About this title: 1928. The authors discuss the topic of censorship. The following is an excerpt from the book: The subterranean censorship may appear in the public library as well.... Do public libraries attempt to supervise the tastes of their readers by making it a fixed policy not to buy objectionable books? It is a simple expedient and has often been applied. The public librarian often has the plausible excuse that as the funds of a library are limited, he must pick and choose, and naturally the more wholesome books are to be preferred. He insists that he is exercising not censorship but the prerogative ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press NY
Date Published: 1928
Description: Fair. NAP edition. Hardbound G SIGNED BY AUTHOR, A tight book w wear to cloth at spine edges, corners, hinge and signature split books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Periodicals Service Co
Date Published: 1928-06
ISBN-13:9780527276508ISBN:0527276502
Description: Good. Hardcover. Marks inside front cover, otherwise unmarked. Binding okay. Exterior shelfworn. Aging throughout. We ship daily. International orders ship priority or first-class. read more
Edition: First Edition, Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, NY
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. No Jacket. A study of obscenity and censorship of literature in the early 20th century-literary decency, Federalism, sex censorship, changing fashions in obscenity, pornography and the child, etc. Front inner hinge starting to crack; exterior rub marks and light edgewear. Dust jacket flap residue on endpapers; previous owner's name stamp on endpapers. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover--cloth
Publisher: Viking Press,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 1928.
Description: Good. Octavo, 8 1/4" tall, xiv + 336 pages, black cloth. A good, sturdy hard cover first edition with general shelf wear and rubbing at the corners; hinges and binding sold, paper lightly yellowed, with previous owner's notation on the bottom fore-edge. Without dust jacket. A good reading copy only. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, NY
Date Published: MCMXXVIII
Description: Inscribed to Levitson by Ernst. Cloth. Faded spine and rubbing to extremities, otherwise a very good copy. xiv+336pp., intro., bib. and index. read more
Edition: First Edition Trade
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press,, New York:
Date Published: 1928.
Description: Fair. 8vo-8 1/4" Tall. xiv + 336 pages, black cloth. A very good, clean, sturdy copy with minorshelf wear, spine faded; hinges and binding solid, paper yellow. Dustjacket yellowed, worn at extremities, chippd at the folds. read more
Description: Seagle, William. Ernst, Morris L. and William Seagle. To the Pure...A Study of Obscenity and the Censor. New York: The Viking Press, 1929. xiv, 336 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear. Gift inscription by Ernst to half-title. Some discoloration to text, internally clean. read more
Description: Third Printing, Dark green cloth. Signed by Ernst with dedication on flyleaf. Some wear at top and bottom of spine. no jacket. Good + read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1929
Description: Physical desc. : 347 p.; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-330) and index. Subject: Censorship--United States. Obscenity (Law)--United States. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 347. read more
Edition: 1st Edition / 1st Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. No Jacket. A1152. 1st edition / 1st printing. Good, no dust jacket, spine slightly faded, slight wear at top & bottom of spine & corners. 14 x 21cm. hard cover. 336pp. read more
Edition: 1st Edition / 1st Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. No Jacket. A1152. 1st edition / 1st printing. Good-, no dust jacket, spine slightly faded, slight wear at top & bottom of spine & corners, faint water marks on both covers (just enough to remove shiny coating), some pages have minor pencil marks. 14 x 21cm. hard cover. 336pp. read more
Description: ERNST, Morris L. TO THE PURE...A STUDY OF OBSCENITY AND THE CENSOR. Small 8vo., black cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Ernst on the front endpaper: "To [Mina? ], from Morris Ernst. Nov 16, 1928. NY City. " Good (some wear corners & spine tips). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: The Viking Press, 1928.
Description: xiv, 336 p.; black cloth with gold lettering; slight foxing; book label from Witkower's in Hartford Connecticut on back ep; a few scuffs on cover, else VG. read more
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