Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 184 - Parisian Press, Part 4 of 4

Acquired Tastes XLIII

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 184

Parisian Press

Part 4 of 4

Today, we take the final of four looks at Parisian Press (not to be confused with Gay Parisian Press - which are related to these and preceded them - or the leaflet-like adult offerings of Parisian Press published during the 1940s, 30s, and 40's in France.

Parisian Press published 45 gay titles during the years 1971 and 1972, running the typical gamut of gay subjects, including: incest, coaches, teachers, brothers, coming out, truckers, military, hustlers, and interracial. In addition, they published a 400 series devoted to heterosexual fare. All titles were printed in the US and were published in San Francisco.

An example from the 400 Series

The covers are typically a single color background with a white line drawing (sort of like an x-ray) - unless the solid color is white. In that instance the drawing appears in black ink.  

The books were written by a number of well-established writers, typically using a pseudonym. 

In the back of the book, mail order ads offering these books, gay skin magazines, their Gay Parisian Press titles, and a selection of heterosexual books and magazines. The mail order business operated as Le Salon Mail Order House, Inc. at 1118 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Depending on condition, these books run from $18-76 at on-line bookstores, or, frequently, much more on eBay. 

Here are the last 11 titles! This week, I found all 11 covers.

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Wild from the Farm

 Author: Jay Esse 

 1972 

P-235

Parisian Press

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Room 314

 Author: J. P. MacMurphy 

Parisian Press 

 1972 

P-236

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Hero in the Bedroom

 Author: Billy Farout 

Parisian Press

 1972 

P-237

Billy Farout is the pseudonym of poet William Barber. As Billy Farout, he wrote four titles for this imprint.

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Red

 Author: Patrick Doyle 

Parisian Press 

 1972 

P-238

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a muscleman who sells his ranch and then meets a teenager at a movie studio.

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 The Boy Who Asked for More

 Author: Stafford Malory 

Parisian Press

 1972 

P-239

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Sexy Southern Boy

 Author: Coop

Parisian Press 

 1972 

P-240

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 The Traveling Sexman

 Author: Carl Fredericks 

Parisian Press 

 1972 

P-241

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a California stud heads to Europe.

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Some Like It Hard

 Author: Peter Parkhurst

Parisian Press

 1972 

P-242

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 Male Sex Idol

 Author: William J. Lambert III 

Parisian Press

  1972 

P-243

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a visitor in North Africa.

William J. Lambert, III (William Maltese) is an extremely prolific author who has written in a number of genres. His pseudonyms include Christopher Dane, Adriana DeBolt, Karl Klyne, Anna Lambert, Billy Lambert, W Lambert III, Willa Lambert, William Maltese, Lambert Wilhelm and several others. He's written gay-oriented novels for many imprints, including Greenleaf Classics, BlueBoy, His69 and Golden Boy Books. His most recent novel was published in 2019.

William J. Lampert III

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Cowboys Are For Me

Author: Jack Wadsworth

Parisian Press 

  1973 

P-244

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 The Boy Who Asked for Sex

Author: Stafford Mallory 

Parisian Press

1973 

P-245

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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And that's all there is for Parisian Press.

Next week: another vintage gay pulp fiction imprint.

Until then...

Thanks for reading!

The Red - Chevelle