‎VENETTE, NICOLAS.‎
‎De la generation de l'homme, ou Tableau de l'amour conjugal: divisé en quatre parties. Huitiéme Edition. ‎

‎Cologne, Chez Claude Joly, 1702. Small8vo. In a bit later full calf binding witt four raised bands and black leather title-label and gilt ornamentation to spine. Previous owner's stamp to spine. Upper part of hindges detached making the spine partly detached. Internally a fine and clean copy. (48), 642, (30) pp. Missing the five plates. ‎

Reference : 56105

‎Rare eights edition of Venette's important work, considered to be the first treatise on sexology in West. It proved to be a bestseller and was translated into English, Spanish, German and Dutch. There were 33 editions published until 1903.‎