McLEAN (William) — A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF POPULAR IC - Lot 173

McLEAN (William) — A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF POPULAR ICONOGRAPHY OF EROTICISM McLEAN (William). A Contribution to the Study of Popular Iconography of Eroticism. Research on French-language comic books and photo-stories classified as “for adults,” and on graffiti in Paris and its surroundings. Photographs by Clovis Prévost and William McLean. Paris, G.-P. Maisonneuve et Larose, 1970. Quarto, publisher’s full beige cloth binding, title printed in purple on the front cover. “L’Érotisme populaire” series. Numerous black-and-white photographic reproductions and documents. First edition, 1970. A particularly unique ethnological study devoted to popular erotic iconography, explored through adult comic books, photo-novels, and, above all, erotic graffiti photographed in Paris and its suburbs. The book is part of a scholarly series announced by the publisher as dedicated to under-researched topics, with a sociological, ethnological, and folkloric approach. The announced subsequent volumes will focus, in particular, on erotic representations in primitive and prehistoric arts and on obscene folklore. Extensive photographic documentation, some of which was produced specifically for this volume by Clovis Prévost and William McLean. Condition: good condition; cloth binding slightly dusty and dotted with a few small foxing spots; interior well-preserved.