Centuria Librorum Absconditorum: Being Notes Bio-Biblio-Icono-graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books
FRAXI, Pisanus [pseudonym of ASHBEE, Henry Spencer] (1834-1900)
Published by London: Privately Printed, 1879
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[Bibliography] FIRST EDITION, scarce. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.lx; 593 [3]. With numerous plates and an etched, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Later green half-morocco, borders gilt-ruled. Gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to spine. Marbled paper over boards. Matching marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, the rest untrimmed. With a black bookmarking ribbon. Light spotting/thumbing throughout - mostly to margins. Half-title starting. Some faint marks to boards, sunning to spine. Very good in a near fine binding. Volume two of Ashbee's three part bibliography of books taboo and erotic. Many have to do with religion (specifically the Catholic Church), be it anti-religious pornography or churchly corruption. A fascinating catalogue. Ashbee's own book collection was left to the British Museum after his death, however some of the more vulgar fragments were lost or destroyed. Seller Inventory # 69901
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Title: Centuria Librorum Absconditorum: Being Notes...
Publisher: London: Privately Printed, 1879
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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Centuria Librorum Absconditorum, being notes bio-biblio-icono-graphical and critical, on curious and uncommon books, by Pisanus Fraxi. [Second volume only of 3-volume set ]
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Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1879 first edition, 1960
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
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Limited edition of 395 sets. Cloth, gilt cover-title, marbled endpapers, 4to, 25 cm, lx, 593, [2] pp, plates. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition of the 3-volume set: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over many years an extensive collection of fine erotic books, which he bequeathed to the British Museum. Ashbee's bequest, indeed, forms the nucleus of the private case of that library. His work on erotic literature was prodigious, and his three volumes (which are considerably more than is suggested by their titles) are sui generis: nothing approaching them in quality has ever appeared in English. The set, which is sumptuously produced, contains hundreds of curious items not only with full information regarding pagination, size, the number of copies printed, etc., but also with copious extracts and synopses, which greatly enhance its value. Ashbee's critical notes on erotic literature are always sound, well-informed, and incisive, and it is impossible to speak too highly of his work. The range of material which he includes is very wide (though there are few entries for German and Spanish erotica), with particular emphasis on English books of the Victorian period. Most of these are artistically worthless, as Ashbee makes clear, but a small number of first-rate productions were issued at this time, and he deals with these exhaustively. In short, these three volumes are quite indispensible. Ashbee's work has been reprinted recently (1960) by Charles Skilton in London, in the format of the original and in an edition of 395 sets sold at 25 guineas each. " Covers slightly scuffed, otherwise Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-58904
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Index Librorum Prohibitorum [with] Centuria Librorum Absconditorum [with] Catena Librorum Tacendorum . being notes bio-biblio-icono-graphical and critical, on curious and uncommon books, by Pisanus Fraxi. [ Erotica Bibliography ]
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Charles Skilton, London, 1960 reprint of 1877-1885 first edition, 1960
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
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Limited edition of 395 sets. 3 vols, cloth, 4to, 246 x 184 mm, lxxvi, 542, [2] + lx, 593, [2] + lvii, 593, [3] pp, plates. Approximately 1,500 entries. Deakin in Catalogi Librorum Eroticorum, 1964 says of the first edition: " H.S. Ashbee (1834-1900), a wealthy London businessman, amassed over many years an extensive collection of fine erotic books, which he bequeathed to the British Museum. Ashbee's bequest, indeed, forms the nucleus of the private case of that library. His work on erotic literature was prodigious, and his three volumes (which are considerably more than is suggested by their titles) are sui generis: nothing approaching them in quality has ever appeared in English. The set, which is sumptuously produced, contains hundreds of curious items not only with full information regarding pagination, size, the number of copies printed, etc., but also with copious extracts and synopses, which greatly enhance its value. Ashbee's critical notes on erotic literature are always sound, well-informed, and incisive, and it is impossible to speak too highly of his work. The range of material which he includes is very wide (though there are few entries for German and Spanish erotica), with particular emphasis on English books of the Victorian period. Most of these are artistically worthless, as Ashbee makes clear, but a small number of first-rate productions were issued at this time, and he deals with these exhaustively. In short, these three volumes are quite indispensible. Ashbee's work has been reprinted recently (1960) by Charles Skilton in London, in the format of the original and in an edition of 395 sets sold at 25 guineas each. " Hinges of vol 3 pulled and slightly exposed, covers rather marked, top edges of textblocks smokestained, otherwise a Good set. Seller Inventory # ABE-26699
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