The Kama Sutra: Slip-Cased Edition

The Kama Sutra is the world's best-known manual on love-making and sexual fulfilment, but it is also more than that: it is a classic text on the value of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. While many of the social practices are now obsolete, the central theme of sex is as relevant today as it ever was and the observations about the behaviour of men and women are enduringly perceptive. This fully illustrated edition, presented with beautiful illustrations and page decoration throughout, contains an extended introduction to the ideas behind The Kama Sutra, and how it first came to be published in the West. Sections include: On Sexual Union, About the Acquisition of a Wife, About a Wife, About the Wives of Other Men, About Courtesans. This is a classic title on love-making, presented with beautiful illustrations and page decoration throughout. Contains an extended introduction to the ideas behind the Kama Sutra and how it first came to be published in the West. A gorgeous gift edition with an beautiful silk cover and eye-catching, illustrated slip-case.