BILDERLEXIKON DER EROTIK. [Edited by Leo Schidrowitz.].
Wien and Hamburg: Verlag fur Kulturforschung, 1928-1931. First edition. Original three-quarter suede over blue cloth boards; titles and decorations stamped in blind on the spine. Some moderate shelfwear; Vol. 3 has damage to the lower front of the the spine, else a Very Good set.
Item #103456
Stout 8vos. 4 volumes. An important and profusely illustrated (over 12,000 illustrations, many in colour) encyclopaedia of eroticism in all its manifestations. Many of the illustrations, taken from the Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft, are quite unique since the Nazis suppressed the institute and its library was destroyed in 1933. Vol. 1: Kulturgeschichteí, deals with cultural history; Vol. 2 with erotic literature and art; Vol. 3: Sexualwissenschaftí, with sexual science; and Vol 4, is an Erganzungsbandí or supplementary volume. Please note: Oversized volume: this book will require additional shipping for destinations outside the US. Please write for details; we will ship at cost.
Price: $2,400.00