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Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Schongut, Emanuel; Nagy, Al (Cover Design) (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Scarce first edition thus with new illustrations by Emanuel Schongut. Illustrations and afterword by Dave Wagner with stated copyrights of 1977. First published in 1936 by Padell Books, presented here is a modern revamp within the original complete text. Aqua color wraps with classic '30's art deco cover illustration of two embraced in tux and red dress with jacket typography by Al Nagy who also designed the 'Salem's Lot's original dust wrapper. Cover with moderate edge wear, rub, crease. Pages near fine; no writing. Bind good, square. Before the sexual revolution ushered in the age of the totally liberated libido, rites of courtship included the formal act of esculation - perhaps better know as kissing. Hugh Morris expounds on this wonderfully old-fashioned ritual. It's all about why people kiss, preparing for a kiss, the thrills of naughty kissing games, not to mention how to put variety into your kissing. There are instructions on everything from the French Soul Kiss to the Surprise Kiss and you will come away from this book with a smile and few winsome thoughts on how far "liberation" has really taken us. A kiss can never be absolutely defined. Each is different from the one before and the one after. Just as no two people are alike, no two kisses alike. Shakespeare said a kiss is a seal of love. Martial, that old Roman poet who hid ample opportunity to do research work on the subject, says that a kiss was the fragrance of balsam extracted from aromatic trees; the rise yielded by the teeming saffron; the perfume of fruits mellowing in their winter buds; the flowery meadows in the summer; amber warmed by the hand of a girl; a bouquet of flowers that attracts the bees. Chapter titles include: "The Art of Kissing; Different Kinds of Kisses; Why People Kiss; Why Kissing Is Pleasant; Approved Methods of Kissing; Kisses Are But Preludes to Love; Preparing for the Kiss; How to Approach a Girl; The Technique of Kissing; How to Kiss Girls with Different Sizes of Mouths; Enjoy the Thrills of Kissing; The French "Soul" Kiss; Put Variety into Your Kisses; The "Vacuum" Kiss; The "Spiritual" Kiss; The Eyelash Kiss; The "Pain" Kiss; The "Nip" Kiss; Variation Kisses Are the Spice of Love; Electric Kissing Parties; The Dancing Kiss; The Surprise Kiss; Kissing Under the Mistletoe; Kissing Games; and a new Afterword." 119 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.