Bondage Life (8 Vintage Magazines, 1978-90)
North, John (ed., pub.); Ross Davidson (art dir.); Ryan Paul, Frank Learner, Carl McGuire, Brian Sands (eds., photo assoc.); Veronica (art)
Bondage Life (8 Vintage Magazines, 1978-90)
Van Nuys, CA: Harmony Communications, 1978-90. First Editions, first printings, quarto softcovers, 78pp, saddle-stapled, b/w/color throughout, distributed by LDL. Eight vintage adult magazines featuring bondage and Kinbaku (Japanese style involving ropes) themes, 1978-90. LDL (London or Lyndon Enterprises Limited) produced both print and film format bondage, rivaled only by its contemporaries House of Milan and Star Distributors. Series ran 1978 to ~2000, maybe 100 issues, presenting the best in classic and contemporary fetish culture, art, with a lean towards serials and adventure, reprinting and reviving cult favorites like John Willie.
From the estate of Andrew J. Offutt, noted eroticist and science-fiction/fantasy author whose books emulate the styles featured here, and who wrote 100s of erotic novels under pseudonyms John Cleve, Turk Winter, John Denis, Opal Andrews, etc.; Winter was a name attached to his more violent novels, including the "Blunder Broad" comics series he produced with Eric Stanton. Issues included: V1 N3, August 1978; V1 N10, November 1981; V1 N11, April 1982; N13, February 1983; N15, October 1983; N16, March 1984; N18, October 1984; N41, August 1990.
Very Good Plus overall, a few slightly lesser, seven Remainder. Full collation, and single issues, upon request. For consenting, mature audiences.