Staplebound wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Second Edition. 8vo. 56pp Stapled pamphlet. Second edition.b&w drawings.A practical manual issued by the Planned Parenthood of America, Inc.
Softcover. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1941. Brown soft cover, blue lettering, torn at lower spine, hole at bottom right front, lightly soiled.; bechal2246.
Published by N/P, N/P, 1950
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 40 pages, saddle stapled, soft bound. Corners are a little bumped and creased. Covers are a little darkened along edges, and there is a surface tear affecting letters in "Conception.".
Published by The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1950
Seller: Eclectibles, ABAA, Tolland, CT, U.S.A.
An early Planned Parenthood publication, offering common options for contraception for couples in 1950. Published primarily for family planning advisors and medical practitioners, but written in a concise and accessible way for the general public to understand as well. Includes detailed anatomical diagrams, explanations of how each method works, and effectiveness. Note the following inclusion in the foreword by a medical doctor, establishing birth control as a public health necessity above a personal decision: "Limitation of population is recognized as an urgent, continuing and universal necessity" (p. 2). Single vol. (10" by 7"), pp. 60, illus., in original printed wrps. Very good. Toned, minor dust soiling, a couple short tears. Modern paper repair to spine.