Buy this book on-line Abbott, Elizabeth : History of Celibacy, A : From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Ghandi, & CherScribner, New York, 2000 ISBN 0684849437
FIRST PRINTING of the First Scribner Edition (stated). A detailed history of the practice of abstinence, the author surveying various important personalities through the ages who were celibates, their religious and spiritual views and their personal philosophies, their times and surrounding societies and their specific sets of morals and values, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes, indexed, 493pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Abbott, Elizabeth : History of Celibacy, A : From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Ghandi, & Cher. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, atlases, out-of-print books, incunabula and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |