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Three-quarter view of the binding of the privately printed 1883 Kama Sutra
01 · Contemporary half-morocco binding
Spine of the privately printed 1883 Kama Sutra
02 · Spine · gilt title and date
Part I title page of the 1883 Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, printed for the Hindoo Kama Shastra Society
03 · Part I title page · London, 1883
Open spread showing the Part VI title page in the 1883 Kama Sutra
04 · Part VI opening · Benares, 1883

1883 · Privately printed · One of 250

The Kama Sutra

Richard F. Burton

The first English edition of the Kama Sutra, privately printed for the Kama Shastra Society.

One of the defining—and most controversial—moments in the modern transmission of Sanskrit literature.

Publication
Cosmopoli, 1883
Language
English
Format
Octavo
Completeness
Complete.
Condition
Very fine. Missing the general title page; A detailed scholarly condition analysis is available upon request.
Provenance
Provenance details available on request.
Rarity
Extremely rare, desirable and important. Privately printed in an edition of 250 copies.
Status
On request
LiteratureReligion & PhilosophyPrivate Press
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