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-But in 1969, after the f-word and the images of oral sex and penetration in [[Donald H. Gilmore]]’s excellent study ''Sex, Censorship and Pornography'' (Greenleaf Classics) brought little protest.+:''[[American erotica]]''
 +'''Greenleaf Publishing''' was a United States [[publishing house]] founded by [[William Hamling]].
 +[[Robert Bonfils]] was the art director and [[Earl Kemp]] at one time edited the '''Greenleaf Classics''' imprint.
-William Hamling's publishing enterprises were a fascinating empire of pop-culture interests. Earl Kemp was the editor for the Greenleaf literary empire from 1964-1971 and is publishing his accounts and exploits (along with those of contributing writers and artitsts) in his ongoing ezine. Since the start of the publication of Nightstand Books in 1959, Greenleaf diversified its booklines to number in the dozens. In 1965, the Greenleaf Classics imprint was started to re-issue the works of erotica first published in Europe (primarily by Maurice Girodias' Olympia Press) -- which had fallen into the public domain through international copyright problems. While Greenleaf Classics focused on re-printing these readily available Olympia texts, they also commissioned new works of contemporary erotica by some of their old-stand-by authors, such as Thomas Ramirez and others. +== History ==
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 +The history of '''Greenleaf''' began in 1959 with a meeting between [[Robert Silverberg]] and [[Harlan Ellison]]. Silverberg conceived a plan for struggling writers and convinced Ellison to pitch the outline to [[William Hamling]]. [[Nightstand Books]] resulted from this.
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 +In 1965, the '''Greenleaf Classics''' imprint was started to re-issue the works of [[erotic literature|erotica]] first published in Europe (primarily by [[Maurice Girodias]]'s [[Olympia Press]]) -- which had fallen into the [[public domain]] through international copyright problems. While Greenleaf Classics focused on re-printing these Olympia texts, they also commissioned new works of contemporary erotica by authors such as [[Thomas Ramirez]].
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 +The whole story is told in [http://efanzines.com/EK/eI2/index.htm "Have Typewriter, Will Whore For Food…" by Earl Kemp in eI2, April 2002.] The history of the publisher ended when Earl Kemp published the illustrated version of the [[President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography]].
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 +== Selected bibliography ==
 +*[[Donald H. Gilmore]]’s ''Sex, Censorship and Pornography'' ([[Greenleaf Classics]]) ISBN B0006C08FO
 +*[[The Illustrated Presidential Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography]] ([[1970]]) [[Greenleaf Classics]]
 +==See also==
 +*[[Redrup v. New York ]]
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Greenleaf Publishing was a United States publishing house founded by William Hamling. Robert Bonfils was the art director and Earl Kemp at one time edited the Greenleaf Classics imprint.

History

The history of Greenleaf began in 1959 with a meeting between Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison. Silverberg conceived a plan for struggling writers and convinced Ellison to pitch the outline to William Hamling. Nightstand Books resulted from this.

In 1965, the Greenleaf Classics imprint was started to re-issue the works of erotica first published in Europe (primarily by Maurice Girodias's Olympia Press) -- which had fallen into the public domain through international copyright problems. While Greenleaf Classics focused on re-printing these Olympia texts, they also commissioned new works of contemporary erotica by authors such as Thomas Ramirez.

The whole story is told in "Have Typewriter, Will Whore For Food…" by Earl Kemp in eI2, April 2002. The history of the publisher ended when Earl Kemp published the illustrated version of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.

Selected bibliography

See also




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