{"product_id":"aristotles-works-early-english-sex-contraception-and-birth-manual","title":"\"Aristotle's Works\" Early English Sex, Contraception and Birth Manual","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne would be forgiven for thinking this is the work of the great philosopher Aristotle - his name is on both the spine and the title page. However, Aristotle had nothing to do with the work contained within this book. It is a sex manual and midwifery book that was popular in England from the time of it's first publication (1684) right up to the 19th Century. This edition is undated but I'd estimate it to be late Victorian (circa 1890's).\u003cspan\u003e It was written by an unknown author who falsely claimed to be Aristotle - there are two schools of thought as to why they did this. The first was the belief that it would put children off from picking the book off the shelf. The other school of thought is that it gave the book more gravitas to be associated with Aristotle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is bound in red cloth with beautiful black floral decoration to the boards and gilt detail to the spine. It's in good condition but there is some soiling and discolouration to the cloth, as well as wear to the corners. Crushing to the spine ends has caused minor splitting in the cloth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the hinges are cracked which makes the text block feel shaky. The back free endpaper is missing. The pages show tanning and there are superficial cracks to the gutter in places. One page has loss to the edges (see photo). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and string.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56931998826869,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/9271\/8525\/files\/85088C0E-28A1-4907-85C5-052C7550E8B9.jpg?v=1773944182","url":"https:\/\/thevintagebookworm.co.uk\/products\/aristotles-works-early-english-sex-contraception-and-birth-manual","provider":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}