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David & Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo,. 199 pp, plates. In light-hearted fashion - earnestness on this topic should be avoided, he feels - [Roy Harley Lewis] describes the field, reviewing the 'soft porn' of past centuries and our own, with extracts to show styles of writing and kinds of content. From Ovid to Henry Miller, Pepys to James Hadley Chase, is a long way: and what was acceptable to society and the censor at one time may have been considered obscene later, and then acceptable again. The strange vagaries of censorship, and their effects in the publishing of erotic books, make a good - or appalling - story in themselves. Early editions are often rare and costly, but there is scope for making an interesting and amusing collection of less scarce material. First 'modern' editions of old books, first English-language translations, early reprints, limited editions, odd little overlooked items - the search for these can be fun and yield surprising…
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- Title BOOK BROWSER'S GUIDE TO EROTICA
- Author ROY HARLEY LEWIS
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher DAVID CHARLES, Newton Abbot
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780715379493
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The Book Browser's Guide to Erotica
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The book browser's guide to erotica / Roy Harley Lewis
by Lewis, Roy Harley
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Newton Abbot ; London : David & Charles, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subject; Erotic literature � History and criticism.
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