Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs

Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs by Harry E Wedeck. Published by Philosophical Library, New York, NY, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Slight edge wear to boards, note in ink inside front, overall content excellent. 256 Pgs. LCCN 61-12626. This book is in the nature of a literary and historical survey of aphrodisiacs, their objectives, techniques, and effectiveness. The contents cover world-wide territories, and range from antiquity through the Middle Ages down to the present day. With academic emphasis, they point up the continuous urgency that has driven men in quest of an erotic elixir and a putative panacea, in the form of philtres and unguents, invocations, prescriptions, and mechanistic devices, for their exhausted vigors. Illustrated. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13434.