A bizarre, hilarious rediscovered classic. After attending an unusual ritual in New Mexico in 1881, Bourke became fascinated with excrement. These selections of his 500-page forgotten volume offer the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Typical of a book from it's period, it's a rather dry read but not overly wordy. Altho the cover states "Not For General Perusal", the subject matter is approached academically and is quite fascinating. The edition has very nice covers and binding up to par with any other "coffee table" book.
Great Book with Foreword by Freud
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
One of the best parts of this lovely book is the excellent foreword by none other than the late great Sigmund Freud. Who better to approach this "delicate" subject? Well written in period style, the book is cleverly edited to include amusing parts and can be quite shocking. A good read! Thanks to my Sister for buying me the copy, little did she know that I'd be putting it on the coffee table for visitors to read.
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