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[EROTICA]. VAN GULIK, R. H. (1910-1967). Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period with an Essay on Chinese Sex Life from the Han to the Ch’ing Dynasty, B. C. 206 - A. D. 1644. Tokyo: “Privately Published in Fifty Copies”, 1951 [though actually ca. 1970]. 4tos. Illustrated in color and black and white. 3 volumes. Publisher’s red wrappers with printed paper labels on front wrappers on volumes 1 and 2, and paper labels on spines (minor sunning to spines, volume 2 has 2 short tears to spine, some occasional wear, creasing to wrappers and text). Fine. THE 1970S FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE ORIGINAL 1951 EDITION, FAR MORE RARE THAN THE 1989 REPRINT. Volume 1 is a detailed study of Chinese sexual life to the beginning of the Manchu period with accompanying illustrations. Volume 2 has the facsimile text of the original Chinese text. Volume 3 is a reprint of the Ming Chinese album (in 24 pages) struck from the original blocks. This is the best study of Ming Chinese sexuality.