1940s

A Visit to the Great Jim Blalter at the Paris Chabanais – Le Chabanais was one of the best known and most luxurious brothels in Paris, operating near the Louvre at 12 rue Chabanais from 1878 until 1946.

Erotika is a portfolio of drawings by an anonymous artist created in 1943, the middle of World War II.

The Abduction Of Gloria, also known as Behind the Green Door, was written sometime before or during WWII, by an unknown and untraceable author. It was clandestinely circulated underground for a number of years before it was made into a classic of XXX cinema in 1972.

Archie and Veronica 29 – Veronica tells Archie she has a “small gash.” However, that’s not what Archie finds…..

Esther Williams in Get a Li’l Like the Fishes Do – Esther is relaxing by her pool when her servant brings her her lunch. But it turns out that they’re both hungry.

Illustrations for Fanny Hill by Paul-Émile Bécat – In 1942, Bécat was commissioned to produce illustrations for a new edition of the classic. It contained ten of Bécat’s drypoint etchings.

The Allies of 1945 – A wry and ribald suite of eight French postcards celebrating the end of World War II. Soldiers from several nations are shown the appreciation of the French populace.

Mémoires d’une Chanteuse – a suite of fourteen illustrations from a French edition of 1947 of the sexual autobiography of famed German soprano Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient.

How One Wife Made It Pay – A sixteen page Tijuana Bible from the 1930s.