1979 Playbook for Men About Sex Joani Blank Tee...

Updated September 26, 2026

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Lot number143
Estimate20.00 - 40.00 USD
AuctionSale 260929
DateSeptember 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT
Auction housePeriod Americana
LocationBoston, Massachusetts

Corinne Down There Press. Published in 1979 as a third printing by Down There Press (Burlingame, CA), this original 8.5-by-11-inch softcover sex education booklet titled The Playbook for Men-About Sex was invented and hand-lettered by pioneering sex educator Joani Blank (copyright 1976, ISBN 0-9602324-1-9) and features a distinctive line art cover illustration by acclaimed artist Tee Corinne. Printed on yellow paper stock as part of the progressive 1970s sex-positive counterculture movement, this publication serves as an influential primary source for collectors of LGBTQ+ history, feminist press literature, and vintage sex education ephemera. The booklet presents in good overall vintage condition with clean, fully legible, structurally sound interior pages and a bright cover displaying subtle edge toning and minor handling, alongside moderate orange foxing and staining restricted to the top left margin edge of the title page.

1979 Playbook for Men About Sex Joani Blank Tee...

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