Book By Its Cover

9.8.08
The Pictorial Guide to Sexual Intercourse
Istvan Schwenda, Thomas Leucher

This past weekend my friend’s threw me a bachelorette party since this Saturday I am getting married. One of the many fun games they had planned involved an underwear bag. Each friend contributed a pair of underwear and I had to reach in pick it out and show the pair and then guess which friend gave it to me. Well instead of underwear one of my friends had added this lovely book copyright 1970. It’s an all pictures guide to over 100 sexual positions with small descriptions that give helpful tips. I really love the photographs. They are soft focus and very brown. Some of the photos show motion so you see ghost images of the person as they move up and down etc. I think it’s funny that so many of the positions are just slight variations to the missionary position- a small leg shift, or where an arm falls. It seems so tame and beautiful compared to the stuff I’m used to seeing. I’m not sure where you can get this book now besides the Amazon seller who’s selling it for $65, but I still had to share my new treasure.

Just a note- I may be missing posting here and there this week and the beginning of next since I have this um wedding thing.
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10 Comments
09/8/08  8:12am
andreas wrote

over 100?
i don’t think i can come up with 5.
poor me =(

and congratulations to getting married!
09/8/08  9:04am
Persephone wrote

That is totally hysterical - the perfect bachelorina gift!
09/8/08  7:25pm
carolita wrote

Awww! That is so cute!
I just bought the book from Amazon, in case anyone wonders why it’s not available anymore.
It’s just too sweet! :)
09/8/08  11:12pm
whitney wrote

hilarious — i love the girl’s expressions.

and congratulations!
09/9/08  5:57am
claire wrote

I am sad to see the man doesn’t have a proper moustache. great book. Enjoy your transition from girlfriend to wife x
09/9/08  6:47am
Maria @ Stickers and Donuts wrote

Found this while scrolling through my RSS feed at work… serves me right!

Congrats on getting married!!! You’re probably going to have the most beautiful wedding in the world!!!
09/9/08  3:32pm
desmene wrote

Yes– the poor woman either looks like she’s working rather hard, or totally bored. Ah… the joys of human intercourse!
09/10/08  9:24pm
lido pimienta wrote

I truly hope you have a great marriage.

Sharing your space and time with somebody else can be difficult but when two people trust and respect each other, living together is the sweetest thing.

From the bottom of my heart I wish you and your significant other great happiness(not the Todd Solondz one) but the one that gets illustrated and then reviewed by you for the rest of us who love and appreciate a one of a kind life in a one of a kind book.

much love
>.
09/17/08  6:53am
andrea wrote

interesting book :p but congrats on getting married!
09/23/08  9:24am
cordltx wrote

i have the same book! I found it (in spanish) in a flea market.

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