Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
by Kinsey, Alfred C. (and Others)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia & London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1948. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of Kinsey's first study of human sexuality, the Fifth Printing of the First Edition, from February, 1948 (originally published one month earlier, it immediately went into multiple printings). Kinsey's other authors (listed on TP) were Wardell B. Pomeroy and Clyde E. Martin. A large, heavy octavo (2.5 pounds); red cloth binding with spine labeling in black and gilt. Clean text; 804 pages, indexed; with bibliography and appendices. There is hardly any wear to this copy, but the rear hinge has cracked (although holding well); otherwise this would be close to a Fine copy. Lacking the dustjacket. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004078
- Title
- Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
- Author
- Kinsey, Alfred C. (and Others)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia & London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
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