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The secret art of an English gentleman Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897. Upon his death in 1963 it was discovered he was also a prolific and imaginative erotic artist who produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of women proudly and exuberantly displaying themselves in ways shocking to conservative post-war Britain. The archive remained hidden until the 1990s, when a collector of erotic artifacts ped it on to a fellow collector willing to share it with the world. Though Tom Poulton's work tells us much about English society between 1948 and 1963, there is a universal quality to these images of joyous, uninhibited sexuality that transcends time and place. The editor: Dian Hanson is a twenty-five-year veteran of men's magazine publishing. She began her career at Puritan Magazine in 1976 and went on to edit a variety of titles, including Partner, Oui, Hooker, Outlaw Biker, and Juggs magazines. In 1987 she took over the ?60s title Leg Show and transformed it into the world's best-selling fetish publication. Most recently, she authored TASCHEN's Terryworld, Tom of Finland: The Comic Collection and Dian Hanson?s: The History of Men's Magazines six-volume set. The author: Jamie Maclean is the founder of The Erotic Print Society, a niche publishing house, and since 1994 has kept busy publishing a large range of books on erotic art, photography and fiction. He lives in London, England.
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Tom Poulton. The secret Art of an English Gentleman.
Seller: Antiquariat Puderbach, Dresden, Germany
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Text in english, german, french. Hardcover 30x22 cm, dust jacket moderately rubbed, 223 pages. Gewicht in Gramm: 1510. Seller Inventory # 16338
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Tom Poulton: The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
Seller: Libertine Books, Tumwater, WA, U.S.A.
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Fine copy, no flaws to book or dust jacket (in archival jacket cover). 1st edition, printed in 2006. 224 pages. All photos are of actual book. Text in English/German/French. Tom's private pastime: The secret art of an English gentleman Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897. Upon his death in 1963 it was discovered he was also a prolific and imaginative erotic artist who produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of women proudly and exuberantly displaying themselves in ways shocking to conservative post-war Britain. Once one gets past the shock value it becomes clear that Poulton's greatest talent was in portraying the human body in the sexual act, and since he did it with such rare insight many have argued he must have actually witnessed the orgies he put on paper. His ties to certain players in the 1963 Profumo scandal, breaking at the time of his death, hint that he may, in fact, have been the in-house artist at the parties that rocked the British Parliament. Poulton's archive remained hidden from public view until the late 90s, when it turned up among the artifacts of an aging professional yachtsman who was dispersing his vast collection of erotica. Though Tom Poulton's work tells us much about English society between 1948 and 1963, there is a universal quality to these images of joyous, uninhibited sexuality that transcends time and place. The author: Jamie Maclean is the founder of The Erotic Print Society, a niche publishing house, and currently also serves as editor for the "Erotic Review," a monthly online magazine. He lives in London, England. The editor: Dian Hanson was born in Seattle in 1951. For 25 years she produced various men's magazines, including "Puritan," "Juggs" and "Leg Show," before becoming TASCHEN's sexy book editor in 2001. Her many books for TASCHEN include "Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior, Tom of Finland XXL," and" The Big Butt Book." She lives in Los Angeles. Seller Inventory # ABE-1776025695429
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Tom Poulton - Edited by Dian Hanson The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
Seller: Norbert Kretschmann, Bad Aibling, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Wie neu. 223 S. Schutzumschlag wie Buchdeckel + Innenteil tadellos - u n g e l e s e n - keine Risse, Knicke, Anmerkungen. ! KEIN Mängelexemplar! Altersbedingt minimal nachgedunkelt. Versand aus München FF02112 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1405. Seller Inventory # 73807
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TOM POULTON: THE SECRET ART OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN: THE 2006 FIRST EDITION - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing
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Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 3822830623
ISBN 13: 9783822830628
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Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 250 pages. Published in 2006. Retrospective Monograph on subject. One of the most valuable erotic art books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which are there quite a few. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Taschen Verlag: Oversize-volume format. Red cloth boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Art by Tom Poulton. Edited with an Essay by Dian Hanson. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Taschen in Cologne, Germany to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. In pictorial DJ with red printed "wraparound band" (NOT an actual band, but closely resembles one), imitating a vintage erotica title, and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents "Tom Poulton: The Secret Art of An English Gentleman". The Real Thing. This is surely one of the most explicit and genuinely arousing erotic art ever made in the early 20th century, by a secretive Englishman - no less - and at a time of unforgiving Victorian repression. Accomplished draftsmen/painters of our time have asserted that the men and women depicted engaging in the most unabashed sex acts were real, not imaginary, people. The realism of the drawings is so specific, meticulous, and detailed as to suggest as much, unlike Classical and contemporary erotic art, which usually depict lapidary archetype-figures. These individuals did NOT necessarily pose for Poulton as paid "models". What is more likely is that the artist knew them, and indeed participated in some of the sex acts himself, as part of a secret society that needed the explosive - and also often tender - sexual release that each rendition lovingly depicts. Still, there is also an undeniable imaginative aspect, triggered by Poulton's and his subjects' actual experience or fantasy: Almost every drawing shows "in flagrante delicto", the thrill of being caught in the act by ANOTHER equally lustful, not just curious or voyeuristic, couple or group of people, who then presumably joined in, as committed for posterity by Poulton. In his most ecstatic and graphic images, orgies in which every imaginable, combinatory sex act is enacted, anticipate the orgiastic festivities of contemporary "adult entertainment". An absolute "must-have" title for Tom Poulton collectors. This title is a great erotic art book. This is one of few copies of the 2006 First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and despite its imperfection (slight wear on DJ spine, but it's there) is still in fine condition overall: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. The cloth boards are sharp, NO bumping at all. Please note: Copies available online have very serious flaws (because they were pored over, repeatedly) or are subsequent editions. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white plates. One of the most brilliant artists of the sex act of the 20th century. A fine copy. ISBN 3822830623. no. Seller Inventory # 23816
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Tom Poulton: The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
Published by
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Cologne, Germany, 2006
ISBN 10: 3822830623
ISBN 13: 9783822830628
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Seller: REaD, Tallinn, Estonia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket is heavily worn with visible scruffing and some staining, especially on the back. The hardcover underneath is in good condition, though it shows typical yellowing from age. There are a few stains on the final pages that resemble drawing charcoal or coal marks. Despite these cosmetic flaws, the book is complete, and all text and illustrations remain clean, clear, and fully intact. The secret art of an English gentleman Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897. Upon his death in 1963 it was discovered he was also a prolific and imaginative erotic artist who produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of women proudly and exuberantly displaying themselves in ways shocking to conservative post-war Britain. The archive remained hidden until the 1990s, when a collector of erotic artifacts passed it on to a fellow collector willing to share it with the world. Though Tom Poulton's work tells us much about English society between 1948 and 1963, there is a universal quality to these images of joyous, uninhibited sexuality that transcends time and place. The editor: Dian Hanson is a twenty-five-year veteran of men's magazine publishing. The author: Jamie Maclean is the founder of The Erotic Print Society, a niche publishing house, and since 1994 has kept busy publishing a large range of books on erotic art, photography and fiction. The text is in English, German, and French. Pages: 222. Seller Inventory # 6969037
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Tom Poulton : The Secret Art Of An English Gentleman
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Taschen, Cologne, Germany, 2006
ISBN 10: 3822830623
ISBN 13: 9783822830628
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with very slight edge wear. Seller Inventory # 016405
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Tom Poulton; The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
[3-8228-3062-3] 2006. (4to) Fine in fine dust jacket. 223pp. Erotic illustrations. (Art, Erotic Art). Seller Inventory # 156072