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Anthropological Studies in the Strange Sexual Practises in All Races of the World
by Bloch, Dr. Iwan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Falstaff Press Inc., 1933. From the Institute for Sex Research (The Kinsey Insttitute) Library, with their small book plate bottom corner half title page, library catalog numbers in pencil copyright page, "Duplicate" stamp rear pastedown, and sticker residue near base of spine. Number 629 of a Limited Edition of 3,000 copies. Bound in decorative brown cloth with gilt rules and gilt titles at spine. Page 5 has a small added triangle of paper near top corner, a small binding error. Otherwise, book is clean , tight, and square. According to Sigmund Freud, Bloch's studies were instrumental in the development of the anthropological approach to the theory of sexuality. Before Bloch, homosexuality was analyzed using a pathological approach. SCARCE in collectible condition, and with the added significance of having come from the Kinsey Institute !. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004111
- Title
- Anthropological Studies in the Strange Sexual Practises in All Races of the World
- Author
- Bloch, Dr. Iwan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered First Edition
- Publisher
- Falstaff Press Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology; Anthropology; Psychology;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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