A nine-volume set of The Journal of Erotica, published by Midsummer Books Ltd., London, between 1992 and 1994. The collection comprises Volume One through Volume Nine. Each volume is a large-format softcover journal with minimalist cream-coloured card covers featuring the title in stylised cursive script on the front and spine. The journals contain high-quality erotic art and photography, including a notable black-and-white photograph by Jeanloup Sieff in Volume One depicting a woman’s legs beneath an Aston Martin. Accompanying the set is an original printed subscription welcome letter from the editor, Julia Thompson, dated March 1993. The letter is addressed to a subscriber in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and provides contemporary context for the publication schedule. The publisher’s details are listed as 179 Dalling Road, London, W6 0ES, with directors S.O. Morse, A.L.S. Lawrence, and M.D. Edwards.
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