The Origin of Life - 1848

Author: Frederick Hollick
Full Title: The Origin of Life: A Popular Treatise on the Philosophy and Physiology of Reproduction, in Plants and Animals, including the Details of Human Generation with a full description of the Male and Female Organs
Published New York: Nafis & Cornish, 1848

A mid-19th century period brown publisher's hardcover. Title in gilt on front board and ornately gilt spine. Cloth exhibits light wear at extremities. Binding sound. 

Complete w/ eleven engraved plates depicting the "physiology of generation in the human species". Chapter titles include "The Sexual Feeling" and "Solitary Vice, Onanism, or Masturbation". Light (damp) staining w/ gentle warping to the first few pages. 

In VG condition, complete w/ eleven engraved plates. 

Book measures 4" x 5 1/2".

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The Origin of Life

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