VINTAGE FETISH: LEONARD BURTMAN
Books published by Leonard Burtman such as Exotique (inspired by Willie’s Bizarre Magazine), Masque, Connoisseur, Bizarre Life, and many others, including single issue topical publications. He was the first to employ a professional, nationwide distribution network for his fetish publications.
[BURTMAN, Leonard] Exotique. A New Publication of the Bizarre and the Unusual. No. 20 (1957)
[BURTMAN, Leonard] Exotique. A New Publication of the Bizarre and the Unusual. No. 20 (1957)
New York: Burmel Publishing Co., 1957. First Edition. Stapled color wrappers. Octavo. 64pp. Cover art by Gene Bilbrew. Additional artwork by Bilbrew inside plus b&w photos. Front and back cover are present but are detached. Light edge wear. Price stamp to front. A good copy.
Contents include: The New Look in Shoes by Carlson Wade; Confessions of a Female Impersonator by Arthur W. Harris; A Lady and Her Thoughts by Edith Wardman; From Me to You - a Column by Tana Louise (Burtman's wife); and a segment of the cartoon serial "Mistress" by Gene Bilbrew.