Catena Librorum Tacendorum Being Notes on Curious and Unusual Books
by Pisanus Fraxi
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Charles Skilton Ltd, 1960. Facsimile edition limited to395 copies of a book privately printed in 1885. The book is the thirdvolume in a series of three but is complete in itself. The work describes and analyses all manner of erotic books with prostitution, Kama Sutra, various memoirs, flagellation and more. 595 pages including index in very bright clean condition, just very light foxing to outer edges and first and last couple of pages. Several old B/w illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text,marbled endpapers. HEAVY BOOK 1.8 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are a little marked especially on front board, overall a pleasing clean sound copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Facsimile Edition. Gold Decorated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 10 x 7 ½ Inches. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Books Bought and Sold (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006260
- Title
- Catena Librorum Tacendorum Being Notes on Curious and Unusual Books
- Author
- Pisanus Fraxi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Skilton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 10 x 7 ½ Inches
- Keywords
- Erotica. Erotic Books. Erotic Illustration. Facsimile Antiquarian . Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
Terms of Sale
Books Bought and Sold
Books sent by cheapest post unless requested otherwise.Books of value 50 or more will be sent air insured.Postage at cost,books can be returned within 7 days of receipt and by prior notice if not as described, for full refund.
About the Seller
Books Bought and Sold
Biblio member since 2005
West Molesey, Surrey
About Books Bought and Sold
Formerly a bookshop in East Molesey since 1994,now trading solely on internet and at book fairs.Stock can be viewed by appointment only, all books for sale are clean and in a desirable condition.www.booksinstore.co.uk Books described accurately and despatched promptly.Books removed from lists as soon as sold.All books packed in Tuf Pac book boxes for safe transit.
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