You may already love Anaïs Nin for her erotic tales and intimate diaries, but her writing can also indulge your scholarly side. In Favour of the Sensitive Man gathers 20 essays, lectures and interviews, from Eroticism in Women to the story of her own printing press. It was published late in Nin’s life. Divided into three sections – ‘Women and Men’, ‘Writing, Music, and Films’, and ‘Enchanted Places’ – it’s the perfect introduction to Nin’s academic voice.

This Star paperback 1983 reprint edition, with a cut-out of a 1920s flapper on the cover, wins our vote for prettiest edition.