"Sodom," penned in the mid-1670s, has been attributed to John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester and is described by auction house Sotheby's as a "closet drama rather than for the stage" with pornography "in almost every line."
"We believe this is the first printed pornography in English literature, a unique copy of the quintessence of debauchery," Peter Beal, Sotheby's book specialist said.
"It is one of the most notorious publications in literature and makes most pornography written 300 years later seem tame."
The book centers on the decision made by a lustful King to "set the nation free" by allowing "buggary" to be "used thro' all the land" and then details the dire consequences.
The book, the only surviving copy, will be auctioned on December 16.
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I've been saving up for months for it, too.
*rubs hands with perverse glee*
I'm sure your hands aren't all you'll be rubbing in perverse glee...
Thanks for taking up the slack on that one Bryon of the 'y' people.
I've left my webcam on again, haven't I?
Damn.
Y people? Damn it, you live in a YMCA for one night and suddenly you're labeled.
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