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Exploring the outer edges of the sexual experience · John Quinn / Kim Christy · 2004 TASCHEN reissue
2004
A 2004 TASCHEN reissue of John Quinn and Kim Christy's expansive illustrated survey of twentieth-century adult underground culture. Drawn from private collections, it traces pornography and sexual visual culture across photography, illustration, film, publishing and the digital transition.
Read the catalogue note →- Creator
- John Quinn; Kim Christy
- Publisher
- TASCHEN
- Edition / printing
- 2004 TASCHEN reissue with new ISBN; not the 2001 first edition
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- English; multilingual production context
- ISBN-10
- 3822831654
- ISBN-13
- 9783822831656
- Format
- Illustrated softcover / trade-paperback-format reissue; printed in Italy
- Pagination
- 607 pages reported by multiple exact-ISBN catalogues; some publisher-derived records report 608
- Dimensions
- approx. 20.8 × 25.8 × 4.2 cm (exact-ISBN catalogue data)
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR books/publications rule: no missing issued component has been reported or evidenced. Front, rear and colophon are present; page-by-page collation has not been performed.
Catalogue note
Large illustrated survey of twentieth-century adult underground and pornography, assembling archival photography, publishing and film material to document changing sexual visual culture.
Credit / attribution note: Physical colophon credits editorial and production coordination to Nina Schmidt (Cologne); design to Armando Chitolina (Milan); layout to Giorgio Marinoli and Chiara Romano (Milan); German translation to Clara Drechsler and Harald Hellmann; French translation to Philippe Safavi; printed in Italy. Photos are © 2001 Leoram Inc., Sylmar, CA. Bibliographic sources identify John Quinn and Kim Christy as the principal authors/editors of the work.
Edition / bibliographic note: The original TASCHEN edition appeared in 2001 as ISBN 3822862142 / 9783822862148, commonly described as a hardcover first edition. This physical copy instead carries ©2004 and ISBN 3822831654, identifying a later reissue rather than a first edition.
Condition note: Front remains vivid but shows edge and corner wear, minor creasing and rubbing; rear shows handling/rubbing and corner wear. Colophon photographed clean and legible.
Preserved discrepancies / uncertainties: Exact publication month/day conflicts across secondary catalogues (February 2004, 16 February 2004, 26 March 2004). Page count is variously given as 607 or 608. TMR therefore records year 2004 and preserves the pagination discrepancy.
Research status: Core identity, 2004 reissue status, original 2001 first-edition ISBN, physical copyright statement and contributor credits verified 25 August 2026.
Why this object matters
The 2004 reissue provides a substantial visual survey of adult underground publishing and photography, complementing the archive's body and sexual-culture material. Its retrospective and reissue status supports the lower outstanding band, with no claim to a unique primary collection.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR books/publications rule: no missing issued component has been reported or evidenced. Front, rear and colophon are present; page-by-page collation has not been performed.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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Creator credit: John Quinn; Kim Christy Original catalogue credit
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