[ONEIDA COMMUNITY] NOYES, J[ohn] H[umphrey]

Male Continence, or Self-Control in Sexual Intercourse

[n.p.]: [Oneida Community], 1866. First Edition. First printing. Pamphlet, 4pp. Gently rubbed, lightly toned at edges, with moderate water damage and mildew damage: Good only.

A singular aspect of Noyes's Pefectionist philosophy, as practiced by his followers at Oneida, was the sanctification of the human sexual bond through the practice of "male continence," i.e. coitus reservatus, or the withholding of the male orgasm during intercourse. This pamphlet explains the practice in some detail, in the form of a letter to Noyes and his response. Reprints that appeared after this 1866 edition extended the text, but censored the second half of the title. WELLS (The Oneida Community Collection in the Syracuse University Library) p.12. DARE (American Communes to 1860) 1485.

LBRB possesses the remainder of this title--only a handful of copies. With only a dozen recorded in OCLC, this edition remains genuinely uncommon.

Price: $200.00

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