{"product_id":"douglas-norman-paneros-chatto-windus-1931-limited-1st-edition","title":"DOUGLAS, Norman \"Paneros\" [Chatto \u0026 Windus, 1931] Limited 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"123\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"71\"\u003eDOUGLAS, Norman.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"123\"\u003ePaneros: Some Words on Aphrodisiacs and the Like.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"666\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLondon: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, 1931. Limited first edition, one of 600 copies for sale (of 650 printed), this copy numbered 150. Small octavo. Publisher’s patterned paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine, titles in green to spine and upper board, in the original dust jacket. With the noted portrait frontispiece. Jacket toned with moderate edgewear, including chipping at head of spine and small losses; spine of volume shows discoloration and wear at extremities; boards otherwise clean; interior clean and bright. Very Good in Good+ jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"666\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA characteristically dry and erudite late work by Douglas, offering a survey of aphrodisiacs across cultures and periods, from classical authorities to early modern writers and contemporary lore. Oysters, spices, opium, and more dubious preparations are considered with equal parts skepticism and amusement, Douglas ultimately suggesting that such substances owe their reputation less to pharmacology than to imagination and expectation. A concise and quietly provocative meditation on desire, appetite, and the persistence of erotic folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696272929047,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0846\/0887\/6823\/files\/558CC0D1-79CA-4D71-8FD4-84E76219FF1A.jpg?v=1776509813","url":"https:\/\/buzzbookstore.com\/de\/products\/douglas-norman-paneros-chatto-windus-1931-limited-1st-edition","provider":"Buzz Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}