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Lot 346:
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8 Books on the History of Sex including No Laughing Matter – Rationale of the Dirty Joke an Analysis of Sexual Humor by G. Legman published by Bell Publishing Co. New York c.1975; The Sexual Relations of Mankind by Paolo Mantegazza published by Eugenics Publishing Co. New York c. 1935 1st edition; A History of Sexual Customs by Richard Lewinsohn, M.D. c. 1958 with original dust jacket; Sacrifice to Attis – A Study of Sex and Civilisation by William A. Brend c. 1936 1st edition with original dust jacket; Roman Sex – 100 BC – AD 250 by John R. Clarke c. 2003; Two copies of Anthropological Studies of Sexual Relations of Mankind by Professor Paolo Mantegazza privately published by the Falstaff Press, New York. c. 1932. "Of this edition a limited number have been privately issued by the anthropological branch of the Falstaff Press for exclusive subscription of adult students of anthropology"; and Ethnological and Cultural Studies of the Sex Life in England Illustrated as Revealed in its Erotic and Obscene Literature and Art by Dr. Iwan Bloch and Richard Deniston privately printed by the Falstaff Press, New York c. 1934. Limited edition number 687 of 3,000 with decorative cloth cover. Untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Combined lot measures approximately 11"x9"x11".
Condition: Condition – The Sexual Relations of Mankind – very good – light wear to edges, corners, head and tail of spine, toning to edges of text block; No Laughing Matter – very good – spots on text block edges, otherwise tight and clean; History of Sexual Customs – Very good – loss at head and tail of dust jacket, light wear to dj edges, cloth cover and spine lightly soiled. Toning to endpaper. Contents clean and tight; Sacrifice to Attis – dust jacket soiled and has toning. Dust Jacket fragile with wear and loss around edges. Blue cover has some soiling around edges. End papers have toning. Block edges soiled. Contents clean and tight; Roman Sex – some soiling to dust jacket, contents clean and tight; Sex Life in England – cloth cover soiled, block edge soiled. End papers have toning. Contents clean and tight. Two volumes of Sexual Relations of Mankind – one copy has loose cover and missing fly sheet and about 5 pages ahead of title page. Covers are soiled and stained and both copies are missing spine. Please see photos.
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