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21st January 1964: London book distributor Ralph Gold arriving at Bow Street Court to show cause why the book 'Fanny Hill - A Woman of Pleasure', which was banned under the Obscene Publication Act, should not be destroyed. He is holding a copy of 'Memoirs of Coxcomb' by Fanny Hill. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

21st January 1964:  London book distributor Ralph Gold arriving at Bow Street Court to show cause why the book 'Fanny Hill - A Woman of Pleasure', which was banned under the Obscene Publication Act, should not be destroyed. He is holding a copy of 'Memoirs of Coxcomb' by Fanny Hill.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)