French Postcards An Album of Vintage Erotica

Name: French Postcards An Album of Vintage Erotica
Price: 46.65 USD
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ISBN: 9780789315342

ISBN-10: 0789315343

ISBN-13: 9780789315342

Edition: 2007

Authors: Martin Stevens

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Long before pin-ups,Playboy, or the Internet, enterprising Parisians at the turn of the 20th-century turned the relatively new invention of the camera toward the female nude. Artfully posed with classical architecture or in flirtatious dishabille with stockings and lingerie, the winking models embody the erotic fantasies of a repressed society. Some of the women shown are demure and shy, wearing a slip or low-cut blouse-a great tease in an age when showing an ankle was scandalous. Their daring glimpses of decolletage carry a particular charge, so rare in today's world of overexposure. These cards were sold, often in packets, at street kiosks and under tabac counters, hush-hush but…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Universe Publishing
Publication date: 1/23/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.80" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English