Freedom of the Press and "Obscene" Literature. Three Essays.
Schroeder on Moral Progress, Criminal Obscenity and "Sex-Discussion" Schroeder, Theodore [1864-1953]. Freedom of the Press and "Obscene" Literature. Three Essays. New York City: The Free Speech League, 1906. 71 pp. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers. Toning and light soiling to exterior, wrappers separating at head but secure, library stamp (with ink annotation noting presentation from the Free Speech League) to head of front wrapper. Internally clean. A good copy. $85. * Schroeder was a founding member of the Free Speech League. As the inside front cover suggests: "Read this pamphlet, that you may know what outrages on liberty you are tolerating. Then read 'Practical Suggestions' on the back cover, and do something!" Contents: - More Liberty of Press Essential to Moral Progress. Originally an address for the National Purity Federation, Chicago, October 9-12, 1906. - What is Criminally Obscene? A Scientific Study of the Absurd Judicial "Tests" of Obscenity. Originally part of the proceedings of the XV Congress International de Medicine, section XVI Medicine Legale, Lisbon, April 1906, and published in the Albany Law Journal (July 1906). - Liberty of Discussion Defended with Special Application to Sex-Discussion. Revised and republished from The Liberal Review, August & September 1906.
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