From the very moment The Big Penis Book was published, readers began counting the days until The Big Book of Pussy would appear. Well, okay: maybe not the same readers, but the fact is a seed had been planted, and letters and calls started coming in. Once the long-awaited book was published, some readers felt overwhelmed, not only by the variety and abundance but also by the book’s size. In the words of one critic: “Amazon deserves credit for having such sturdy packaging. Who wants their mail carrier to know they bought a book about crotches that weighs two tons?”
Some people think excesses aren’t good; for those people, we have created a reduced version of The Big Book of Pussy with the best the book has to offer, a lightweight volume that puts this explicit and provocative material into a different perspective. Now it’s possible to follow the evolution of genital exposure to the camera more easily, through 100 years of photographs with one common element: the exhibitionist pleasure with which the models reveal their feminine neatness. And with more than 150 photographs (36 new in this edition) of that adorable and elusive little creature, without cumbersome texts interrupting the flow, and all in a format that in no way can hurt the mail carrier’s back, it’s very likely we have created the perfect self-gift for this year.
About the editor
Dian Hanson produced various men’s magazines between 1976 and 2001, such as Juggs, Outlaw Biker, and Leg Show, before becoming editor of TASCHEN’s Sexy Books collection. Her titles include the series dedicated to body parts, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and Ren Hang.
