Kozy Books
Kozy Books was an American publishing firm in the late 1950s/early 1960s that specialised in pulp sleaze novels. They published about 100 books.
Kozy Books was founded by publisher John B. Musacchia and lawyer Irwin Stillman. They were initially based at 88, Franklin St, New York and later at 39, Orchard St, Manhasset, New York. Their tagline was Cozy Up With Kozy Books. Books sold for 50 cents each.
Police seized 276,178 books from Kozy, representing 39 titles, in January 1961, as part of a number of warrants against distributors and wholesalers regarding obscenity accusations. Eight were presented to the jury to review. Kozy destroyed 70,000 of the books, and the rest were returned to the defendants.
Selected bibliography
K088 - Race With Lust by Roger Normandie K089 - Sensuous Loves by Maurice Saden K090 - Burlesque Jungle by Pamela Boyer K091 - Web of Desire by Jacques Perdue K092 - Tormented Passions by Roger Normandie K093 - Fallen Virtues by Marty Brown K094 - Sins of Flesh by Orrie Hitt K095 - Rampant Lust by Guy Andreya K096 - Desire Under the Palms by Jackson Mitchell K097 - Price of a Virgin by Lew Lessing K098 - Strange Love by Jacques Perdue K099 - Hotel Hostess by Orrie Hitt K100 - Sextories by Charles Miron K101 - 2-4 Sex by Adam Snavely K102 - Lover Come Lately by Lew Lessing K103 - The Nude Senorita by Jackson Mitchell K104 - The Mad and the Damned by Robert Turner K105 - Too Many Loves by Eric Thomas K106 - Summer Islanders by Lloyd Allen K107 - Savage Sinner by Mike Richardson K108 - Suburban Interlude by Orrie Hitt K109 - Ski Gigolo by Lew Lessing K110 - Tropic Temptation by Jason Fleece K111 - Split-Level Love by Adam Snavely K112 - There Are No Angels by Richard Sargent K113 - Lost Passions by Gene Harvey K114 - Love Under Water by Jackson Mitchell K115 - North Beach Nymph by Lew Lessing K116 - Temptress by Michael St John K117 - Strip for Murder by Eric Thomas K118 - Fury by Jonathon Ward K119 - Virgin of Spare Rib Hill by Craig Barstow K120 - Sin College by Eric Thomas K121 - Diploma Dolls by Orrie Hitt K122 - The Big Flick by Adam Snavely K123 - The Love Seekers by Jack Matcha K124 - Bait by Adam Snavely K125 - Love is a Three Letter Word by Eric Thomas K126 - Passion Island by Owen Gault K127 - Loose Women by Walter Feldspar K128 - Dark Passions by Orrie Hitt K129 - Love Lottery by Lew Lessing K130 - Pool-Side Pushover by Adam Snavely K131 - Wayside 609 by Owen Gault K132 - Squeeze Play by Walter Feldspar K133 - Body of a Young Woman by Aaron Shirley K134 - Twisted Lovers by Orrie Hitt K135 - Tina by Jim Ruse K136 - Father of the Amazons by Pete Lewis K137 - Reaped Loves by Kirby Lord K138 - The Lady of the Line by Craig Barstow K139 - The City of Hoke by Shelly Lowenkopf K140 - The Abortionist by Aaron Bell K141 - Suburban Trap by Orrie Hitt K142 - Pleasure Ground by Orrie Hitt K143 - Carnival Honey by Orrie Hitt K144 - Born to be Made by John B. Thompson K145 - Wild Lovers by Orrie Hitt K146 - Man For Hire by Michael Hurley K147 - Entangled Loves by Jack Gates K148 - The Girl with the Golden G-String by Ben Berkey K149 - Love of the Lion by Shelly Lowenkopf K150 - Swamp Nymph by John B. Thompson K151 - Bold Affair by Orrie Hitt K153 - Love is Fun by Robert Bledsoe K154 - Water Witch by Bowie Morton K155 - The Trouble With Red Heads by Dallas MayoK158 - Kiss or Kill by John B. Thompson K159 - The Naked Flesh by Orrie Hitt K160 - Wine Women and Love by Adam Snavely K161 - Madame by Ben Berkey K165 - Nymph in Need by John B. Thompson K171 - Frenchie by Aaron Bell K177 - Love Peeper by Ben Anderton K179 - Blondes Don't Give a Damn by Michael Skinner