Man For Rent

John Dexter (pseudonym of Lawrence Block; William Coons)

Published by Nightstand Book / Corinth Publications, San Diego, CA, 1962

About this Item

Paperback Original. Size: 4.25" x 6.4". 188 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Some age-toning to page edges. Slight reading-wear and bumping to corners. (Nightstand Book NB 1590). Hard-boiled, erotic novel. Gigolo themes. Cover attractive. Spine sunned. Cover copy: LOVE FOR HIRE was what Rina Melton was buying. She was beautiful, fabulously rich and emotionally aroused 24 hours a day. No one man could satisty the fiery demands of her silken body, the unnatural hungers of her always-open lips, the fierce bite of her insatiable passions. So Rina started a stable of studs-men who would live in New York, and be available for her sinful pleasures. In pairs or singly, trios or small groups, she would call them, demand their attentions, and get what she needed-for a thousand dollars a month. And the head stud in her evil stable was Joe Traynor, a down and out bum whose wife had been a tramp and whose life had turned into hell. Until Rina came along, offering him money, security, and the honor of occasionally servicing THE QUEEN OF SIN!First paragraph(s): IT TOOK THE SUN UNTIL ELEVEN in the morning to sneak in through the hole in the windowshade and hit me in the eyes. When that happened, my eyes opened. That was a mistake. A hangover's not so bad when you're asleep, because then you don't know about it. I was awake now. I knew about it, and it was no bargain. Nightstand Book NB 1590 Illustrator: Harold W. McCauley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Sleaze 1960s ; Inventory No: 031375. Seller Inventory # 031375

Bibliographic Details

Title: Man For Rent

Publisher: Nightstand Book / Corinth Publications, San Diego, CA

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Soft Cover

Illustrator: Harold W. McCauley

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.