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Henry Spencer Ashbee (21 April 1834 – 29 July 1900) was a book collector, writer and bibliographer. He is notable for his massive, clandestine three-volume bibliography of erotic literature published under the pseudonym of Pisanus Fraxi .
The most commonly suggested author is Henry Spencer Ashbee (1834–1900). He was a book collector, writer, and bibliographer and, from the three volumes he published under his pseudonym Pisanus Fraxi, the expert on erotic books in his day.
Henry Spencer Ashbee. Also known as. Henry Spencer Ashbee. primary name: Ashbee, Henry Spencer. Details. individual; collector; British; Male. Life dates. 1834-1900. Biography. Bibliophile and collector, famous for his library of erotica. Travelled widely around the world.
Some of these were large: the book collector Henry Spencer Ashbee 's 1900 bequest contained 1,379 volumes of erotica; the anthropologist Eric Dingwall —an honorary assistant keeper to the department of printed books—donated several works during his lifetime and at his death; and in 1964 the bibliophile Charles Reginald Dawes bequeathed 246 works...
Scholars have long sought to identify the anonymous author. Gershon Legman, who wrote the introduction to the latest reprinting of My Secret Life, identified the author as Henry Spencer Ashbee, but most who have studied the manuscript do not accept this identification. The problem then is to find someone else. This paper examines various ...
- Vern L. Bullough
- 2000
Henry Spencer Ashbee | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts. Henry Spencer Ashbee (1834 - 1900) RA Collection: People and Organisations. Profile. Born: 1834. Died: 1900. Gender: Male. Share. The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
Henry Spencer Ashbee (21 April 1834 – 29 July 1900) was a book collector, writer, and bibliographer. He is notable for his massive, clandestine three-volume bibliography of erotic literature published under the pseudonym of Pisanus Fraxi. Life. Ashbee was born in Southwark, London.
