Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction,
Part 205
Bathhouse Books
Today, we take a look at Bathhouse Books, an imprint with a very short lifespan. They began publishing titles in 1978 and after sixteen titles, ceased publication that very same year.
Not much is known about them, except what can be gleaned from the publisher's page. Published by Publisher's Consultants, which was known only as P.O. Box 486, South Laguna, CA 92677.
The covers were distinctive for their powder blue border and crude erotic drawings presented in black and white framed by a terry cloth towel hung on a towel rack (like you might find at a bathhouse). The back cover was white with 'Bathhouse Books' in all caps, sitting above a blued towel hanging on a towel rack, at its center. The authors names are all obvious pseudonyms.
And that's all that I could discover about Bathhouse Books. If you know more, please leave your information in the comments section.
Now, it just so happened that I have an unread copy of the first book printed by this imprint.
And now that I've learned there are only sixteen such books, I have become interested in collecting them all. That may prove difficult, as, no doubt, not many copies of those last few titles exist. We'll see. I found three of the titles while researching this imprint. And while I remain doubtful, I will enjoy the thrill of the hunt. I think that's why collectors become interested in these books - the fun of trying to find them all.
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Ten Inch Tease
Author: Sterling Princeton
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-101
Own a copy of this one.
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Ate Eight
Author: Jason Holmes
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-102
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Whipped Cream
Author: Fred Pulsing
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-103
Recently purchased a copy of this one for $29.99.
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Stick Shift
Author: Brian Nita
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-104
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Lighthouse Love
Author: Fred Lloyd
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-105
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Hustler Bar
Author: Roger Shaft
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-106
(Cover found by reader.)
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Men’s Room
Author: Matt Mathews
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-107
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Boy’s Club
Author: Howard Michaels
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-108
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Gay Island
Author: Tony Scott
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-109
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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Going Door to Door
Author: Jerry Forest
Bathhouse Books
1978 B
AB-110
Recently purchased a copy of this one for $25.00.
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Dallas Pretty Boy
Author: Walter Fortune
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-111
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Learning the Hard Way
Author: John Cory
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-112
Man Power
Author: Barry Waverly
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-113
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
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New York Night School
Author: Marvin Page
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-114
I recently purchased a copy of this one for $35.00.
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Rod and Gun
Author: Herbert Jons
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-115
(Cover found by reader.)
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Love Letters
Author: Allan Jacks
Bathhouse Books
1978
BAB-116
(Cover found by reader.)
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Finding Out The Hard Way - Cynthia Rhodes
from the 1983 motion picture Staying Alive
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2 comments:
Staying Alive was quite the trainwreck, no?
I loved Cynthia, though. She could dance. Wasn't she in Flashdance too?
And these look really, really cheap. No wonder they only lasted a year...
XOXO
Those are some pretty explicit covers. Those were after the Flynt settlement, weren't they?
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