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Licentious Gotham : erotic publishing and its prosecution in nineteenth-century New York

Title
Licentious Gotham : erotic publishing and its prosecution in nineteenth-century New York / Donna Dennis.
Author
Dennis, Donna.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2009.

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Description
vii, 386 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Pornography > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century
  • Pornography > Law and legislation > History > New York (State) > New York > 19th century
  • Pornography in popular culture > New York (State) > New York
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-364) and index.
Contents
"Beware of print and fancy goods stores" -- Flash weeklies -- Fancy books and racy pamphlets -- The publishers -- Venus in the mail -- The triumph of pornography -- The Comstock Act -- New frontiers.
Call Number
IRGC 09-5050
ISBN
  • 9780674032835 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 0674032837 (hc : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008036466
OCLC
244293271
Author
Dennis, Donna.
Title
Licentious Gotham : erotic publishing and its prosecution in nineteenth-century New York / Donna Dennis.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-364) and index.
Research Call Number
IRGC 09-5050
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