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Kamasutra / translated by Wendy Doniger & Sudhir Kakar.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vātsyāyana.
- Series:
- Running Press miniature edition
- Standardized Title:
- Kāmasūtra. English
- Language:
- English
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Sex.
- Love.
- Sexual intercourse.
- Erotic literature.
- Erotic art--India.
- Erotic art.
- Sex customs--India.
- Sex customs.
- Sex instruction--India.
- Sex instruction.
- Miniature books--Specimens.
- Miniature books.
- sexuality.
- India.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Miniature books
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 188, [4] pages : color illustrations ; 84 mm
- Edition:
- Abridged edition / by Wendy Doniger
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Running Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- Book One: General Observations
- Book Two: Sex
- Book Three: Virgins
- Book Four: Wives
- Book Five: Other Men's Wives
- Book Six: Courtesans
- Book Seven: Erotic Esoterica.
- Notes:
- "A Running Press® Miniature Edition™"--Title-page verso.
- "The Acclaimed New Translation by Wendy Doniger & Sudhir Kakar"--Cover.
- "Kamasutra originally published by Oxford University Press, copyright 2002 by Wendy Doniger and Sudhir Kakar. Published by arrangement with Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, New York."--Title page verso.
- "This book has been bound using handcraft methods and Smyth-sewn to ensure durability."--Colophon.
- "The dust jacket and interior were designed by Amanda Richmond. The text was edited by Lynn Rosen. The text was set in Berkeley."--Colophon.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies 1 & 2 have dustjackets retained.
- ISBN:
- 0762416084
- 9780762416080
- OCLC:
- 56069954
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