Very interesting. In the uploader's description on Archiv the date of 1923 is given, and at the end of the scan the mention "Druck von Grimme, Berlin" is visible. This seems to be the English translation ascribed to Richard Schmidt (
https://www.indologie.uni-halle.de/institutsgeschichte/richard_schmidt/)
referred to in the following notice:
(cf. given pages: 101 + 35 + 4 like here)
unfortunately without library location (however, this ref. must correspond to some catalogue notice).
"Schmidt, R. Kokkoka's Ratirahasyam. Gesch. u. Gesellsch., N. F. XII. 145 ff.'
Unfortunately, the issue 12, 1924/1925, of the "Geschlecht und Gesellschaft" periodical seems unavailable:
His English translation was reissued in Calcutta, Medical Book Company [1949], ed. T.N. Ray, together with the translation by Yato
Dharma Tato Jaya of the Tamil version of Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar
2nd rev. ed. of , Calcutta : S. Ghattack for Medical Book Co, 1960
It can be seen that the notes of this translation refer to two London IO mss. also dealt with by Schmidt in his work on Indian erotics (3rd ed. 1922; 1st ed. 1901, 2nd ed. 1910):
Bw
Christophe
The book is Koka Shastra: Being The Ratirahasya Of Kokkoka And Other Medieval Indian Writings On Love By Alex Comfort .
The Book has 176 Pages and the one at archives for which you have given the link has 146 pages. I Suppose The introductory and cover pages are missing..
The complete book is available to borrow and read at
archives.org
Regards
Ajit Gargeshwari
View our Digitized Collections
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
Dear List Members,
Greetings!
I wonder if anyone could kindly provide me with more information about this particular translation of
Ratirahasya (Kokaśāstra)?
Neither its translator nor publishing place is indicated in the document, and it's clear that it's not the translation of either Alex Comfort or S. C. Upadhyaya. I would really appreciate it if anyone could kindly shed some light on this.
Thank you so much!
best wishes,
Yang Qu
_______________________________________________
INDOLOGY mailing list
INDOLOGY@list.indology.info
https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
_______________________________________________
INDOLOGY mailing list
INDOLOGY@list.indology.info
https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology