Henk van der Molen - Lullen in de ruimte
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Henk van der Molen - Lullen in de ruimte - Groenekan (Utrecht) - NV Uitgeverij Aquarius - [1970] - 1st edition - [56] pp - Paperback - 15 x 18 cm.
Condition: Good - with some wear.
Forbidden book with erotic cartoons by the Dutch cartoonist Henk van der Molen (1921-1992); "a parody of serious pornography" (including chessboard with phalluses as chess pieces). The sketches are without text and are sometimes vaguely reminiscent of the work of Peter van Straaten.
¶ Aquarius was an umbrella organization of the porn dealer Ton van Vuuren (INTEX) who wanted to persuade the regular bookshops to include responsible" erotic books in their stock step-by-step, through this publisher. That did not happen easily: an advertisement for this booklet (with an image of a man adjusting a condom) was refused by Vrij Nederland in October 1970. Part of the print run was eventually confiscated. Cf. Hazeu p. 94; Muller p. 105.