The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. Translated from the Sanscrit by Sir Richard Burton and F.F. Arbuthnot ; In Seven Parts, with Preface, introduction and Concluding Remarks

31 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 455 of 750 with a color signed print by Victo. 64 pages [Essays By W.G. Archer, Hanif Kureishi and John Keay] with 238 pages in main study. Latter with decorated endpapers. The Kama Sutra translates from Sanskrit is actually a comprehensive manual on living a pleasurable and virtuous life, covering topics like philosophy, the nature of desire, courtship, marriage, and the various arts. It is not simply a litany of sexual positions. All contents fresh clean and almost as new. Bump to upper front cover corner. Orig. navy cloth front cover color inset, essay text with navy cloth spine and yellow boards, housed in navy cloth folding box spine lettered in gilt. Near fine.