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Petrie, Glen . SINGULAR INIQUITY THE CAMPAIGNS OF JOSEPHINE BUTLER
NY 1971 1st Viking. 19th century upperclass English woman who worked to better the condition of prostitutes in England and Europe. 8vo., hardcover. VG in Good DJ, a few tears. (a10476)
$25.00Rabutaux, M.. DE LA PROSTITUTION EN EUROPE DEPUIS L'ANTIQUITE JUSQU'A LA FIN DU XVI SIECLE
Paris 1851 Sere. Avec une bibliographie par Paul Lacroix. In French. Rose Register of Erotic Books #3792. 4to., 37pp. (48pp.), 4 wood engravings gravee par MM. Bisson et Cottard d'apres les dessins facsimle de M.A.Racinet fils, 3/4 leather. Good , cover somewhat worn with some wrinkling in paper on boards; outer hinges beginning to crackbut inner hinges not cracked and binding still secure. (a12339)
$110.00 Hall, Susan . GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A PIMP
NY 1972 1st NAL. Hardcover. 4to., 189pp., photo illustrations by Bob Adelman, glossary of prostitution lingo, grey pape rcovered boards with black lettering. Fine in VG plus DJ, not price clipped, very slightly wrinkled) (a12755)
$45.00 Ellis, Havelock . STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME VI: SEX IN RELATION TO SOCIETY
Philadelphia 1911 (1910) Davis. Much on prostitution, veneral diseases, etc. Hardcover. Octavo, 656pp., cloth. Good plus, tight and clean. Volume VI only. (a22642)
$20.00 Cousins, Sheila . TO BEG I AM ASHAMED THE AUTHENTIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A LONDON PROSTITUTE
NY 1938 Vanguard. Written by Jack Kahane, father of Maurice Girodias. Possibly revised and re-wriiten by Graham Greene. 8vo., 283pp, hardcover. .Good, cover stained, edges worn, interior hinges tender. Scarce. (a28343)
$275.00 James, T. E. . PROSTITUTION AND THE LAW
London 1951 first edition Heinemann. Hardcover. Octavo, 160pp., cloth. VG in Fair DJ, very worn. (a28626)
$22.00 Blaschko, Dr.A. . HYGIENE DER PROSTITUTION UND DER VENERISCHEN KRANKHEITEN
Jena 1900 Gustav Fischer. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 128pp., blue cloth. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked; cover worn, a few initial pages lightly wrinkled, some interior pages repaired at inner margin. (a33155)
$25.00 Kishtainy, Khalid . THE PROSTITUTE IN PROGRESSIVE LITERATURE
London 1982 1st Allison & Busby. 8vo., 144pp., index, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a43490)
$25.00 Pankhurst, Christabel . PLAIN FACTS ABOUT A GREAT EVIL
NY 1913 first edition. Sociological Fund of the Medical Review of Reviews. A work by this influential British suffragette on sexually transmitted diseases, prostitution, eugenics, marriage and women's suffrage. Sm.8vo., 157pp., printed blue cloth. Near Fine, very light soiling on front fore-edge, tiny stain on front pastedown. Very Hard to find book in original printing - Scarce in any condition much less in such excellent condition . (a49060)
$170.00 de Becker, J. E. . THE NIGHTLESS CITY
Yokohama, London 5th edition, revised, Max Nossler, Probsthain. Hardcover. Famous book on prostitution in Japan. 4to., 386pp., large folding map, large folding plate, monochrome and color illustrations, bright red and pink pictorial of geisha with gilt lettering. Owner bookplate. VG, nice bright clean and tight copy. with just small inchlong tear along outer right edge of spine. no dj. In later removable glassine protective jacket. (a50085)
$150.00 (prostitution) . COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE EAST - REPORT TO THE COUNCIL; COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE EAST - SUMMARY OF REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
Geneva 1933, 1934 League of Nations. 2 items. 4to., 556pp., foldout map, wraps; 41pp., wraps. These two items are in a black hardcover box with typed label on spine. VG in Good Box, light wear. (a55334)
$250.00 Kromayer, Ernst . ZUR AUSTILGUNG DER SYPHILIS
Berlin 1898 first edition. Bornstreger.Abolitionistische betrachtungen uber Prostitution, geschlechtskrankheiten und Volksgesundheit nebst vorschlagen zu einem syphilisgesetz. In German. Hardcover. Small octavo, 105p., cloth. A very few line pencil lines in margins. Good, light cover wear. Scarce. Original edition. (a62750)
$75.00 Sanger, William W. M.D. . THE HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION ITS EXTENT, CAUSES AND EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
NY 1921 new edition, Medical Publishing Co. Hardcover. Octavo, 709pp., dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG. (a72147)
$25.00 Acton, William . PROSTITUTION
NY 1968. Reprint of original 1870 edition. Octavo, 252pp., hardcover. Ink date and signature on front free blan, residue of price label inside front cover. VG plus in VG DJ, price clipped, a few stains and light soiling. (a76453)
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