exhibitions, received numerous design awards, and developed a devoted fan base. Rebus showcases new work and important creative milestones. Eerie dreamscapes of oil paintings, elaborate installations and animations for Prada, gorgeous illustration work, never-before-published sketchbook pages, more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE LIZARD OF OZ Mark Bode – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-595-3 Softcover – Color Working from ideas developed by Vaughn Bode before his death, his son Mark has re-enlisted his father's cast of characters for this full-color graphic novel that parodies/pays playful homage to the classic L. Frank Baum fairy tale (and its beloved film adaptation). Mark's graphic style perfectly duplicates and extends Vaughn's unique, pillowy graphic approach. Note: This is not really smut, but it has some partial nudity and mild sexual imagery, and is not for kids.

ADULT CATALOG

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: CLASSIC MALE NUDES: GOLIATH WALLPAPER NO. 2 Walter Kundzicz – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-61-2 Nine prints plus one large poster in portfolio – Color A unique poster book magazine with large-scale prints of exceptional photographs by different artists. Issue 02, themed "Classic Male Nudes," features the work of male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, and includes one life-sized poster such as nine other wall-sized images of juicy vintage beefcakes. Plus detailed autobiographic text and interesting background info on Kundzicz.

FEATURED ITEM: KINKY NYLONS Holly Randall – $37.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-50-6 Softcover – Color Sheer, seamless, incredibly sexy — no other garments spark the imagination more than stockings, nylons and pantyhose. For Kinky Nylons, Holly Randall dedicates herself to hot legs in alluring hosiery. In 340 images Holly's stunning girls present themselves in the most seductive leg wear. An absolute must for lovers of thigh-highs and connoisseurs of garter belts. Lots of full and partial nudity.

FEATURED ITEM: THE BIG BOOK OF PUSSY Dian Hanson – $65.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-2182-6 Hardcover – Color and b&w An in-depth exploration of the female pudendum, that coveted orifice man spends nine months trying to escape, and a lifetime attempting to reenter. Because depiction of this body part has long been wrapped in unwarranted shame, The Big Book of Pussy reframes the subject, featuring models who expose their most private part enthusiastically, in images both furry and groomed, from 1900 to today.

ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEATURED ITEM: LOVE & HATE (EROS COMIX) Enomoto Heights – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-470-2 Softcover – Black and white Chika is beautiful, sexy, and arrogant. She wants a nice trophy boyfriend, but finds herself attracted to Keiji, the class geek and a guy she hates. She tries to resist this horrifying desire, but finally gives in. "But we're just 'classmates with benefits,'" Chika warns Keiji, and she'll never love him. Still, time changes all things… Right-to-left manga format, with full-color pin-up!

RELISTED ADULT ITEMS

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

BETTY PAGES ANNUAL VOL. 2 Greg Theakston – $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-069-8 Softcover – Black and white Reprints from the legendary Betty Pages magazine, with loads of nude and erotic photos, plus features, interviews, and more. In the same luxurious format as the first Annual, this volume presents an extensive interview with the Dark Angel herself: Betty Page speaks! Also "The Case of the Missing Pin-Up Queen: Solved" and an eight-page color insert. Hundreds of photos.

CHERRY 08 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. This issue features the "Cyber Adventures" of Ellie Dee and the Wizard of Woz. Featured stories: Ellie Dee in the Land of Woz (Parts One, Two and Three); Cherry in Nurse's Aid and Spaghetti-OH Western.

CHERRY 10 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. Featured stories: The New Guy; Honor Farm Girls; Zara Tungi (Mark Bode); Hole In One (L. Todd); the Cherry Duke Show.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE CHATEAU Madame De Morville – $16.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9525463-3-7 Hardcover – The fourth book to come from the pen of Madame de Morville, author of Slaves of Isis, the text of The Chateau contains hitherto unpublished correspondence between this medieval dominatrix and the modern slave, whether he is a dreamer woken within the nightmare scene, or backpacking tourist lost beneath the leathery tiles and polished boots of a moonlit other world.

THE COLLECTED EROTICA: AN ILLUSTRATED CELEBRATION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY THROUGH THE AGES Charlotte Hill, William Wallace, editors – $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1885-6 Softcover – Color and b&w Erotic texts from a dazzling array of writers — Boccaccio, Casanova, Jean Cocteau, Frank Harris, Erica Jong, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Pauline Reage, Oscar Wilde, and more — are illustrated with over 400 images: paintings, drawings, photos and sculpture from around the world. Not for the faint-hearted, but there's something for everyone else.