From the very moment The Big Penis Book was published, readers began counting the days until The Big Book of Pussy would appear. Well, okay: maybe not the same readers, but the truth is that a seed had been planted, and letters and calls started to come in. Once the long-awaited book was published, some readers were overwhelmed, not only by the variety and abundance but also by the size of the book. In the words of one critic: “credit must be given to Amazon for having such sturdy packaging. Who wants their mail carrier to know they bought a book about crotches that weighs two tons?”

Some people think excesses are not good; for those people, we have created a reduced version of The Big Book of Pussy with the best the book can offer, a lightweight volume that puts this very explicit and provocative material into a different perspective. Now it is possible to follow the evolution of genital exposure to the camera more easily, through 100 years of photographs with a common element: the exhibitionist pleasure with which the models reveal their feminine neatness. And with more than 150 photographs (36 new in this edition) of that adorable and elusive little creature, without cumbersome texts interrupting the flow, and all in a format that in no way can hurt the mail carrier’s back, it is very likely that we have created the perfect self-gift for this year.