The Dirty Book
Scope and Contents
This collection currently includes one digital scanned copy of the third and final issue of The Dirty Book (see individual records for further details). The library does not own any physical copies of The Dirty Book.
Content Note: The Dirty Book includes sexual imagery; graphic, crude descriptions of sexual content; and extensive coverage of adult software.
Dates
- Publication: 1981– 1982
Creator
- Bourbon Street Press (Publisher, Organization)
Historical Note
Historical background on this magazine was provided by software historian Laine Nooney, who loaned their copy of Volume 2, Number 2 to the Video Game History Foundation to digitize.
Full Extent
1 Magazines
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Dirty Book (subtitled "Users Guide to Erotic Software") was a biannual magazine covering the early adult software industry in the 1980s. Originally started as a catalog for adult software distributors whose products were not carried by other catalogs and retailers, The Dirty Book evolved into a longer publication that contained jokes and stories about sex and computers. According to editor Dan Ellis, the magazine ran for three issues before being discontinued due to high advertising costs.
Holdings
Held (digital):
- Volume 2, Number 2, last quarter 1982
Known Missing (digital):
- Volume 1, Number 1, publishing date unknown
- Volume 2, Number 1, first quarter 1982
Known Missing (physical):
- All issues
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository