The oldest and most widely read guide to the pleasures of sexuality, the Kama Sutra deals with all aspects of sexual life, and was compiled from texts dating to the fourth century B.C. In contrast to the only previously available version, Alain Danielou's new translation preserves the full explicitness of the original.
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Description: Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG dj. Indian text of sexual pleasure. 564 pp. Discusses pleasures and techniques of sex from the fourth century written by a religious scholar named Vatsyayana who worked from texts dating back to 400 B.C. A commentary wa s added during the Middle Ages and a modern Hindi commentary added later. Gives philosophy and secrets of India.
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. vii, 564 pp., index; 24 cm. Including the Jayamangala commentary from the Sanscrit by Yashodhara and extracts from the Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastra. Tight, clean copy. Text block slightly bumped/lower right. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean, minimal wear inside & out. Jacket is clean & bright w/tiny tear at top rear spine.
Description: Very Good in Good + jacket. HARDCOVER. Very Good Condition. Binding tight, pages clean. Tail of spine slightly blunted. DUST JACKET: Good + Condition, with wear and wrinkling at edges. Small closed tears at head & tail of spine. Solid reading copy!
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Vatsyayana, Mallanaga, and Danielou, Alain (Translated by), and Daniilou, Alain (Translated by)
ISBN: 0892814926 / ISBN-13: 9780892814923
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good to Like new. Minor corner bump and shelf-wear. Book is clean, tight and text pages unmarked. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 576 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Danielou, Alain (Translated By) And Vatsyayana, Mallanaga
ISBN: 0892814926 / ISBN-13: 9780892814923
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 576 p. Audience: General/trade. First printing of this edition/translation with full number line. Pages clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight, corners square, boards clean. Dust jacket is shiny and attractive with light edge/shelf wear (includes edge chips and crinkles). This is a very fine collectible!
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Vatsyayana, Mallanaga, and Danielou, Alain (Translated by)
ISBN: 0892814926 / ISBN-13: 9780892814923
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Close to fine condition, just some light shelvewear, very clean pages, cover attractive looking. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 576 p. Audience: General/trade. Please! No PRIORITY ORDERS as Book is Heavy
"People write books and talk about "Kama Sutra This" and "Kama Sutra That." A lot of people mispronounce the name "Karma Sutra." It is my impression that most of what is out there is trash, utterly unrelated to this classic text. This is the real Kama Sutra, and I highly recommend it."
"A lot of text instead of instructional photos. But the interactive pop-ups aid in that area. Beautifully done and well constructed pop-ups...except the first one in my used copy is broken. :( Expect to learn some Indian culture."
"Fallocentric classic on how to woe a woman, providing interesting insights into traditional roles of men and women in India. Some stuff still works, other stuff's outdated in courting."
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