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Today in pulp... a few Beacon Books!

They'd sex anything up: even Poul Anderson. Image
I love alliteration!

Hill Hellion, by Lon Williams. Beacon Books, 1968. Image
Sin In Space, by Cyril Judd. Beacon, 1959. Cover by Bob Stanley. Image
The only way Cherry could get places was by going bad...

Sin Doll, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1963. Image
Bobby Sox, always a vice giveaway.

The Promoter, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books 142, 1957. Image
"She wanted to paint the male figure... Undraped!"

Girl Artist, by Ben West. Beacon Books, 1960. Image
I believe this is called "Uptitling."

The Sexecutives, by Lee Richards. Beacon Books, 1963. Image
"They came from filthy slums, where even their dreams were dirty!"

Gutter Gang, by Jay de Bekker. Beacon Books, 1954. Image
"It was mating season... all year 'round!"

Bayou Girl, by John Thompson. Beacon Books, 1956. Image
"When Juanita twisted, every man squirmed!"

The Sex Twist, by John Carver. Beacon Books, 1962. Image
The Lady Is A Lush, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1960. Image
"Set in the primitive backwater country of Louisiana..."

Spawn Of The Bayou, by John B Thompson. Beacon Books B208, 1958. Image
Through the keyhole... Too Hot To Handle, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1959. Image
Sales and marketing: Sheba, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1959. Image
Early Mallrats.

Shopping Center Sex, by Oren A Lang. Beacon Books, 1964. Image
Snap! A Woman's Woman by Toni Adler (Beacon Books 1962) & The Unmarried Ones by Don Rico (Beacon Books 1964) ImageImage
Set in the lustful world of insurance brokers.

Shabby Street, by Orrie Hitt. Beacon Books, 1954. Image
Blue Hotel, on a lonely highway...

Bedrooms Are Not For Sleeping, by Herb Roberts. Beacon Books, 1962. Image
Top tip: wearing good quality rubber boots can save your life if you are hit by sex lightening.

Morgan's Girls, by Matt Harding. Beacon Books, 1965. Image
I note this never happens at sci-fi conventions!* Call South 3300: Ask for Molly! by Orrie Hitt. Beacon B176, 1958.

(*don't @ me. What happens in Farscape stays in Farscape...) Image
"The new sex frontier - SUBURBIA!"

The Deceivers, by L T Woodward MD. Beacon Books, 1962. Image
Loves Of A Girl Wrestler by Ben West (aka James W. Lampp). Beacon Books, 1960. Image
"They strutted shamelessly before greedy eyes!"

Of G-strings And Strippers by Mark Tyron. Beacon Books, 1953. Image
More Beacon Books another time... Image

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She'll fall over if she leans like that. Image
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