The Honeymoon Book: A Tribute to the Last Ritual of Sexual Innocence

Oversized trade paperback, 192 pages including black-and-white illustrations on almost every page; faded remainder mark to top edge, one very light crease to back cover bottom cover, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition, essentially as new. For more historical love, see also our listing for Gertrude Thomas' Richer Than Spices: How a royal bride's dowry introduced cane, lacquer, cottons, tea, and porcelain to England, and so revolutionized taste, manners, craftmanship, and history in both England and America, and on a lighter note, Gary Lautens' No Sex Please--- We're Married (illustrated by Lynn Johnston, creator of the acclaimed newspaper cartoon "For Better or For Worse") (buy two or more and save on postage!).