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Essex House Library stands as perhaps the high-water mark of subversive writing emerging from the world of erotica publishing in the late 1960s.   

Working overtime as both Brandon House Library Editions' and Essex House Library's editor, Brian Kirby solicited and assigned book contracts to underground literary voices as far reaching as Charles Bukowski, Alice Ramirez, P.J. Farmer, and even had some negotiations with Jim Morrison of THE DOORS.   Perhaps, the intention was to create a literary equivalent to the revolutionary breakthroughs in expression which were occurring in the other arts, rock music, avant-garde theater, painting and sculpture and filmmaking.   Unfortunately the Essex House line was discontinued -- some say due to office politics within American Art.  Officially the decision was based on poor sales.   Texts still in the Essex House pipeline became regular (now quite rare) Brandon House offerings -- most notably P.J. Famer's LOVE SONG and David Meltzer's STAR..  

Be sure to cross-check the "Writers" and "Artists" and "Reference" areas also!  
New books will be added as they become available.  

   

Here's a special catalog selection of Essex House Library books.   Enjoy!
 

BLUE MOVIE

Michael Perkins
0101 (1968)
VERY GOOD
$40/SOLD
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THE AGENCY

David Meltzer
0102 (1968)
NEAR FINE
$60/SOLD
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BINDING WITH BRIARS

Paul V. Dallas
0103 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$90/SOLD
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THE AGENT

David Meltzer
0104 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$75/SOLD
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ABDUCTED

Michael MacPherson
0105 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$75/SOLD
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HAPPINESS BASTARD

Kirby Doyle (Brian Kirby)
0106 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$100/SOLD
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HOW MANY BLOCKS IN THE PILE?

David Meltzer
0107 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$80/SOLD
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THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST

Philip Jose Farmer
Postscript by Theodore Sturgeon
0108 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$225/SOLD
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EVIL COMPANIONS

Michael Perkins
Postscript by Philip Jose Farmer
0109 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$125
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COUPLED

Gil Porter
Postscript by Jack Hirschman, Ph. D.
0110 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$95
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SEASON OF THE WITCH

Hank Stine
Postscript by Harlan Ellison
0112 (1968)
FINE MINUS
$150/SOLD
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RAVISHED

Richard E. Geis
Postscript by Harlan Ellison
0113 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$125
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NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN

Charles Bukowski
0115 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$200/SOLD
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THE MARTYR

David Meltzer
0116 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$80
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HEALER: BRAIN PLANT Book 2

David Meltzer
0122 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$100/SOLD
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OVER EASY

Alan S. Marlowe
0127 (1969)
NEAR FINE or better
$125
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THE NOTHING THINGS

P.N. Dedeaux
0135 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$95/SOLD
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RAW MEAT

Richard E. Geis
0136 (1969)
FINE MINUS
$95/SOLD
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THE NOTHING THINGS

P.N. Dedeaux
Masquerade 653-7 (2nd Edition 1998)
FINE MINUS
$20/SOLD
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