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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
by Kinsey, Alfred C.; Wardell B. Pomeroy; Clyde E. Martin; Paul H. Gebhard
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1953. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Alfred C. Kinsey on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth with gilt titles blocked in dark blue on the spine, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with fading to spine and light wear to cloth at extremities, hinge at title page slightly exposed and pages are toned. A nice copy of this monumental work, signed by the author.
Synopsis
The Kinsey Reports are two books on human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), by Dr. Alfred Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy and others. Kinsey was a zoologist at Indiana University and the founder of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, more widely known as the Kinsey Institute. The research astounded the general public and was immediately controversial and sensational.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943100
- Title
- Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
- Author
- Kinsey, Alfred C.; Wardell B. Pomeroy; Clyde E. Martin; Paul H. Gebhard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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