Sexual Degeneration in Mankind and in Animals
New York: Privately issued by the Anthropological / Falstaff Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pp. xix, 325. Frontis. illustration printed in black and blue. Index, bibliography. Half-japonisme vellum over purple silk that features a moire-like pattern. Spine titles stamped in gilt in blindstamped panels. Number 535 of an edition of 2000. Title page printed in black and blue. Covers and top edge lightly soiled, half-inch sunned band across upper cover top, else crisp and bright. Very Good. Item #4996
L'Instinct sexuel: evolution et dissolution translated from the French by Ulrich Van der Horst, Ph.D. Includes chapters on physiological oddities of sexual excitation, cases of erotic decadence, degeneracy of epileptics, customs of male and female inverts, excessive coition, etc. One of several titles from the era that deftly presented matters of prurient interest under a shaky veneer of academic study. Exploitative, yes, but done with an effort at refinement that staggers. Handsomely printed on laid paper.
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