Allen, Albert Arthur

Sex Manual, Prostate Massager, Boudoir (Vintage pamphlets, brochures)

CA: Various Publishers, 1920s. Vintage pamphlets, booklet, original letter, ephemera concerning prostate massagers for men; a sex manual; advertisements for mail-order erotica by Albert Arthur Allen. Various publishers, both California & Ohio, various dates 1924, 1928-1929, 1945. From the collection of "Earl G--" in Kelso, Washington, w/ all but the manual in original mailing envelopes address to Earl. Included: Sex Manual for Those Married or About to Be (G. Lombard Kelly, Robert B. Greenblatt, Southern Medical Supply Co. , 5th ed., 2nd print, 1950, stapled softcover 12mo, 84pp, blue printed wraps, b/w, a few anatomical plates; a reference manual but really issued for prurient reasons, presumably mail-order or underground; Good condition). Thermalaids (W.J. Kirk, Electro Thermal Co., octavo brochure, w/ folded signed letter & card, c. 1920s-30s, expounding the benefits of prostate massage via electric warming plug, little documented on the device/manufacturer; Very Good Plus). The Boudoir in Three Sequels, et al. (Albert Arthur Allen, several brochures expounding Allen's sexology/erotica, specifically the Boudoir, Sex Appeal, "art study" nude model booklets, each envelope contains return cards/envelopes for the client; Very Good Plus). All envelopes Good only, post marked, internal ephemera Very Good Plus. Six (Allen), 1 (Thermalaids), 1 (sex manual), 8 pieces w/ subsequent internal pieces. While the nature of the material is for mature audiences, no narrative or explicit language is used. A collection of uncommon "sexology" papers for the ephemerist, the didactist. [Book ID 127371]