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IN 1959, Edward Mishkin was arrested and 72 of the books he had published (or sold) were confiscated for obscenity. Mishkin sold the books in several Times Square bookstores he owned. The Supreme Court of the United States Upheld his conviction and the books disappeared into evidence boxes and attics. 50 years later collector Jim Linderman decides to find them. Eugene Bilbrew, an African-American artist drew many of the covers. He would overdose on 42nd Street. Other artists who worked in the same scene at the same time are Eric Stanton, who shared a studio with Steve Ditko, creator of Spiderman and Joe Shuster of Superman Fame. Along with Mishkin, there were two other smut producers in New York. Leonard Burtman, fetish publisher and Irving Klaw, who photographed Bettie Page. 250 pages with HUNDREDS of illustration not seen in over 50 years, and then not really seen at all. Available in Instant PDF Download, Paperback and Hardcover.