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The perfumed garden of the Cheik Nefzaoui : a manual of Arabian erotology (XVI. century) [sic].
- Title
- The perfumed garden of the Cheik Nefzaoui : a manual of Arabian erotology (XVI. century) [sic].
- Author
- Nafzāwī, ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad.
- Publication
- Cosmopoli [i.e. United States] : For the Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares, for private circulation only, MDCCCLXXXVI [1886] [i.e. mid 1920's]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Berg Coll Nafzawi P47 1925 | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xiv, 236 pages, + [10] leaves of plates : ill.; 19 cm
- Summary
- Illustrated American edition of Fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual.
- Note
- False imprint.
- Verso of t.p.: Alencon: Imprimerie Veuve Felix Guy et Cie. (also false).
- T.p. continues : Revised and corrected translation
- Edition statement from appendix.
- Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton.
- For centuries "Cosmopoli" has been used as a fictitios place name in publishing.
- With ten illustrations, signed "Malay."
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Berg Coll Nafzawi P47 1925
- OCLC
- 900889776
- Author
- Nafzāwī, ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad.
- Title
- The perfumed garden of the Cheik Nefzaoui : a manual of Arabian erotology (XVI. century) [sic].
- Imprint
- Cosmopoli [i.e. United States] : For the Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares, for private circulation only, MDCCCLXXXVI [1886] [i.e. mid 1920's]
- Edition
- Autograph edition.
- Local Note
- Berg Collection copy from the library of Charles S. Dixwell (1868-1934).
- Access
- Restricted access; request permission in holding division.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Malay. ArtistDixwell, Charles S. Former owner
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll Nafzawi P47 1925