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Lot 343:
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12 Vintage Books on Sex including Genealogy of Sex by Curt Thesing c. 1934; The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris c. 1967 1st Edition in Green Cloth Covering; The Sexual Instinct – Its Use and Dangers by James Foster Scott c. 1930; Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis c. 1957 4th edition (paperback); Rational Sex Ethics by W.F. Robie c. 1927 burgundy cloth cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine; Sexual Neurasthenia – Its Hygiene, Causes, Systems and Treatment by George M. Beard c. 1905 6th edition; Sex Habits of American Men edited by Albert Deutsch c. 1948; Memoirs of a Sexologist – Discretion and Indiscretion by Dr. Ludwig L. Lenz c. 1959; Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis c. 1905; The Human Animal by Weston La Barre c. 1954 and a two volume set of Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis published by Random House c. 1942 cloth cover with red lettering and decoration. Combined lot measures approximately 13"x9"x8".
Condition: Condition – Good to Very Good – Studies in the Psychology of Sex Set – covers soiled some wear to covers, corners and spines. Stains to edges; The Human Animal – stains to cloth cover, some fading to spine, end papers soiled. Edges soiled and have some stains. Studies in the Psychology of Sex – Light wear to cover, corners and spine. Hinge split but intact; Memoirs of a Sexologist – light wear to edges and spine, some toning; Sex Habits of American Men – dust jacket has some loss to edges and spine. Corners have some wear; Sexual Neurasthenia – Light wear to cover and spine. Front and back hinge split but intact. Rational Sex Ethics – Corners have some wear, Head and tail of spine have wear. Contents clean and tight; The Sexual Instinct – wear to cover and spine. Spine faded and soiled. Edges soiled. Contents clean and tight. The Naked Ape – upper edge and fore edge soiled. Tail bumped. Contents clean and tight; Genealogy of Sex – cover faded with light wear to edges, Spine faded with some light stains. Light toning to end papers. Contents clean and tight. Psychology of Sex – cover soiled wit some wear to edges. Toning to pages. Please see photos.
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