Sex & Erotica (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1879 first edition. Limited edition of 395 sets. Cloth, gilt cover-title, marbled endpapers, 4to, 25 cm,. lx, 593, [2] pp, plates. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition of the 3-volume set: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over many years an extensive collection… Read more about this item

Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1877-1885 first edition. Limited edition of 395 sets. 3 vols, cloth, 4to, 246 x 184 mm,. lxxvi, 542, [2] + lx, 593, [2] + lvii, 593, [3] pp, plates. Approximately 1,500 entries. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over… Read more about this item

Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1877 first edition. Limited edition of 395 sets. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 4to, 25 cm,. lxxvi, 542, [2] pp, plates, ills. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition of the 3-volume set: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over many years an extensive collection of fine… Read more about this item

George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, London, first edition, 1931. Cloth, large 4to,. v, 752 pp. Approximately 9,000 entries. From the blurb : "This bibliography is a collection of references gathered from books and periodicals in the principal European languages to the various rites and ceremonies connected with the idea of the sanctity of the sexual organs, especially in their… Read more about this item

Bloomsbury Auctions, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 20th September, 2007. Illustrated laminated wrappers, 4to,. 125 pp, plates, ills (many colour). 383 lots. Very Good.

J. Gay, Paris, second edition, "revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée, notamment d'un index alphabetique", 1864. Contemporary half morocco and green boards, Crewe's gilt garb charge (stamp 2) on front board, 8vo,. xi pp, 810 columns, [2] pp. Bookplate ('E Libris Roberti Comitis de Crewe') of Robert Milnes-Crewe,1st Earl of Crewe, on front pastedown endpaper, covers faded… Read more about this item

Asphodel Editions, London, second, revised and enlarged edition, 2004. Cloth, 8vo,. 115 pp. 603 entries. A valuable bibliography of some 603 publications of this press, noted for its strengths in poetry and "amatory unorthodoxy". Includes also an interesting memoir of Caton. New material in this edition includes details of the identity of some of the pseudononymous authors, as well… Read more about this item

Cecil and Amelia Woolf, London, first edition, 1964. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies. Cloth, small 8vo,. xii, 28 pp. Deakin aims "to list all the major bibliographies of erotica, together with a large number of items of secondary importance...Critical notes, with an indication of the value and terms of reference of each work, are given." A number… Read more about this item

Jack Brussel, New York, 1965 reprint of the 1936 first edition which appeared under the pseudonym "Rolf S. Reade". 2 vols, cloth, 4to,. xi, 208 + 209-398 pp. 5061 entries. According to Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 : "The most complete general erotic bibliography yet published. It contains 5,061 entries, with references to library pressmarks, notably of the… Read more about this item

Cecil and Amelia Woolf, London, first edition, 1964. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies. Cloth, small 8vo,. xii, 28 pp. Deakin aims "to list all the major bibliographies of erotica, together with a large number of items of secondary importance...Critical notes, with an indication of the value and terms of reference of each work, are given." A number… Read more about this item

Jack Brussel, New York, 1965 reprint of the 1936 first edition which appeared under the pseudonym "Rolf S. Reade". 2 vols, cloth, 4to,. xi, 208 + 209-398 pp. 5061 entries. According to Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 : "The most complete general erotic bibliography yet published. It contains 5,061 entries, with references to library pressmarks, notably of the… Read more about this item

Verlag für Kulturforschung, Wien, first edition, 1928-30. 3 vols, half-suede and blue boards, small 4to, 24 cm. 942, [2] pp, 251 tafeln + 944 pp, 287 tafeln + 916, [1] pp, 213 tafeln, profusely illlustrated (many ills in colour). The set comprises: I. Kulturgeschichte. Ein Nachschlagewerk für die Begriffe und Erscheinungen auf dem Gebiete der Kulturgeschichte, Sittengeschichte, Folklore,… Read more about this item

Bookthrift, New York, n.d. reprint of 1982 Macmillan first edition. Cloth, 4to,. 192 pp, ills. From the blurb: "From its origins in the early sixteenth century to the more relaxed atmosphere of the present day, erotic literature has had a checkered and colourful history, delighting and intriguing collectors and bibliophiles almost as much as its readers. For over… Read more about this item

Piscean Press/Charles Skilton, London, 1971 reprint of 1885 first edition. Limited edition of 700 numbered copies. Quarter cloth and boards, small 4to,. xxii, 142, xxv pp. 630 entries. A bibliography principally dealing with erotica but including some other material. Deakin (in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum) notes that while the bibliographic information is not full, some of the notes contain interesting… Read more about this item

Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1877-1885 first edition. Limited edition of 395 sets. 3 vols, cloth, 4to, 246 x 184 mm,. lxxvi, 542, [2] + lx, 593, [2] + lvii, 593, [3] pp, plates. Approximately 1,500 entries. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over… Read more about this item

Verlag für Kulturforschung, Wien, first edition, 1928-30. 3 vols, half-suede and boards, small 4to, 24 cm. 942, [2] pp, 251 tafeln + 944 pp, 287 tafeln + 916 pp, 213 tafeln, profusely illlustrated (many ills in colour). The set comprises: I. Kulturgeschichte. Ein Nachschlagewerk für die Begriffe und Erscheinungen auf dem Gebiete der Kulturgeschichte, Sittengeschichte, Folklore, Ethnographie, des… Read more about this item

J. Gay, Paris, second edition, "revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée, notamment d'un index alphabetique.", 1864. Contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers,8vo,. xi pp, 810 columns, interleaved with blank leaves. Covers rubbed and worn at extremities with some scrapes to leather, some light foxing (a little heavier to title-page and prelims), otherwise Good.… Read more about this item

Piscean Press/Charles Skilton, London, 1971 reprint of 1885 first edition. Limited edition of 700 numbered copies. Quarter cloth and boards, small 4to,. xxii, 142, xxv pp. 630 entries. A bibliography principally dealing with erotica but including some other material. Deakin (in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum) notes that while the bibliographic information is not full, some of the notes contain interesting… Read more about this item

Cecil and Amelia Woolf, London, first edition, 1964. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies. Cloth, small 8vo,. xii, 28 pp. Deakin aims "to list all the major bibliographies of erotica, together with a large number of items of secondary importance...Critical notes, with an indication of the value and terms of reference of each work, are given." A number… Read more about this item

Bertram Rota, London, first edition, 1983. Cloth, 8vo,. 92 pp. Scarce. A valuable bibliography of the 600 publications of this press, noted for its strengths in poetry and "amatory unorthodoxy". Includes also an interesting memoir of Caton. The book "has been deliberately designed to conform to the style of the publications of the Fortune Press". Fine in… Read more about this item