Resources List
BDSM Themed Pulp Novels

 

 

 

 

 


Compiled by Sensuous Sadie
SensuousSadie@aol.com 
www.sensuoussadie.com 


Websites featuring lots of Cover Art

Vintage Paperbacks Genre Covers – this site has over 800 cover scans
http://www.vintagepbks.com/covers_by_genre.html 

Pulp Fiction Postcards
http://www.pulpcards.com/ 

Naughty Novels- hobbyist
http://www.grrl.com/sleaze.html 

Graphically illustrating the evolution of  Vintage American Paperbacks - 1939 through 1959
http://www.bookscans.com/ 

Lilith Virtual Postcards
http://www.lilithweb.com/cards/card.html 
 
Digital Pulp Fiction Postcards
http://www.pulpcards.com/e-pcs/naughty.htm 



Books on Pulp Novel Art
Here’s a listing of the books on erotica oriented pulp novels and available on www.amazon.com. There are many more general books available as well.

 


Sin-a-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties. By Robert Silverberg, Donald Westlake, Miriam Linna, Earl Kemp, Robert Bonfils, Ed Wood, Bilbrew.

 


Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback. By Susan Stryker

 


Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965. Edited by Katherine V. Forrest.

Passion and Penance: The Lesbian in Pulp Fiction. By Dawn B. Sova

Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps. By Michael Bronski

Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949-1969. By Jaye Zimet



Out of Print Pulp Novel 'Zines that you may be able to buy online for more information

Bare Bones -- Premiere Issue
Includes Lovisi On Vintage Paperback Bondage Art, Bill Crider Interview, More.
 


Paperback Parade 49
Lovisi, Gary, Ed.
Adult-Oriented Gay & Lesbian Paperbacks With List, Pix, Publishers. Clyde Allison & 0008' Spy Spoof Sleazers.

Smut Peddler Vol.1 #1
Linna, Miriam Ed.
Paperback (Sleaze) Erotica Fanzine. With Vin Saxon-Part 1. Dozens Of Cover Art Reproductions.



Websites representing multiple book sellers
Bookfinders – Mega searches all the below booksellers and several others as well. This is the fastest way to find anything!
www.bookfinders.com 

AbeBooks - Offering new, used, rare and out of print books, textbooks, and ephemera. Represents a wide variety of independent booksellers located throughout the world.
http://www.abebooks.com/ 

Alibris - Find 50 million used books, used textbooks, out-of-print books, rare books & college textbooks from 8000 rated bookstores with guarantee & cheap shipping.
http://www.alibris.com/ )

Bibliofind - Bibliofind has combined with Amazon.com to provide millions of rare, used, and out-of-print books through the world's No.1 online bookstore
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/books/misc/bibliofind.html/104-6324885-9313504 



Online Bookstores that specialize in Pulp Novels

Black Ace Books
Phone: 323-661-5052
Email: roseidlet@aol.com
http://www.blackace.net

*has a great paper catalogue and quarterly auction. Rose was very helpful and has a great selection

Delectus Books
http://www.delectusbooks.co.uk  
*Goss is the author of a book on pulp erotica

Whodunit
books@whodunitphilly.com 
* Sent full color scans – very nice !

Bolerium Books
2141 Mission, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94110
reds@bolerium.com 
http://www.bolerium.com  

The Mystery Bookstore
1036-C Broxton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90024
310/209-0415 or 800/821-9017
fax 310/209-0436
sales@mystery-bookstore.com 
* No Scanner but very responsive

Graham Holroyd 31 Lancer Pl, Webster NY, 14580.  585-670-9846. 
http://booksareeverything.com  
*Has a large pulp collection in his bookstore but not willing to search for you or send scans


Keywords to use in searching the title field for bondage books
Bondage
Burlesque
Carnal
Dungeon
Fetish
Forbidden
Leather (gay themes primarily)
Lust
Master
Mistress
S&M
Sex
Sin
Slave
Temptress
Warped
Whip

Keywords that aren't very effective (too explicit)
Dominant
Paddle
Spank
Submissive



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Sensuous Sadie is the author of It's Not About the Whip: Love, Sex, and Spirituality in the BDSM Scene. Read an excerpt at http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-0551.html. She is the founder and leader (1999 - 2001) of Rose & Thorn, Vermont's first BDSM group. Comments, compliments and complaints, as well as requests for reprinting can be addressed to her at SensuousSadie@aol.com or visit her website at www.sensuoussadie.com. Sadie believes the universe is abundant, and that sharing information freely is part of this abundance, so she allows reprints of her writing in most venues.

 

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