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BEFORE SEXUALITY: The Construction of Erotic Experience in the Ancient Greek World
by Halperin, David M. (Editor), et al
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0691035385
- ISBN 13
- 9780691035383
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. In these fifteen original essays, eminent cultural historians and classicists not only discuss sex, but demonstrate how norms, practices, and even the very definitions of what counts as sexual activity have varied significantly over time." Numerous textual figures. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt and black titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67093
- Title
- BEFORE SEXUALITY: The Construction of Erotic Experience in the Ancient Greek World
- Author
- Halperin, David M. (Editor), et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691035385
- ISBN 13
- 9780691035383
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Sexuality, Ancient History, Greece, Greek History
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Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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