Gertzman Jay (101 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 8vo, 240 pages. Includes typed review letter from Paul S. Koda from the University of Maryland dated 4/1/88 and return thank you letter from author with his signature. Softcover edition in very good+ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Popular Press 1 June 1986 Hardcover with jacket. Uncreased and unmarked.

Condition: New.

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Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDNear Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDNear Fine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good -. 240pgs, ill, signed by the author, cover has crease on bottom right corner, nice copy.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Between the two world wars, at a time when both sexual repression and sexual curiosity were commonplace, New York was the center of the erotic literature trade in America. The market was large and contested, encompassing not just what might today be considered pornographic material but also sexually explicit fiction of authors such as James Joyce, Theodore Dreiser, and D.H. Lawrence; mail-order manuals; pulp romances; and "little dirty comics." Bookleggers and Smuthounds vividly brings to life this significant chapter in American publishing history, revealing the subtle, symbiotic relationship between the publishers of erotica and the moralists who attached them--and how the existence of both groups depended on the enduring appeal of prurience. By keeping intact the association of sex with obscenity and shameful silence, distributors of erotica simultaneously provided the antivice crusaders with a public enemy. Jay Gertzman offers unforgettable portrayals of the "pariah capitalists" who shaped the industry, and of the individuals, organizations, and government agencies that sought to control them. Among the most compelling personalities we meet are the notorious publisher Samuel Roth, "the Prometheus of the Unprintable," and his nemesis, John Sumner, head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, a man aggressive in his pursuit of pornographers and in his quest for a morally united--and ethnically homogeneous--America.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Between the two world wars, at a time when both sexual repression and sexual curiosity were commonplace, New York was the center of the erotic literature trade in America. The market was large and contested, encompassing not just what might today be considered pornographic material but also sexually explicit fiction of authors such as James Joyce, Theodore Dreiser, and D.H. Lawrence; mail-order manuals; pulp romances; and "little dirty comics." Bookleggers and Smuthounds vividly brings to life this significant chapter in American publishing history, revealing the subtle, symbiotic relationship between the publishers of erotica and the moralists who attached them--and how the existence of both groups depended on the enduring appeal of prurience. By keeping intact the association of sex with obscenity and shameful silence, distributors of erotica simultaneously provided the antivice crusaders with a public enemy. Jay Gertzman offers unforgettable portrayals of the "pariah capitalists" who shaped the industry, and of the individuals, organizations, and government agencies that sought to control them. Among the most compelling personalities we meet are the notorious publisher Samuel Roth, "the Prometheus of the Unprintable," and his nemesis, John Sumner, head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, a man aggressive in his pursuit of pornographers and in his quest for a morally united--and ethnically homogeneous--America.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine condition. First Edition. New York: The Moretus Press, Inc., 1983. Near Fine condition. This issue of American Book Collector magazine contains EDWARD ALBEE : A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST, as well as articles and reviews. Also in this issue: FANFROLICKING WITH ROBIN HERRICK by Jay Gertzman. Bound in the original white wraps, stamped in red and black. 7" wide by 10" tall. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Near Fine condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Bowling Green, OH; Bowling Green State U. Popular Press 1986 1st Ed. Fine in like dust jacket. A study of Robert Herrick (1591-1674) that begins with the growth of his reputation during the romantic period & discusses the variety of book in which his poetry appeared. Illustrated with 50 reproductions of illustrations of 'Hesperides'. Literary Criticism, Poetry, Robert Herrick.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 246 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Like new, illustrated boards, bright white and clean inside.

Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Bright like new copy in glossy jacket. With illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo, 388 pp, bound in wraps. Superb study of the infamous publisher of erotica and modernist literature. \ Light bump to tip else clean, fine and sound.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine in wrappers, a paperback. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st printing. As New hardcover in As New DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 418 pp; index, biblio; illustrated. This is a new, unread book. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. *Signed Copy* Bowling Green State University, 1986, 1st Edition. Signed by author on FFE paper. 8vo, 240pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped dust jacket is in very good condition with minimal wear to edges. Green cloth binding again in very nice condition with a only a little wear to bottom of spine. Inside a lovely near fine copy. Signed by Author(s).…

First Edition, First Printing. Very good library copy in the original gilt-blocked maroon cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Bibliographies and indexes in world literature ; no. 23. Physical description; xiii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Subjects; Lady Chatterley's lover (Lawrence, D. H.)Bibliography. Lawrence, D. H. (1885-1930)CriticismTextual. 1 Kg.…

First Edition, First Printing. Very good library copy in the original gilt-blocked maroon cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Bibliographies and indexes in world literature ; no. 23. Physical description; xiii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Subjects; Lady Chatterley's lover (Lawrence, D. H.)Bibliography. Lawrence, D. H. (1885-1930)CriticismTextual. 1 Kg.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Samuel Roth is known to most literary scholars as a bold literary "pirate" for issuing unauthorised editions of modernist sensations, including Ulysses and Lady Chatterley's Lover.In the absence of an international copyright agreement and because works deemed obscene could not be copyrighted, what he did was not illegal. But it did violate the protocols of mutual fair dealing between publishers and authors. Those publications provoked an unprecedented international protest of writers, publishers, and intellectuals, who eventually vilified Roth on two continents.Roth was a man with an uncanny ability to recognise good contemporary writing and make it accessible to popular audiences. Ultimately, his dedication to the publication of these works broke down many of the censorship laws of the time, though he suffered greatly for his efforts. His story portrays a struggle with literary censorship in the mid-twentieth century while providing insights into how modernism was marketed in America.…