Search Results: the girdle of chastity a medico history by dingwall eric john

London 1931 first edition. Routledge. Hardcover octavo brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 171p. Photo illus. History of Chastity Belts. VG++ almost no wear at all; faintly evenly toned; slight wear on spine ends. no dj .

George Routledge & Sons, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1931 first edition on burgundy clothg

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket . Shelfwear and rubbing to the covers, spine slightly cocked, and spine ends frayed. Good. x + 171pp., with 10 b/w plates throughout. A fascinating history of chastity belts.

London: Routledge, 1931. hardcover. very good(-). Illustrated. 171pp. 8vo, original brown gilt-lettered cloth, light foxing and light shelf-wear. London: Routledge, 1931. A very good(-) copy.<br/> <br/>

Paris, France: Le Divan, 1923. picrorial wraps; 164 clean, unmaked page+index. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by B/w. 12 vo.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. A duplicate copy from The Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, their unique bookplate and duplicate stamp front end page, Near Fine, the only other markings being the call numbers in white at base of spine. A scarce study with a great provenance for the subject matter. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Le Divan, 1923. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. First Edition. Paperback. This medical, historical, legal, and literary study of the chastity belt is the work of Eric John "Dirty Ding" Dingwall (1890-1986), a respected anthropologist, skeptical psychical investigator, and sexologist who earned his nickname from his research interests in erotica and sexual customs. Dingwall had an illustrious and diverse career, writing well-received treatises on male infibulation, artificial cranial deformation, sexual mores in ancient and medieval times, and women, as well as his investigations of well-known "paranormal" events and personages. A well-preserved first printing of this formative and foundational study of the history and mythology of the chastity belt, which, despite current scholarship's more sceptical view of the actual use of such items, remains in service today as a resource on the subject, illustrated throughout in ten informative and provocative plates. 6 1/2" X 5". 164pp, plus 4… Read More