LOVE, SEX, AND ASTROLOGY by Teri King

Teri King gives you everything you need per the title: quizzes, compatibility charts, and funky illustrations of "typical" sign traits by John Munday, plus strategies for bedding the men and women of each sign! That last bit is tactfully phrased as "asking them in for coffee" but King's not coy about what that entails. King writes for the layman public, outlining the astrological precepts that undergird the seemingly breezy content. 

As to those illustrations: Aquarius Woman has an "open face with wide apart eyes and a pleasant mouth" and brings to mind none other than iconic 70s actress Brooke Adams. Makes sense, since that is indeed her sign! Oddly enough, her career didn't start to take off until after the publication date for this book, meaning Munday most likely did not deliberately model his Aquarius Woman after her. Confirmation bias on my part? How many other celebrity lookalikes, deliberate or accidental, are mixed into Munday's illustrations? 

The book must have sold well, because Barnes and Noble also put out their own paperback edition of this title in 1973:

The original hardback release from St. Martin's Press featured the lovely author herself on the cover. As a former model King had the perfect off kilter beauty to sell some weird cosmic vibes.

The digital age hasn't caught up to King's career, leaving many gaps and unanswered questions. A defunct fan page offered up these precious few photos and plenty of dead links:

Wherever you are now Teri King, may the stars guide you.

Harper & Row, 1973