Sexual Relations of Mankind - Vintage - Limited Edition

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Sexual Relations of Mankind by Paolo Mantegazza, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florence. Translated by James Bruce. This is a limited edition hard back copy printed by the Anthropological Press, copy number 577 of 1500. There is no print date, but the original book was published in 1935.

The author's general aim in this volume is to present a cursive sexual history of man, based on anthropological principles. Contents: celebration of puberty, erotic education; debauchery and modesty in the human races; the embrace and its forms, racial arts of love, deflorations; aids for the embrace, savage and civilized contrivances; perversions of love among the various races; mutilation of the sex organs; conquest of women; purchase of women and men; natural selection of a mate; limitations on choice, incest; marriage contract, fidelity and adultery; position of women among the many races of mankind; monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, harem life, concubinage; male and female prostitution; anthropological theory of sex.

Outside Condition: No dust jacket, bumped corners, spine is softened and mildly frayed, cloth cover, mild stains. Edge Condition: all edges have some mild foxing. Inside condition: No hand writes, hinge is cracked, pages firmly intact, pages supple and readable, mild foxing.

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