Erotica and Bibliophilia: Stefan Kellner’s Clandestine Book Selling and Publishing Activity in the 1920s
Erotika és bibliofília. Kellmer István tiltott könyves tevékenysége az 1920-as években

Summary/Abstract: The case study is about a passionate Hungarian book collector – in Octave Uzanne’s term a true eroto-biblomane – who from his vast collection of fine books and graphics mainly on erotica started a book-selling business first in Budapest then in Vienna, while also publishing a couple of bibliophile publications including erotic graphic albums in the 1920s. His clandestine book selling and publishing business is reconstructed on the basis of two police investigations, the latter of which resulted in a trial. The two cases give an insight into the techniques of clandestine book trading, trials against obscene publications and the functioning of censorship during the Horthy-era in the 20’s in Hungary.

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