Stone, Hannah and Abraham Stone. A Marriage Manual. Revised Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935.

(200 x 140 mm) pp. 255. Pink fly leaves with ownership inscription to the Gabriels, NYC. Themes written in margins as reader guide. Some clinical illustrations. Clean interior except the inscription. Overall VERY GOOD condition.

A Marriage Manual is written as a conversation between a recently married (hetero) couple and a doctor explaining the intricacies of intimacy. It is, as you would imagine, a book of its times, making some uncomfortable claims about eugenics and sexual positions relegated to a ‘primitive’ style. But, in some moments, the ‘doctor’ presents some surprisingly modern-seeming suggestions, such as recommending the Kama Sutra, and emphasizing and describing the importance of forplay for the woman’s enjoyment.