PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS, WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONTRARY SEXUAL INSTINCT: A MEDICO-LEGAL STUDY
Book Details + Condition: The Classics of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Library (Birmingham, AL). First Edition by this publisher, 1989. Limited and numbered edition, of which this is #558. Hardcover with full leather boards, decorated in gilt. Gilt to all edges, with decorated endpapers. 432 pages with Index. Author Dr. R. von Krafft-Ebing explores sexual deviancy and abnormal sexual behaviors. Written in a clinical and objective style, the book provides a detailed analysis of various psychological and physiological manifestations of sexual disorders. The work reflected the emerging field of sexology in the late 19th century, and remains a significant contribution to the understanding of human sexuality.
In very good condition, with firm binding and minimal shelf wear (it does not appear to have been read).