• This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
  • This revised edition of A history of the rod was written by James Glass Bertram, under the pseudonym of Rev. WM. M. Cooper, featuring numerous illustrations.
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COOPER, Rev. Wm. M. (pseud. BERTRAM, James Glass)

Flagellation and the flagellants: A History of the Rod.

Flagellation and the flagellants: A History of the Rod.

In all countries: from the earliest period to the present time.

Stock Code 121653

London, William Reeves, [circa 1890]

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James Glass Bertram (1824-1892) is perhaps better remembered for writing The order of the Rod - a classic of Victorian erotica. He generally wrote under a pseudonym.

New edition, revised and corrected; 8vo (200 x 140mm); frontispiece, title, 19 plates in b&w and more in-line illustrations, pages are chipped pp489-492, however blocks of text remain unaffected; publisher's pictorial plum cloth, blind framed border enclosing embossed Eton block and rod, gilt decoration and title to spine priced 12/6 in gilt, a brightly preserved copy in the original binding, very good condition; [xii], 544pp, [4]ads.

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