A history of pornography / by H. Montgomery Hyde
1964, First Edition. London : Heinemann. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #408381
Physical description: 246 pages; frontispiece; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235). Contents: What is pornography? -- Pornography in the ancient world -- Chastity versus gallantry -- Erotic pornography -- The pornography of perversion -- Publishers, censorship and the law -- Changing social attitudes -- Appendix: the Fanny Hill case. Subjects: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930; Erotic literature History and criticism; Erotic literature; Pornography; Censorship; Pornography History; English literature Censorship; Obscenity (Law); Publishing; Sexual behaviour; Sexuality.
Price: €25.00