Edouard A. Duchesne - De la Prostitution Dans la Ville D&Apos;Alger Depuis la Conquete

Paris, Baillière, Garnier Frères, 1853. Leather. An interesting copy of Edouard Duchesne's account of prostitution in French-occupied Algiers. A fascinating insight into attitudes towards gender, race and sex in colonial territories and a widely referenced text in many recent historical studies of prostitution and Empire. Neat ink inscription to front free endpaper. Scarce. In a quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed although cloth and leather spine label remain smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and spotted throughout with some foxing to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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