The History Of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes And Effects Throughout The World

The Medical Publishing Co., New York, 1910; Second Edition, revised and updated; 8vo, 709 pages plus publisher’s advertisement at the back; dark blue cloth; gilt spine titles; colored end papers. Authoritative study of the history of prostitution by William W. Sanger, M.D., Resident Physician, Blackwell’s Island, New York City. Updated and enlarged, having been first issued by the publisher in 1897. Lengthy chapters on the history and practice of prostitution in ancient Judaea, Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, The Early Christian Era, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Belgium, Germany, Prussia, Denmark, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and Norway, Great Britain, Mexico, Central, Central and South America, and in indigenous societies, plus eight extensive chapters on every imaginable element of prostitution in New York City, which was apparently flourishing at time of writing. Includes discussions of syphilis, venereal disease, statistics, plus formulation and effects of public policy. An exhaustive treatise on the subject. Very Good, clean, crisp, bright, no ownership signatures, binding tight, sound, and square, titles brilliant. Superficial front board dampstain.