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The Perfumed Garden of the Cheik Nefzaoui. A Manual of Erotology (XVI. Century)
by Anonymous [Capt. Sir Richard Burton]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cosmopoli: Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares, 1886. Burton's translation of this erotic work is the first one in English; it had been made into French in 1876, in a tiny run. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, "for Private circulation only." One of the two known variant bindings: marbled paper-covered boards, with tips and spine in brown leather. Fiove raised bands on the spine, with titling and decorations in gilt. Clean text; xiv, 236 pages. Very bright and clear. There is a bit of rubbing to the edges; else a Fine copy. . First Edition. Quarter-Bound. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004735
- Title
- The Perfumed Garden of the Cheik Nefzaoui. A Manual of Erotology (XVI. Century)
- Author
- Anonymous [Capt. Sir Richard Burton]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares
- Place of Publication
- Cosmopoli
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Rubbing
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Fine
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