Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "Adults Only" Cinema

New York: St. Martin's Griffin. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. [nice clean copy, virtually as-new except for the teensiest bump at the bottom right corner of the front cover]. Trade PB (B&W and color photos, facsimiles) An extensively-illustrated history of exploitation films, with a focus on the often outrageous promotion of same (most of the book's illustrations are reproductions of posters or lobby cards). It presents "the ribald history of these 'adults only' films, down Poverty Row through the Scandinavian invasion, past the nudie-cuties, and into the swinging days of free love -- a sexy and sardonic tour through a fascinating (truncated) American subculture." Includes profiles of many of the leading figures of the genre, among them Dwain Esper, Kroger Babb, Russ Meyer, Doris Wishman, David F. Friedman, Radley Metzger, and the Mitchell Brothers. . (Inventory #: 27150)