Facts About Nudism: The Real Truth About the Nudist Movement

New York, New York: Padell Book Co, 1935. Very good. Toned. A passionate anti-nudist monograph, stating in its introduction that "on the whole, the people who comprise a majority of the Nudist movement are nothing but sexual perverts, as it shall be proved in the following chapters ... Nudism must be stamped out now, before it takes a canker hold on us" (p. 4). The publication goes on to shame Nudism as exhibitionist, dangerous to children and families, and morally bereft. Includes a chapter titled "Absence of Beauty in Nudism", which paints a graphic picture of a naked woman, using language intended to evoke disgust in the reader for the image. Argues that Nudism is unhealthy because overexposure to sunlight can cause skin cancer.

Single vol. (7.25" by 5"), pp. 32, stapled in original illustrated textured green paper wrappers.

Sticker advertising Jack's Trick & Joke Shop in Boston pasted to title-page and lower cover recto. Ink stamp with price to upper cover.

11 copies on WorldCat (June 2023). Difficult to assess, but perhaps tongue in cheek.