GRAND-CARTERET, John. Behind "him": Homosexuality in Germany - Lot 50

GRAND-CARTERET, John. Behind "him": Homosexuality in Germany. Published in Paris by E. Bernard CIRCA 1908. In octavo / In-8 format. Beige half-chagrin. Spine framed with cold filets, gilt fleurons, author and title. Speckled top edge. Binding signed by A. Barets. VII pages, profusely illustrated in black in and out of text, frontispiece, title vignette, and headbands. Head and spine rubbed, slight browning of leather, corners bare. Paper lightly browned, very rare foxing, not serious. A work on the theme of homosexuality, lavishly illustrated with 150 humorous graphic documents, by John Grand-Carteret (1850-1927), a pioneer in the field of iconology. The author describes German and European caricature on the subject of homosexuality, focusing in particular on the scandals that erupted in Berlin in 1907, when prominent members of Kaiser Wilhelm II's entourage were accused of homosexuality. A fine copy, solidly bound.