Dr. Leonard Landes. Die Oisgelaseneh Velt [”The Promiscuous World.”]

(SEX).

New York

(c. 1914)

Yiddish text. With five illustrations at end (relating to another work by the author).

Essays concerning prostitution. Discusses notions of relative morality, the differences between promiscuity and prostitution, the Talmud’s views of sex, the views of Tolstoy, the history of prostitution, which women choose to become prostitutes and whether or not they should be blamed for such a lifestyle, nymphomania and the dangers of venereal diseases. Published in New York with ads on front and back endpapers from R. Mazin & Co. London. On almost every page the book contains advertisements praising the services of Dr. Landes, his publications, along with his New York office address and opening hours.