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  • Lesbian Pulp Fiction Type is exactly "Predatory lesbian"

Her woman

Her Woman front cover. A woman is shown sitting in profile on a bed in the foreground, towards the bottom of the image. She has short brown hair and is dressed in a light blue, long-sleeved blouse with orange stripes, a red sash around her waist, and red leggings. She holds a cigarette in her left hand, and her right-hand rests on her bent left knee. Her face is slightly turned toward the reader, yet her eyes glance to her left, where another woman stands in the background. The standing woman is blonde with curly hair to her shoulders who stands in profile to the right of the image, her body facing away from the other woman but with her head and eyes turned toward her. She is wearing black lace panties and seems to be either dressing or undressing, the garment covering only part of her head and chest, left hand raised holding it over her head, right hand at chest level. The scene is lit from the front left.

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Loving and the daring (The)

The Loving and the Daring front cover. To the left of the image, a woman, redhead, is shown descending the steps of a stone stairway with a wrought iron railing. She wears a green, knee-high skirt, an orange-red cardigan, and brown, high heel shoes. Her left hand is on the railing, her right arm is stretched over her right side. Her eyes are slightly closed and look toward another woman, whose face and shoulders are seen in the foreground, to the bottom-right of the image. She is a brunette with short, curly hair. Her face is heavily made up and partly faces the reader, slightly bent towards the right bottom corner of the image. Her eyes are slightly closed and look back toward the woman on the stairway but do not look straight at her. Her lips are slightly parted and her eyebrows appear raised. She seems to be wearing an off-shoulders gold and black-trimmed gown, and earrings. The scene is lit from the top left.

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This too is love

This Too is Love front cover. A blonde sits on a white, carpeted floor, leaning on her left elbow, supported by a pile of cushions. She is barefoot, and her stilettos are seen next to the cushions along with a pack of cigarettes and an open matchbook. She wears a red, short, velvet dress with multi-row spaghetti straps. She faces the reader in a three-quarter angle towards the center-right of the image, and her knees are bent, legs and feet close together. Her left foot is raised from the heel, the toes touching her right heel. She holds a cigarette in her right hand, which arches over her right knee. Her chin rests on the back of her left hand. Her face faces the reader, but her slightly squinted eyes look toward her right, where another woman sits up from a lying position, stretched on a camel-back green sofa on the right side of her body. The woman is a brunette with hair to her nape and is dressed in a yellow blouse and brown capri pants. Her left arm is stretched over her left leg, and her torso is slightly lifted, resting on her right elbow. She looks straight at the blond with a half-smile. The scene is lit from the left, with the most light placed on the blonde.
A paperback original. This book was published as a mass-market paperback without a hardcover printing.

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Third way (The)

The Third Way front cover. A blonde is shown in profile at the center of the image, sitting on the edge of a bed or arm-less couch. The right side of her body faces the reader. Her right knee is bent, foot hanging at the heel from the edge of the bed. She holds a light-blue towel against her naked body, hiding part of her breast, stomach and thigh. Her face is directed toward the reader, but her eyes look to her right, away from the reader. In the background, to the left of the image, stands a brunette with short hair, dressed in a tight, green dress with straps and a V-neck. The dress is knee-high and has a slit over her left thigh. She has her right hand on her hip and puffs from a cigarette held in her left hand, looking straight at the blonde, almost frowning. She is wearing high heels and earrings. The background only shows watery brushstrokes in green and yellow, and the scene is lit from the front left.

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Women's barracks

Women's Barracks front cover. A blonde, seemingly sitting down, is shown, from the top of her back upwards, at a three-quarter angle and in profile, showing her right shoulder and part of her right arm and the top of her back. Her hair is tied up with a hair clip at the top of her head and flows down to her nape. A strap of her brassiere is visible over her right shoulder. Her head, turned to her right, partially faces the reader. Her eyes are looking down toward her right. What seems to be a khaki military garment is partially shown, wrinkled, behind her back. Behind the blonde, to the left of the image, stands a brunette in profile, also at a three-quarter angle towards the back of the image, facing left. She has on a khaki military shirt that partially hangs, disclosing her shoulders and the top of her back, and exposing the strap of her brassiere on her left side. She seems to be wearing a khaki skirt. Her hair is up and she holds a cigarette in her left hand, which she stares at. The scene is lit from the top left.
Women's Barracks by Tereska Torrės is credited as the first of the mid-century pulp paperbacks to feature a lesbian-themed cover and contain passages describing physical intimacy between two women.

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Sorority sin

Sorority Sin front cover. Two women are seen in a bedroom. One, a blonde, faces the reader, sitting on a bed with her legs bent at the knees, feet pointing out to her right. She is wearing an orange satin night robe buttoned only above her stomach. A The left side of the robe hangs over her left arm, exposing the left half of her brassiere. Under the buttoned part of the robe, white panties can be partially seen. Her body leans against her left hand which is placed palm-down on the bed, and she touches her right ear with her right hand. In front of her, kneeling, a brunette with short hair can be partially seen. She wears a black blouse with sleeves rolled up to her elbows, a gold chain bracelet on her left wrist. Both women look at one another and the scene is lit from the front-left.

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Baby face

Baby Face front cover. The image is divided into two fields. The upper field shows black and blue text over a solid pink background. The bottom half of the cover contains the illustration of an indoors scene. One woman, a blonde, sits up against a pillow propped on the pink headboard of a bed that has pink sheets and pillowcase, and an orange blanket. The blonde's hair is combed up, with a lock falling over her right shoulder. Her head is bowed forward and her eyes are directed towards the reader, and she has a slight smile. She is wearing a white negligee, left strap down and right strap hanging over her arm. Her left leg is bent at the knee and sprawled open. She touches the blanket with her left hand and her face with her right hand. At the foot of a bed, a brunette with long hair sits, legs crossed. She too is wearing a white negligee and has her arms crossed over her knees. Her left hand lays rested over her thigh, palm-up. With her right hand, she holds up a hand mirror to her left. Her head is turned to her left but her eyes gaze directly towards the reader, with half-shut eyes and a slight smile on her lips. Behind them on the wall, a mirror can be partially seen, and a dresser. The wall has purple and pink wallpaper on it. The scene is lit from the front-left.

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Duet in darkness

Duet in Darkness front cover: Two women are displayed in an indoors setting. One of them, a black woman with short, straight black hair, sits on the wooden floor in a white negligee. Her left side faces the reader, and she sits with her left leg bent at the knee and turned outward toward her back, her foot bare. Her left hand is posed on her left calf and has a ring on its ring finger. Her right hand touches the edge of a blue and black cushioned sofa to her right. Her head is turned sharply to her left, and she looks straight out at the reader with a serious expression on her face. In the background, beside her on the sofa, a redhead with straight hair to her shoulder sits, with both legs folded atop the seat, feet facing right of the image. She is wearing a short, denim skirt and a brown, sleeveless blouse with buttons at the front and a V-neck. Her left hand is blocked by the figure who sits on the floor, and her right hand is holding a cigarette, elbow rested on the back of the chair. She is almost facing the reader; her body slightly twisted to her right. Her head faces the reader, but her sight is directed toward the other woman, with a serious expression. The scene is lit with natural light coming slightly from the left, casting a shadow of the black woman on the sofa and on the brick wall in the background.
Mid 20th century morality tale cautioning readers against interracial relationships and lesbianism

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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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Trio

Trio front cover. The cover illustration is centered under the book title forming a black stripe on a white background. A blond woman wearing a lowcut black blouse is at the forefront of the image. She is looking directly at the reader. Behind her are the partially visible images of a dark-haired woman and a man, facing opposite directions gazing downward. The woman is wearing red straps with her arms and back exposed. The man is in shadows.

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