Tableau De L'Amour Conjugal
by Venette, Dr
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Paris: En Vente Chez Tous Les Libraires. Softcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. From the personal library of the noted bibliographer, folklorist and erotophile, Gershon Legman. Short octavo softcover in size, flexible softcover in format, 384 pp. plus 36-page catalog of the publisher Garnier Freres at rear. Marbled brown papers over flexible cardboard, handsomely applied burgundy cloth over spine, title rubbed. Precise edition and publication date unknown, but evidence from endpapers, previous owner of the book (Mr. Richard L. Press) and scattered notes suggests very early 1900s. Adding to the value of the tome is the inclusion of 11 full-page color plates printed one side only, depicting frankly but colorfully male and female anatomy, including women's genitalia, a full male erection, and fetal extraction in case of a medical procedure. Roundly considered to be the first treatise on sexology in Western cultures and medicine. Dr. Venette looks intently at anatomy, reproduction, desire, and impotence/infertility. He discourses upon ancient and medieval authors and argues forcefully for love but against sexuality. It reads sort of like an sex-instruction manual.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345443
- Title
- Tableau De L'Amour Conjugal
- Author
- Venette, Dr
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- En Vente Chez Tous Les Libraires
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Size
- 12mo 7" - 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dr. Venette French culture|French language|Gershon Legman|reproduction|sexuality|anatomy
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About the Seller
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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