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Woman : an historical, gynaecological and anthropological compendium

Author: Ploss, Hermann Heinrich, 1819-1885.
Preferred Title: Weib in der natur- und völkerkunde / Anthropologische studien von dr. H. Ploss.
Title: Woman : an historical, gynaecological and anthropological compendium / by Hermann Heinrich Ploss, Max Bartels and Paul Bartels ; edited by Eric John Dingwall ; with more than 1,000 illustrations in black-and-white and seven colour plates.
Format: Book
Published: London : William Heinemann (Medical Books), LTD., 1935.
Description: 3 v. : ill. (incl. facsims.), col. plates ; 26 cm.
Other contributors: Bartels, Maximilian Carl August, 1843-1904. Bartels, Paul Rudolf August, 1874-1914. Dingwall, Eric John.
Notes: A translation based upon "Das weib in der natur- und völkerkunde. Anthropologische studien von dr. H. Ploss," Leipzig, 1885, and later editions. "Short-title list of authorities quoted": v. 3, p. 435-543. Signed by Alfred C. Kinsey, July 18, 1941.
Kinsey subjects: Women. Sex behavior. Ethnology. Folklore. Obstetrics and gynecology. Prostitution. Masturbation. Social customs. Masturbation. Genital ritual mutilations. Clitoral ritual mutilations.