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Giovanni Benedicti Sinibaldi
Geneanthropeia, 1642.
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Goodland, Bibliogr. of Sex Rites and Customs 571. - Proksch I, 113. - Krivatsy 11119. - Waller 8969. - Hirsch/Hüb. V, 292. - Cf. The Private Case 1717 (Engl. edition 1658). - Not in Osler, in the Bilder-Lex. and in Hayn/Got. - Very rare edition of the first fundamental work on sexuality . - Covers, besides the anatomy and physiology of the sexual organs, just as various aspects of sexuality, among them masturbation, eunuchs, aphrodisiacs, conception without coition, nocturnal emission, absolute beauty, obscenity, the phallus in Egyptian and Roman mythology, phallic talisman etc. - A somewhat milder English edition was published under the title The Cabinet of Venus Unlocked, and her Secrets laid open in 1658. - Somewhat browned in places. Binding bumped and with few traces of scraping, edges rubbed, joint with small tear. - From the collection of Robert Crewe-Milnes, Marquess of Crewe (engr. armorial bookplate on inside cover).
Extremely scarce first edition of the first monograph on sexuality, one of the most remarkable works on this subject, discussing the physical love and its aberrations under all its aspects. The first English (and bowdlerized) edition appeared in 1658 under the title "The Cabinet of Venus Unlocked, and her Secrets laid open". With engr. title. Contemp. blindstamped calf with gilt armorial centrepiece. - Partly some browning. Binding bumped and with few scratches, edges rubbed, joint with small tear.Fine armorial bookplate of Robert Crewe-Milnes, Marquess of Crewe.
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Giovanni Benedicti Sinibaldi
Geneanthropeia, 1642.
Stima:
€ 800 / $ 856 Risultato:
€ 1,560 / $ 1,669 ( commissione inclusa)