Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure: Fanny Hill
by John Cleland
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Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill]
John Cleland
A HANDSOMELY BOUND COPY
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure - popularly known as Fanny Hill - is an erotic novel by the English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London. There has been speculation that the novel was at least partly written by 1740, when Cleland was stationed in Bombay as an employee of the East India Company.
It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.
DESCRIPTION
Set in Monotype Bell on cotton Century Laid paper in an edition of 25 copies (this is no 7). Bound by hand in leather with marbled boards, titles and decoration to spine gilt, marbled edges. Two volumes in 8vo format (16x25 cm) of 248 pages (each), housed in a hand-made slipcase.
Attractively bound by hand.
The original work was not illustrated; however, our edition has included French illustrations from the XVIII century depicting the sexual content of the novel.
CONDITION
Brand new copy in a fine binding.
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Synopsis
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by John Cleland first published in England in 1748. Written while the author was in debtor's prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel. " One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity.
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- Bookseller
- Regency Books 1811 (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26
- Title
- Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
- Author
- John Cleland
- Format/Binding
- A HANDSOMELY BOUND COPY
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Rambler Press
- Date Published
- 2020
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fanny Hill, erotica, Cleland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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