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French Letters and English Overcoats : Sexual Fads and Fallacies from Ancient Greece to the Millennium
by De'ath, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1861053231
- ISBN 13
- 9781861053237
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Robson Books Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2000. Hard Cover. 8vo 1861053231 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Black cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated. 204 pages clean and tight. French Letters & English Overcoats is a painstakingly researched and thoroughly entertaining account of sexual fads and fallacies through the ages. Focussing on topics such as the famous sex books and their pearls of wisdom, ingenious and varied methods of avoiding conception, or the art of lovemaking (in and out of bed), Richard De'ath has trawled thru the centuries to find stories of the absurd and the ridiculous. Illustrated throughout with amusing cartoons and line drawings, French Letters & English Overcoats is an informative and often hilarious book which bears witness to centuries of attempts to understand and perfect the act of sex. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134443
- Title
- French Letters and English Overcoats : Sexual Fads and Fallacies from Ancient Greece to the Millennium
- Author
- De'ath, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1861053231
- ISBN 13
- 9781861053237
- Publisher
- Robson Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2000
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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