Revised edition 1990 168pp Temple Press. Illustrated by Genesis P-Orridge. White dustwrapper lightly yellowed at edges else, small ding to cover else VG+ in VG+ dustwrapper.
 
First published in 1983 by Vitriol Editions, and later in 1985 by the famous Grove Press, this new edition is augmented with six full page photographic collages by Genesis P-Orridge featuring Alaura O’Dell (Paula P-Orridge). This copy comes with a selection of promotional material including an A5 4pp illustrated flyer plus photocopied newspaper articles and an A4 single-sided press release.
 
The Correct Sadist: The Memoirs of Angel Stern is written as a collection of short "case studies" relating to themes of sexual dominance and submission, bondage and discipline, and fetishism. Terence Sellers (1952-2016) wrote extensively on the subject in both books and for magazines covering the SM scene. Of this title she said:
“A classic in the genre of sado-masochistic erotica, written in an arcane yet clear 19th-century style, The Correct Sadist has been variously categorised as a novel, as pornography, and as a dogma. A reflective, incisive look into the downfalls of possessing the sado-masochistic faculty, as well as instructional chapters into the varied “Arts of S&M”, chapters such as “Basic Etiquette for the Slave” and “The True Superior and the False” address the intricate logic and obsessiveness of that mental anomaly.”