Aphrodisiacs: The Science and the Myth by Peter V. Taberner ISBN 13: 9780812279948

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Black hardcover with gilt spine titles, 1st edition in dustjacket. A good copy in like jacket. Minor bending ot the board corners, and hard bump to the head of the spine. Interior is clean and unmarked, solid binding lacking tightness. Unclipped jacket has a short tear at the bottom of the rear panel spineward and the top of the rear fold, and some crinkling to the panel edges. 276 pp., indexed, list of substances appendix, bibliography. A detailed view of the folklore and history of aphrodisiacs.

Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.: University of Pennsylvania Press. Beautiful (FINE) hard cover with pristine boards, crisp corners, and bright text block; essentially as new. NEAR FINE DJ, now in protective mylar, flawed only by light abrasion at spine and light fading at / near spine; no chips, no tears, no clipping, no wirnkling. . Fine. Hardcover. 1985.

Philadelphia PA / New York: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. ...will appeal to a wide audience in sexual medicine, pharmacology, drug use and medical anthropology and history. 276 pages.; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4