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The '''Private Case''' of the British Library is a collection of [[pornographic]] books and other items, not normally available to general readers. It was established in 1857 and the core of the collection is the bequest of the Victorian collector [[Henry Spencer Ashbee]] in 1900 to the British Museum. Other significant contributions include bequests by [[Charles Reginald Dawes]] and [[Beecher Moore]], both in 1964. None of the items in the collection have been purchased or acquired via Copyright deposit library. | The '''Private Case''' of the British Library is a collection of [[pornographic]] books and other items, not normally available to general readers. It was established in 1857 and the core of the collection is the bequest of the Victorian collector [[Henry Spencer Ashbee]] in 1900 to the British Museum. Other significant contributions include bequests by [[Charles Reginald Dawes]] and [[Beecher Moore]], both in 1964. None of the items in the collection have been purchased or acquired via Copyright deposit library. | ||
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* Douzinas, Costas, Nead, Lynda, "Law and the image: the authority of art and the aesthetics of law", University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN 0-226-56954-3, p.212 | * Douzinas, Costas, Nead, Lynda, "Law and the image: the authority of art and the aesthetics of law", University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN 0-226-56954-3, p.212 | ||
* Frayser, Suzanne G, Whitby, Thomas J, "Studies in Human Sexuality: a selected guide", Libraries Unlimited, 1995, ISBN 1-56308-131-8, p. 681 | * Frayser, Suzanne G, Whitby, Thomas J, "Studies in Human Sexuality: a selected guide", Libraries Unlimited, 1995, ISBN 1-56308-131-8, p. 681 | ||
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Revision as of 18:44, 16 February 2020
The Private Case of the British Library is a collection of pornographic books and other items, not normally available to general readers. It was established in 1857 and the core of the collection is the bequest of the Victorian collector Henry Spencer Ashbee in 1900 to the British Museum. Other significant contributions include bequests by Charles Reginald Dawes and Beecher Moore, both in 1964. None of the items in the collection have been purchased or acquired via Copyright deposit library.
In 1981 Patrick J Kearney compiled a bibliography of the 1,914 significant books in the Private Case, which includes a substantial introduction by American social critic and folklorist Gershon Legman. The collection contains works by notable figures in the world of written erotica including The Earl of Rochester, the Marquis de Sade and William Simpson Potter.
In recent years the British Library has dispersed much of this material formerly kept in reserve into the main collections.
See also
References
- Fryer, Peter, "Private Case – Public Scandal", London: Secker and Warburg, 1966
- Douzinas, Costas, Nead, Lynda, "Law and the image: the authority of art and the aesthetics of law", University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN 0-226-56954-3, p.212
- Frayser, Suzanne G, Whitby, Thomas J, "Studies in Human Sexuality: a selected guide", Libraries Unlimited, 1995, ISBN 1-56308-131-8, p. 681
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