Lot 243
Published by Beacon Books, 1962. Soft cover containing 154 pages. "FOR THE RICH, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF THE SUBURBAN FAST SET, YOUNG DR. JUSTIN RILEY HAD A FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION." The Sex Cure is ?Peyton Place? for Cooperstown, NY, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Apparently, Cooperstown was also a village gone wild. Rampant extramarital affairs, illegal abortions, illegitimate children, rape ? a scandal-monger?s fever dream of life in a well-to-do village. Isabel Moore, an established pulp writer, moved to Cooperstown in 1961. This glamorous, accomplished woman ? with an Ivy League education, author of dozens of books, and friends with Hollywood giants like Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe ? was big news in a small town. People eager to impress her dished up their juiciest local gossip. Moore at some point decided to repackage this bounty of material as an exposé of Cooperstown using residents? real names, or transparent pseudonyms. Thus she wrote The Sex Cure under the pseudonym Elaine Dorian. Mrs. June Dieterle brought a $600,000 libel suit against Isabel Moore and her publisher, Universal Publishing and Distributing, because of the stories told about her in the book. The libel suit was reportedly settled in 1964 for an undisclosed sum. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
- Dimensions: 4.25" x 7"
- Condition: Excellent Condition with no missing or torn pages
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