Black Circle IMPRINTS

"Grove followed their edition of Sade with an entire catalog of underground pornographic “classics” under a series of new imprints such as “Venus Library,” “Zebra Books” and “Black Circle.” Most of these titles were offered at a discount in hardcover through the Evergreen Club; many were prominently reviewed, and a number of them became paperback best-sellers. Indeed, on June 29, 1968, Man with a Maid and The Pearl were numbers two and three, respectively, on the New York Post bestseller list."

From Loren Glass' "Counter-Culture Colophone" (link HERE)