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Larry Townsend
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<p>Larry Townsend (27 October 1930 – 29 July 2008) was the American author of dozens of books including <i>Run, Little Leather Boy</i> (1970) and <i>The Leatherman's Handbook</i> (1972), published by pioneer erotic presses such as <a href="/facts/Greenleaf_Classics/ztjEqW82">Greenleaf Classics</a> and the Other Traveler imprint of <a href="/facts/Olympia_Press/IrETvGgo">Olympia Press</a>. <i>Leatherman's Handbook</i>, with illustrations by <a href="/facts/Sean_(cartoonist)/HvuPWqGt">Sean</a>, was among the first books to popularize <a href="/facts/BDSM/htzW8TxT">BDSM</a> and <a href="/facts/Kink_(sexuality)/FR8L3Ws4">kink</a> among the general public. </p>