Femalia

By Joani Blank

Published by Down There Press, San Francisco, 1993

Photographed by Tee A. Corinne, Michael Perry, Jill Posener and Michael A. Rosen 

First Edition and First Impression - a perfect copy - rare

This is not one of the later reprints

With 32 full page colour plates

The word used as the book's title, femalia, was taken from the novel Vox by Nicholson Baker.  

Femalia grew out of Blank's long-term work as a feminist sex educator. She felt that medical and pornographic images of the female genitals were inadequate to her purposes.  In her introduction to the first edition, Blank lamented the absence of readily available photographic representations of the vulva other than heavily edited images in male-oriented pornography, and the resulting feeling on the part of a majority of women that "in one way or another, their genitals are not quite ‘normal'".

In 32 pages in a laminated colour plated softcover. There is no shelfwear. There is no sunning. There is no foxing. There are no previous owners' names or inscriptions. There are no missing, loose, stained, creased or damaged pages. All pages and plates are bright, fresh and crisp - pristine. The spine and binding are solid. Original and complete. Measures 15.5cm x 22.5cm

A rare edition, in perfect condition.