Moderní dámská hygiena: obrázková příručka všech hygienických dámských potřeb [Modern ladies's hygiene: an illustrated manual for all women's hygiene needs]

Prague: Hydiko, dům moderní hygieny, 1932. Small octavo (14.7 × 9.8 cm). Original stapled pictorial wrappers; 46 pp. of text and 1 p. form, meant to be detached and used for orders. Illustrations from photographs throughout. About very good; small stain to rear wrapper. Rare Czech mail order catalog for various personal hygiene and sex-related products, including a variety of contraceptives and aphrodisiacs, supplied with explanatory texts and instructions for use. It was published by the sex-reformist and proprietor of the Hydiko House of Modern Cosmetics, František Trefný, and probably authored by himself under a female pseudonym. Hydiko was founded in 1927 in Prague and Trefný concurrently published and distributed various short-lived erotic journals, ephemeral catalogs for sex toys and articles of personal hygiene, as well as nude photography. In one of his early journals he noted that "sexuality was, is, and will be the most topical life problem and the whole world revolves around it" (see Huebner 188). And with a frankness unusual for the time, his publications treat topics such as adultery, masturbation, and even homosexuality. Trefný's publications were repeatedly banned and confiscated, and he was charged with plagiarism. His books were evidently removed from stores and public holdings, as they are not only very uncommon in the trade, but have also largely been "lost" by the Czech National Library. This volume also contains a list of all of Trefný's publications for sale, including his books on masturbation and homosexuality.

As of June 2022, this title is not in KVK, OCLC and not held by the Czech National Library. (Inventory #: 52124)