PRIMITIVE PEOPLES 1937 BOOKLET RESEARCHING "THE SEX LIFE OF THE STRANGE PEOPLES OF FOUR CONTINENTS."
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Winning Bid:
$94.88
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, September 3, 2008 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #195 - Part I
Auction #195 - Part I
Item numbers 1-993 in auction 195
Item Description
6x9". 44 pages. ©1937 by Falstaff Press Inc./New York. Title explains contents. "An Anthropological Tour In Authentic Photographs Of Strange And Primitive Lands/Their Peoples And Customs Many Of Which Were Personally Investigated By Dr. Jacobus/World Famous French Army Surgeon In His Field Studies And Exploration In The Untrodden Fields Of Anthropology In The Sex Life Of The Strange Peoples Of Four Continents." Bottom text reads "Intended For Circulation Among Mature Educated Persons Only." Book consists of 120 numbered and captioned photographs of various civilizations and their customs. Many subjects are shown bare-breasted. First two pages are devoted to 25 "Primal Types Of The Human Race." One full page pictures a bare-breasted Masai woman with the text above "Ideal Prototype Of The Black Race." Many pictures explore various body jewelry and customs including women with brass rings on necks and legs, man with iron chains attached to earlobes as decorative ornaments, women with wood extensions in lips and earlobes. Book covers 4 continents with emphasis on primitive and savage cultures. One section is devoted to "The Islands Of Love In Oceana" (the South Pacific). Cover shows light surface dust. Binding remains intact. Cover Fine. Contents interesting, educational and Exc.
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