Marquis de Sade’s Anthropologia Sexualis of 600 Perversions. 120 Days of Sodom, or the School for Libertinage and the Sex Life of the French Age of Debauchery, from Private Archives of the French Government by Dr. Iwan Bloch. Published in New York City by the Anthropological Press. 1934. [32] + 320 pp. 10” x 6.75”. Hardcover.

Overall good, with loss of dust jacket. Superficial scuffing to boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light markings. Some finger smudges to pages. Occasional illustrations. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

A scarce limited edition, being no. 2,115 of 3,000 total copies. A scarce printing of the Marquis de Sade’s erotic novel that explored various themes of sexual violence and gratification. First discovered in 1904, the unfinished draft was subsequently published, and received renewed attention after the Second World War.

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