A Secret World of Sex: Forbidden Fruit: The British Experience 1900 -1950

Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. picture acknowledgements, acknowledgements, Introduction: Taboo Talk, further reading and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs, reproductions of postcards, cartoons and black-and-white film stills. Photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. "In this compelling book, lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Steve Humphries tells the extraordinary story of sex before marriage in Britain during the first half of our century. Based on many surprisingly frank interviews with old people, and studied throughout with moving extracts from their light stories, it is the first major investigation into the sexual experiences of Young lovers of the past." – from the rear panel blurb. Accompanied the BBC series of the same name. Creasing to the book corners and the front panel is starting to curl. The lower right hand corner of the front panel the laminate has started to lift. Rubbing of the book panels and there is a reading creases to the back strip. Slight cocking of the spine. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the verso of the front panel. The selfsame previous owner has made copious underlinings and notations / annotations throughout the book – as if he was critiquing the book as a thesis. Some age toning of the text block edges and of the front edge of the free front endpaper. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [5], 6 - 224 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sexuality & Gender; Britain/UK; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0283997508. ISBN/EAN: 9780283997501. Inventory No: 0121839. . 9780283997501