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Ananga-Ranga; (Stage of the Bodiless One) or The Hindu Art of Love. (Ars Amoris Indica.) Translated from the Sanskrit, and Annotated By A.F.F. & B.F.R.
by Arbuthnot, Foster Fitzgerald & Burton, Sir Richard F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Cosmopoli: Kama Shastra Society, 1885. This is a Near Fine copy of the first English translation of the now-famous "Art of Love," done for the Kama Shastra Society ("for private circulation only") by F.F. Arbuthnot and Sir Richard Francis Burton. Only the letters of their names appear on the Title Page. The First Edition (1873) was less than ten copies, so almost all extant are the three reprinted versions. There is a misprint of Burton's initials on page xiii, indicating the Second Issue. White vellum binding, ruled on the front cover in gilt; titling, rule, and "1885" on the spine. Clean text; xvi, 144 pages; index. The pages are rough-cut. Some light soiling, which seems inevitable, given the white binding. A very solid and attractive copy of this most-famous book of erotica.. Second Issue. Fine Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004733
- Title
- Ananga-Ranga; (Stage of the Bodiless One) or The Hindu Art of Love. (Ars Amoris Indica.) Translated from the Sanskrit, and Annotated By A.F.F. & B.F.R.
- Author
- Arbuthnot, Foster Fitzgerald & Burton, Sir Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Issue
- Publisher
- Kama Shastra Society
- Place of Publication
- Cosmopoli
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
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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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