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Henry Spencer Ashbee Quotes

1834–1900 England

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.

England
Non-fiction authors

Also known as: Pisanus Fraxi

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No book exists, however bad,
From which some good may not be had.

Catena Librorum Prohibitorum (1885)

This book for men alone is meant,
Book-worms, or bibliophiles anent,
Of solid mind, of serious bent,
On curious, hidden books intent,
On odd research and learning.

Centuria Librorum Absconditorum (1879)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Spencer Ashbee (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.