First edition: London, 1998
Reprinted: London, 1999
Printer: Printed in Italy
Language: English
ISBN: 1-898998-06-X
Title-page: THE SECRET ART OF | TOM POULTON | by | Alexander James MACLEAN | THE Erotic Print Society ||
Description: Softcover; 270 × 215 mm; publisher’s black wrappers with three-colour lettering and a square vignette to front, lettering to spine, white lettering to back cover and five vignettes; pp. [2 blank], [3–9], 10–156, [4 blank]; illustrated throughout (plates on pp. 28–123); first edition 1998, reprinted 1999
Imprint: THE Erotic Print Society, London, 1998. Dedicated to the memory of BEECHER MOORE — who made fantasies happen. A friend and patron of Tom Poulton, a distinguished yachtsman, restauranteur [sic] and a connoisseur of erotic art. The author wishes to thank the following for their invaluable help in preparation of this book: Christopher Peachment, Angus MacKinnon, Sarah Thompson, Michael Goss, Olivier Maitland, Sotheby & Co. Printed in Italy. THE Erotic Print Society, EPS PO Box 2712, London W1A 5AY. Tel: 0800 026 25 24 (UK only). Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Website: [www.eps.org.uk](http://www.eps.org.uk) or [www.eroticprint.com](http://www.eroticprint.com). Copyright © 1998 MacHo Ltd. Reprinted 1999. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the express written permission of the Publishers. The moral right of Tom Poulton as author of the designated drawings has been asserted.
Contents:
Foreword — 9
The Austerity Years: Sex in Britain 1945–63 — 10
Erotic Art & Illustration: The English Tradition — 19
Tom Poulton – Artist, illustrator… and pornographer? — 22
Plates — 27
Select Bibliography — 124
Two Underground Novellas: The Tale of Penny; Fidelis Infidelis — 127
Note: Alexander James Maclean, editor of this volume, founded The Erotic Print Society in 1994; copyright © 1998 is held by MacHo Ltd (London), his company (est. 1994, now dissolved)
Two more albums of Poulton's drawings are in this collection under Accession Numbers LIB-3554.2026 and LIB-3555.2026.
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Pictorial album |
| Period | 20 AD , Late 20th century |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Coated paper , Offset printing , Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | Art , Artist , Drawing , English art , Erotic illustration , Erotica , Female sexual identity , Modern art , Nude , Nudity , Photography , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality , Woman , Women , Women in art |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1999 |
| Binding | Paperback , Pictorial wrappers , Softcover |
| Edition | Re-print |
| Location | Bookshelf 20.3. |
| Acquisition year | 2026 |
