Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
by Kinsey, Alfred C. (and Others)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia & London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1953. Kinsey's second controversial study of human sexuality; his co-contributors ("the Staff of the Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University") are also listed on the Title Page: Wardell B. Pomeroy, Clyde E. Martin, and Paul H. Gebhard; along with other Assistants. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, lacking the dustjacket. A large, heavy octavo (almost three pounds; will be shipped at exact cost) with a dark red cloth binding; spine is ruled in gilt with dark blue labels lettered in gilt. Clean text; 842 pages, indexed. A solid copy of this classic work. There is a small scrape on the spine and the edges are a bit dusty; several faint red smudges on the half-title (could it be lipstick?); else Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002367
- Title
- Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
- Author
- Kinsey, Alfred C. (and Others)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia & London
- Date Published
- 1953
- 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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