Lot 17 
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C. G. Flittner
Die physische Liebe. 1797
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214 Sold:
€ 396 / $ 423 (incl. surcharge)
Holzmann/Boh. III, 1932. - Weller I, 169. - Hayn II, 71: "Very rare!" - First edition. - The writing was published anonymously and with a fictitious place of printing. Contains, besides the descriptions of various types of copulation among animals (among them silk worms, water salamander, Surinam toad and elephants) and others. Chapters on Handel mit männlichen Zeugungsgliedern in Italien - Kaiser Tiberius auf der Insel Caprea - Der französische Patriotentanz - and wedding customs and rituals on Tahiti, in Sibiria, China, Japan, East India and on Tenerife. Christian Gottfried Flittner (1770-1828) was pharmacist, medical assessor and book trader in Berlin and published several educational writings on cosmetics, diets and sexuality.
"Very rare!" - First edition of the writing that was published anonymously and with a fictitious place of printing. Contains descriptions of copulating animals and wedding customs around the world. Contemp. boards.
17
C. G. Flittner
Die physische Liebe. 1797
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214 Sold:
€ 396 / $ 423 (incl. surcharge)