1950s CURIOS CUSTOMS of SEX & MARRIAGE ILLUSTRATED vintage LTD EDITION NUMBERED

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Title: 1950s CURIOS CUSTOMS of SEX & MARRIAGE ILLUSTRATED vintage LTD EDITION NUMBERED

Description: Scott, George Ryley.
CURIOS CUSTOMS of SEX AND MARRIAGE
LIMITED EDITION of 975 COPIES (# 571)
Torchstream Books: London; 1953
First Edition
Illustrated in color and b/w
Size 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches
xvi, 312 pp.
Original cloth with dust jacket
Very good condition, occasional foxing
Text in English
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1950s CURIOS CUSTOMS of SEX & MARRIAGE ILLUSTRATED vintage LTD EDITION NUMBERED

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