8.25 x 10.75", 282 color illustrations, text in French, paper, Paris, 2012. More about Shunga: Estampes japonaises et peintures chinoises erotiques: Collection De M X. et a Divers
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 about Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
8vo, 7th ed., xxvi, 200 pp., appendix, cloth, Calcutta, 1946. (o.p.; sl browning, pen marks). More about Kama-Sutra of Vatsyayana
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 about Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art
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 about Gardens of Pleasure: Eroticism and Art in China
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 about Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China
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 about Chinese Erotic Art
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 about The Clouds and the Rain: The Art of Love in China
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 about Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
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 about The Kama Sutra: The Perfumed Garden
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 about The Perfumed Garden of the Shaykh Nefzawi
8.7 x 11.3", 156 pp., color frontis, profusely illustrated in color, cloth, d.j., London, 1990. (o.p.; fine). More about The Illustrated Kama Sutra
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 about Portrait Of A Chinese Paradise: Erotica and Sexual Customs of the Late Qing Period
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 about La Palais du printemps: Peintures erotiques de Chine
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 about Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories By Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and Other Artists of the...
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 about The Tao of the Loving Couple
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 about The Dragon and the Phoenix (Hardcover
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 about The Dragon and the Phoenix: Love, Sex and the Chinese (Hardcover
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 about The Adventures of Hsi Men Ching
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 about Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art
5.5 x 9.5", 219 pp., cloth, New York, 1968. (o.p.; lightly soiled on cover and spine). More about A History of Oriental Orgies
Simon and Schuster. 8.5 x 11.25", 128 pp., profusely illustrated in color, cloth, d.j., New York, 1997. (sm mark bottom edges ow near fine). More about The Illustrated Koka Shastra: Medieval Indian Writings on Love Base (Hardcover
Lustre Press. 6.25 x 9.25", 84 pp., fully illustrated in color, illustrated boards, d.j., New Delhi, 2001. (o.p.; sl wear to d.j., text fine). Ancient Indian texts recognized the paramount importance of the study of sex in all its aspects - procreation and physical gratification of both partners being the... More about Indian Aphrodisiacs
Harrison Smith & Robert Haas. 5.5 x 8.5", 1st ed., 297 pp., cloth, New York, 1933. (o.p., some wear on spine). The author's study into the condition of women around the world. The author describes the prostitution systems in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other Asian countries. Examples are provided... More about Cities of Sin
5.75 x 8.5", 167 pp., illustrations by Tadahito Nadamoto, illustrated boards, Rutland, 1966. (o.p.; some soiling to spine edges). More about Some Prefer Geisha: The Lively Art of Mistress-Keeping in Japan