Black Eros

New York: Lyle Stuart, 1964. The author discusses sexual customs of Africa, arguing that they are evidence not of "primitive" culture but "degenerate forms of ancient societies"; he seeks extant links between modern rituals & ancient rituals depicted in rock art. Italian/Russian Rachewiltz was educated in Rome and Cairo, did field work in Egypt & Sudan and later returned to… Read more about this item

New York: L. Stuart, 1964. Hardcover. Extremey mild bumping to three corners (light rubbing to rear board-rear corner), faint spotting to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges and front board,, extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle wear to DJ spine head and… Read more about this item

Very good. Slight tear to back cover upper spine.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 329 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm, but frontispiece detached. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and… Read more about this item

Lyle Stuart. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Acceptable dust jacket. 1st U.K. edition. Front hinge cracked. Frontispiece lifting. Bookplate inside on front endpage. (sex customs, africa, sub-saharan, sexual behavior )

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. Well illustrated, octavo, pp 329, the hinge at the half-title cracked, sellotape marks on the endpapers, otherwise very clean and bright internally, green cloth in good condition.. First British edition. Cloth. Good.

Lyle Stuart. Stated first published. Clipped DJ in archival cover, chips, edge wear. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1964.

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. Edgewear to jacket.. HISTORY  329 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 291-320. #250224 Sex customs -- Africa Africa -- Social life and customs Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates… Read more about this item