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Erotika Biblion Society

Pornographic publishing imprint in Victorian London

The Erotika Biblion Society was a pornographic publishing imprint in Sheffield formed by Harry Sidney Nichols and Leonard Smithers around 1886, with their first publication appearing in 1888. In 1891 both moved to London. They formed their name from the nonfiction treatise of the same name, Erotika Biblion (1783), published in Paris before the French Revolution, under the penmanship of the Comte de Mirabeau.2 It ceased to exist in 1907.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Photo: The Erotica Biblion Society of London and New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Erotika Biblion Society was a pornographic publishing imprint in Sheffield formed by Harry Sidney Nichols and Leonard Smithers around 1886, with their first publication appearing in 1888. In 1891 both moved to London.2

The story

Founded by Harry Sidney Nichols and Leonard Smithers in 1888.1

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Timeline

  1. 1907Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1888Founded Founded1

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