LIBERTINE LITERATURE IN ENGLAND 1660-1745; With an appendix on the publication of John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, commonly called Fanny Hill

Foxon, David

Published by Reprinted from The Book Collector, 1964

About this Item

63pp., intro., 13 plates, index. This book attempts to document the interrelation and introduction into England of the earliest European pornographic writings, and to consider their relationship to the society and civilization of that period. Some of the material covered is Aretino's POSTURES, Nicolas Chorier's Aloisae Sigeae Toletanae Satyra Sotadica de arcanis Amoris et Veneris, John Cleland and the publication of the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. From the library of Patrick J. Kearney, with his bookplate on the verso of the front cover. Printed wrappers. Light shelfwear; wraps neatly covered in clear contact paper; small stain to bottom of title page. Very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LIBERTINE LITERATURE IN ENGLAND 1660-1745; With an appendix on the publication of John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, commonly called Fanny Hill
• Publisher: Reprinted from The Book Collector
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st edition.
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  • EROTICA