The erotomaniac : the secret life of Henry Spencer Ashbee
Gibson, Ian, 1939-2002
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Ashbee was a wealthy and respectable Victorian gentleman. But his smart chambers in Gray's Inn concealed a shocking secret: a collection of erotica and pornography. Acclaimed biographer Ian Gibson has created a marvellous portrait of Ashbee.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2002.
Collation:
xv, 285p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2001.Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.
ISBN:
9780571209040 (pbk)
Local class:
BIO ASHB
Language:
English
Subject:
Ashbee, Henry Spencer, 1834-1900Pornography -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryErotica -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryBibliographers -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryBiography
BRN:
1336473