1954 HISTORY of PROSTITUTION ILLUSTRATED vintage LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED COPY

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Title: 1954 HISTORY of PROSTITUTION ILLUSTRATED vintage LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED COPY

Description: Scott, George Ryley.
A History of Prostitution From Antiquity to the Present Day.
LIMITED EDITION of 975 COPIES (#721)
Torchstream Books: London; 1950s
Size 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches
First Edition
Illustrated in b/w
xii, 300 pp.
Original cloth with dust jacket
Worn binding, excellent interior
Text in English
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