Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
Published by W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1953
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 950.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Octavo, 842 pages; Original maroon cloth, with gilt letters on spine, in blue bands. Original yellow dust jacket, printed in black. SIGNED by Alfred C. Kinsey on front end paper; bookplate. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Now scarce on the market, in collectible condition; the first printing was priced at $8 and 250,000 copies were issued. According to an article in Life magazine (August 24, 1953), the "Long-awaited study shows they [women] are not very interested in sex." Interviews with 5,940 women were conducted.
Seller Inventory # 08193
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
- Author
- Kinsey, Alfred C.; Pomeroy, Wardell B.; Martin, Clyde E.; Gebhard, Paul H.
- Publisher
- W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1953
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- About Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Ediiton.
- Seller catalogs
- Psychology, Science & Technology
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
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Thank you for visiting Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. Our specialty is Charles Dickens, in the original monthly parts, but here you will find many Pulitzer Prize winners, fine first editions, manuscripts, signed or inscribed items, with provenance. We welcome all inquiries concerning availability or questions you may have pertaining to any items offered here. Member, Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), since 1995.
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
16499 W. Limestone Drive
Surprise, AZ U.S.A. 85374
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