Nagel Publishers. 10 x 13.25", 178 pp., tipped in color plates plus color illustrations, list of illustrations, cloth, d.j., Geneva, 1970. (o.p.; light soiling to back d.j. cover, text vvg to near fine). More
11.5 x 11.5", 191 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese, cloth spine, pictorial boards, Beijing, 2007. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $59.95 (non-USA address). Chinese culture within the Forbidden City during the Qing dynasty period was painstakingly elegant and refined... More
11.25 x 11.25", 305 pp., 496 color plates, text in Chinese, cloth spine, pictorial boards, Beijing, 2007. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $25.00 (non-USA address). This volume takes us behind the closed doors of the once-secretive Forbidden City. Using a wide array... More
11.5 x 11.5", 275 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese with English captions, cloth spine, pictorial boards, slipcase, Beijing, 2012. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $59.95 (non-USA address). This volume features 150 art works including ceramic, lacquer, painting, jade, bronze... More
11.5 x 11.5", 247 pp., 108 select items in color, many with multiple views, text in Chinese, cloth spine, pictorial boards, Beijing, 2007. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $25.00 (non-USA address). This volume is an elegant presentation of some of the greatest... More
8.25 x 10.75", 282 color illustrations, text in French, paper, Paris, 2012. More
11 x 14.5", 268 pp., 36 color plates, over 200 duotone illustrations, cloth, Atlantic Highlands, 1982. (o.p.; some wears and scratch on cover; text and plates are fine). This is a richly illustrated version of Kama Sutra based on the translation of 1883 by Sir Richard Burton and F.F. Arbuthnot... More
8vo, 7th ed., xxvi, 200 pp., appendix, cloth, Calcutta, 1946. (o.p.; sl browning, pen marks). More
Prestel. 10.25 x 12", 207 pp., 200 color illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, cloth, d.j., Munich, 2011. This dazzling array of exquisite and intimate art from one of the world’s most renowned collectors covers more than three centuries of Chinese erotic art. This opulently illustrated volume offers a wide-ranging... More
Prestel. 11.5 x 12.25", 188 pp., 131 color illustrations, cloth, d.j., Munich, 2003. These sublime examples from the world's largest collection of Chinese erotic art offer a rare glimpse behind the curtains of censorship into a realm of aesthetic beauty, symbolism, and harmony. Erotic art figures prominently in China's artistic... More
Pepin Press. 11 x 12", 208 pp., 300 color reproductions, cloth, d.j., Amsterdam, 1997. Erotic art is an eminent part of the cultural heritage of ancient China, and was already flourishing in pre-Imperial times. With its peak during the late-Ming period, this art remained a fixed feature in Chinese literature... More
Chartwell Books, Inc. 10.75 x 14", xiii, 213 pp, 131 illus., 28 in color, cloth, slipcase, Secaucus, 1969. (o.p.; sl yellowing on dj, sl bumped on one corner, otherwise near fine, ex David T. Roy Library with his signature on front end paper.). A generously illustrated book with copious quotations... More
Office du Livre. 10.5 x 14", xiii, 209 pp.,103 b/w illustrations, 28 tipped-in color plates, bibliography, cloth, d.j., Fribourg, 1969. (o.p.; some browning to d.j. cover edges, text near fine). More
E.P. Dutton & Co. 5.5 x 8.5", 252 pp., cloth, d.j., New York, 1962. (o.p.; wear to d.j.). Classic translation of the classic Indian manual on sex and social conduct. Complete text. Foreword by Santha Rama Rau and introduction by John. W. Spellman. More
Bibliophile Books. 7.5 x 10.5", 464 pp., 48 color illustrations, cloth, d.j., London, 1988. (o.p.; some wear to cover edges, scatter foxing to page edges). The Kama Sutra dates from somewhere between the 1st-4th centuries A.D. It is a Hindu sexual treatise and not a sex manual. It is rather... More
5.75 x 8.75", 271 pp., cloth, d.j., New York, 1964. (o.p.; some wear). First American edition. Translated by Sir Richard Burton and edited with an introduction and additional notes by Alan Hull Walton. More
8.7 x 11.3", 156 pp., color frontis, profusely illustrated in color, cloth, d.j., London, 1990. (o.p.; fine). More
Quartet Books Limited. 8.5 x 11", 125 pp., numerous b/w illustrations and 43 full page color plates, bibliography, cloth, d.j. London, 1987. (o.p.; rubbed d.j., text near fine). Based on the author's own personal collection of Chinese erotica, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries, this book looks at the... More
Paris Musees. 8.25 x 10.5", 255 pp., fully illustrated in color, index, glossary, text in French, paper, Paris, 2006. Chinese erotic painting, unlike the Japanese painting, popularized by the prints, remains an art little known. Called in China 'images of the palate of spring', the erotic paintings presented in this... More
Phaidon. 8.25 x 11", 463 pp., fully illustrated in color, list of works, glossary, bibliography, index, pictorial boards, New York, 2010. Comprehensive survey of Japanese erotic art, from the mid-seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century, the time known as the ukiyo-e period. Organized chronologically by artist, including... More
7 x 10", 129 pp., many b/w illustrations, hardboard, d.j., New York, 1983. (o.p.; fine). This book explores the psychological aspects of sex in greater depth. It reveals the Taoist method of birth control and explores the limits of monogamy, the true nature of sexual attractiveness, etc. More
Arbor House. 6.25 x 9.25", 222 pp., bibliography, cloth, d.j., New York, 1971. (o.p.; sl wear to d.j. edges, text vvg to near fine). A lively account of the history of sex and love in China. Chapters range from aphrodisiacs to keeping peace in the house between concubines and the wife. More
Michael Joseph. 6.25 x 9.25", 222 pp., bibliography, cloth, d.j., London, 1971. (o.p.; near fine). A lively account of the history of sex and love in China. Chapters range from aphrodisiacs to keeping peace in the house between concubines and the wife. More
7.5 x 10.6", 215 pp., numerous b/w illustrations, green cloth over orange board, slipcase, 1927. (o.p.; extremely scarce; lightly loose hinge of front cover). Privately printed for Library of Facetious Lore and limited to 750 numbered copies. This is number 584. More
Brill Academic Publishers. 9.75 x 11.75", 536 pp., more than 400 color illustrations, notes, Biographies of Shunga Artists and Authors, Concordance of Shunga Titles of Works Exhibited, Bibliography, Index, boards, d.j., Leiden, 2013. Due to size & weight, the shipping cost is $9.95 (USA) address and $25.00 (non-USA addresses). In... More