Sex Hostility in Marriage Its Origin, Prevention and Treatment
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1931. First Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Thick 8vo. Pp. 350, [2]. Translated by Hamilton Marr. Frontis. photo portrait of the author. With a lengthy section of black-and-white photography. Bound in blue ribbed cloth, lettering blindstamped on the front board, gilt lettering on spine. Slight edge-wear. In the printed dust jacket that has a US quarter-size dampstain on the front panel, a slight ink spot on the spine that looks like an exclamation point. Slight evidence of wear to extremities of dust jacket, Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #6077 Holland-native Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde was a respected sexologist whose first book, The Perfect Marriage, was widely respected and widely sold. Among themes discussed, here, "erotic tension must be maintained in the marriage" is covered in a lengthy passage. A bright, fresh copy, with dust jacket now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
A fine addition to our inventory of Odd Books: The "Authorized Edition" of a book that we would readily toss into the bin of kitschy sexology-masquerading-as-science, sold to those interested in mild titillation. Afterall, are the photos of nudes, mostly female, really necessary?
Price: $50.00