The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui: A Manual of Arabian Erotology (XVI. Century) (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui: A Manual of Arabian Erotology (XVI. Century)<br><br>The Perfumed Garden was translated into French before the year 1850 by a Staff Officer of the French army in Algeria. An autograph edition printed in the italic character was'' printed in 1876 but as only twenty five copies are said to have been made the book is both rare and costly while from the peculiarity of its type it is difficult and fatiguing to read. An admirable reprint has however been recently issued in Paris with the translator''s notes and remarks revised and corrected by the light of the fuller knowledge of Algeria which has been acquired since the translation was made. From that last edition the present translation (an exact and literal one) has been made and it is the first time that the work - one of the most remarkable of its kind has appeared in the English language.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.