Literary Illustrative of Social Progress from the Original Editions Collected by the Late Henry Thomas Buckle (7 Works in 1 Volume) Exhibition of Female Flagellants Parts I & II; Lady Bumtickler's Revels; the Use of Flogging in General Affairs; Madame Birchini's Dance; Sublime of Flagellation; and Fashionable Lectures

Hardcover, London: G. Peacock. Very Good+. Rebound with a modern buckram spine and corners and marbled paper covered boards. Seven works in one volume. Henry Thomas Buckle (1821-1862) was an English historian sometimes called the Father of Scientific History. This book was considered pornography when it was published and the publisher defamed Buckle by claiming the content had been collected by him as part of his personal library when it was not and Buckle had nothing to do with it. This book is a reprint. Buckle died in 1862 and the first work in the book is dated 1772. No actual reprint date given but after 1862. Boards very slightly bowed. Shelf wear to bottom edges with some loss of buckram and marbled paper. Page edges have tanning and light soiling. No previous owner marks. Text clean and free of age spotting. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall. [Item #80197]

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