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Of love forbidden

Of Love Forbidden front cover. A naked woman is sitting on the floor facing the viewer with arms and legs crossed, her chin resting on her right, bent knee. The background is a textured turquoise colour field, and the scene is lit from the top right in a hard light.
Paperback reprint of a pre-1950s lesbian-themed novel

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Sexual behavior of the lesbian

Sexual Behaviour of the Lesbian front cover. The cover image is split into two spaces. The space on the left contains a black background with text. The space on the right contains an image of a naked blonde in profile, partly covered with a white cloth which wraps around the right and front part of her body. Her left side, which faces the reader, is partly exposed. She seems to be standing on a field of wildflowers. Her left leg is bent; foot pointed on the ground behind her. Her hands are on her shoulders as she gazes directly at the reader. Her hair is long, and her back is arched towards the back. The background is a texture of green, and the scene is lit from the top right.
Erotica compiled as psychiatric case studies

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Golden cage (The)

The Golden Cage Front cover. A single nude woman, seemingly sitting over her bent knees, in profile, is looking away from the reader. She has her right arm raised, palm up and relaxed. Her left side is seen, almost centred in the space, beneath what appear to be tall grasses bordering a body of water, such as a lake. Her eyes are closed, her nose touching her raised arm. Her hair seems to be tied up in a bun behind her head. Her left arm is stretched downwards behind her. There are yellow lines and dots of many colours drawn next to the book title, which is in the right of the image. A double-exposure makes part of the image look faded. The scene is lit from the left.

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Dangerous games (The)

The Dangerous Games front cover. A brunette is heel sitting on the ground, left foot under her thigh and left knee touching the ground, and right knee slightly off the ground. She is naked and faces the viewer, off-center to the right of the image. Both her arms are crossed over her chest, hands grasping the arms, and her head is slightly tilted to the back and to her left. Her hair is waist-long, with bangs across her forehead. She looks straight toward the viewer with slightly closed eyes, a relaxed expression, and a slight smile. The background is light purple and yellow, the yellow placed vertically in the center conveying a ray of light. The scene is lit from the top right.

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Stranger on Lesbos

Stranger on Lesbos front cover. A blonde is seen, at a three-quarter angle with her back to the reader, towards the left, facing left of the cover. Her hair is partly undone, partially covering the back of her neck. She has bangs above her eyebrows. Her back is almost entirely exposed, a white lace blouse hanging beneath her shoulders, revealing the straps and back of her brassiere. She has her head bowed down halfway, and her eyes are closed. Her left hand touches her right cheek, and her right hand can be partially seen tucked under her left, folded arm. She wears what seem to be a black skirt. In front of her, to the left of the image, several garments can be seen hanging disorderly on a rack. To her right, a dresser with a mirror also displays several clothes sticking out from its drawers in a disordered fashion. A few objects lay on top of the dresser, including a book. The background is a texture of reds and oranges that range in tone. The scene is lit from the top left. The image is inserted inside a line frame that is curved at the bottom corners. Above the image, and over white, the title, author's name and descriptions are displayed in black and red type.

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Return to Lesbos

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Who knows love?

Who Knows Love? front cover. The face and chest of a blond woman take up most of the space, to the right of the image, oriented at a three-quarter angle facing left of the reader. Her straight hair curving in beneath her right shoulder, the only one visible, and she has a quiet, yet intense expression on her face. Her head is slightly tilted downward, and her gaze is fixed on something outside the picture, lower than her head, in front of her. She seems to be wearing an orange, button-less blouse or robe, and part of her upper chest is visible. The scene is dimly lit from the top left of the image, and the left side of her face is shadowed.

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Lesbian in our society (The)

The Lesbian in Our Society front cover. A blond woman leans over to her left, her back to the reader at a three-quarter angle, at the left of the image and occupying most of the visual space. She is fully naked and is visible from her head to her calves. The book's title type covers her buttocks partially. Her legs seem to be together, and the back of her right arm is only partially visible, tucked in front of her hips. Her head is turned sharply to the right, and she looks over her right shoulder at something behind her, at a lower level. Her hair is tied at the back and is straight. Her expression is serene, yet ambiguous.
Erotica compiled as psychiatric case studies

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Corruption of innocence (The)

The Corruption of Innocence front cover. A redhead is sitting on a black leather executive chair in the center of the image. Her hair is long and loose, and she has bangs above her eyebrows. She is sitting on her left leg, which folds fully under her body and towards her right. Her right leg is above it, folded in the same direction; the top of her bare foot can be seen facing the reader. She is is slightly leaned over, placing her weight on her extended left arm and her hand, which is supported on the seat of the chair. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and her palm faces her, to the side of her face and in her hair. She looks straight at the reader with her head tilted forward and to her right, her eyes open, and a smile on her lips. She is wearing a white brassiere whose left strap hangs over her elbow, and what appears to be a white slip pulled up to reveal her thighs, knees, and right calf. The seat looks to be close to the floor. There is light on her, coming from the left of the reader, and it is also seen reflected behind her. Everything else is dark and merging with a black background.

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My name is Sappho

My Name is Sappho front cover. The scene is outdoors, at and around a Greek temple which shows partially to the left of the image, revealing one column and partially revealing its frieze, architrave and cornice. Steps are also visible at the bottom left. A brunette (presumably Sappho) stands in front of the column. She has her hair up and a white headband around it. A large, looped earring can also be seen on her right earlobe. She is wearing a white, sleeveless, long dress with a high slit over her right thigh, and a V-neck, and is barefoot, her right foot pointing atop the ground behind her body. The woman faces right at a three-quarter angle to the reader, and carries a barbiton, a classical Greek stringed-instrument, in her hands, diagonally in front of her body. Her gaze is lost in the distance. A heavily-clouded sky can be seen behind and over her, and a water body surrounded by buildings and trees, with can be seen in the bottom right of the image. The sun is behind a mountain in the distance, casting a shadow of the woman on the column.

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Voyage from Lesbos: the psychology of a female homosexual

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House of sin: An original novel

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Flesh is willing (The)

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Lap of luxury

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Forbidden

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Spare her heaven

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Immoral

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Painted veils

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Veil of torment

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Portrait of a lesbian

Portrait of a lesbian front cover. A red and black halftone image of the face of a woman with short hair fills most of the space against a black background. The face occupies the right half of the cover, positioned at a three-quarter angle facing left of the reader. The woman's eyes look straight out at the reader, lit with hard light from the front-right. The title is at the top and is a combination of sans-serif and serif fonts.

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Problem child

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Diary of a dyke

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Either is love

Either is Love front cover. The image is occupied mostly by a brunette seen from her chest up, her face centred, and slightly tilted to her left. Her hair has a widow's peak and it is brushed upwards and towards the back; Her two hands are hugging the trunk of a tree in front and to the left of her, her left hand above her right hand facing the reader to the right of the image. She leans her head slightly against the trunk with the left side of her face, gazing downwards towards her left. She is wearing a black, swing coat with a V-neck. Behind her, a forested landscape is seen, apparently lit by moonlight. The image is set over a gray background that shows at the top.
After the death of her husband, the narrator revisits the letters she wrote to him confessing her romantic relationship with another woman before they met.

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Honey at her lips

Honey at her lips front cover: A blonde with long, wavy hair faces the reader to the right of the image, standing in front of a white wall and a white door that is slightly ajar. She is seen from her thighs up, wrapped in a lace shawl with nothing else underneath, and which she holds together at stomach level with her right hand on her left hip. Her left arm is extended downwards, the hand at the front of her left thigh. Her bosom is partly exposed. She is looking straight out at the reader with her head slightly tilted down, left shoulder raised. The scene is lit from the front, and a shadow can be seen behind the opened door.
Honey at her Lips has no lesbian content. Dollar Books repackaged Newsstand Library's Honey Babe (Steve Bell) and The Third Theme (March Hastings) together in one volume with modified titles. The Third Theme has lesbian content.

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Strange delights

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I am a woman

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Laura explores gay life in 1950s New York.

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Carol in a thousand cities: a Gold Medal anthology

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We walk alone

We Walk Alone front cover. The bottom two-thirds of the cover contains an outdoors scene with a blond woman in the foreground, right of the image. Her back is facing the reader and she is seen from her calves up, wearing a satin nightgown, its top part lowered to her lower back, exposing most of her back and her shoulders. Through the garment, her bare skin is seen, on buttocks and legs. Her back is arched to her front left, head bowed and also turned to her left. Her arms are in front of her, almost invisible to the reader. Her hair is long and wavy and is seen hanging in front of her left shoulder. In the background of the image, the sky with many clouds can be seen, partially covering a mountain. Directly in front of the woman trees can also be seen, and a marble or stone gazebo surrounded by more trees and by haze. The top third of the cover has a yellow background with the title and description.
Journalistic portraits of lesbian subcultures in and around New York

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We, too, must love

We Too Must Love front cover. A white background occupies most of the space. Towards the bottom, in the center, is an image with a woman in mirror-effect; identical mirrored images, butted side by side, of the same woman. She is naked, with her legs under a red blanket and her back to the reader. Her head bowed, with her hair up and one hand on the opposite shoulder. The scene is lit with hard light coming from the top.
Journalistic portraits of lesbian subcultures in and around New York

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