The Outline of Marriage by Dell, Floyd, with an introduction by E. S. P. Haynes - 1927

New York City, American Birth Control League, 1926. Paperback. First edition. Original brown paper wrappers. 8vo. 63 pages; 22 cm. A humorous book aimed at garnering support for contraception. Floyd Dell "was an American newspaper and magazine editor, literary critic, novelist, playwright, and poet...Dell wrote extensively on controversial social issues of the early 20th century, and played a major part in the political and social movements originating in New York City's Greenwich Village during the 1910s & 1920s. As editor of the left-wing magazine The Masses, Dell was twice put on trial for publishing subversive literature" (Wikipedia, 2016) . Divided into 7 parts with smaller divisions within each with titles such as "Mating Under the Microscope, " "Preventing Children by Marriage, " and "The Harem of One. " Dell wrote mostly in question and answer style, with fictional witnesses on the stand or couples answering scientists' questions. "Q. Do you regard the meals you eat together as a matter of… Read More

New York: The American Birth Control League, 1926. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 63, [1]pp. Printed brown wrappers. Dampstain tidemark in upper right corner barely touching any text, else a sound and very good copy. Dell, a Greenwich Village Bohemian, lends his wit to supporting the modern birth control movement.