Armstrong, John

L'Economie de L'Amour, traduction par un Bibliophile Fantaisiste [The Oeconomy of Love]

Paris: Librairie des Economistes en Amour, 1886. Hardcover. 8vo, 9 x 6.5 inches, original illustrated yellow wraps bound into handsome half leather binding. 42 pp, a few illustrations, Armstrong's text printed in red. Uncommon. "The Oeconomy of Love" was first published in the mid 18th century and has been described as a guide to sexual practices, and there have been recent studies that remark on its forward-looking attitudes toward gender and sexuality. Armstrong was a physician and poet, known also for his 1744 "Art of Preserving Health." Very good. Item #H34759

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