itions ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁have ▁contained ▁illustr ations , ▁often ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁sexual ▁content . ▁Dist rib utors ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁C ros by ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁" ex hib iting ▁[ not ▁s elling ] ▁to ▁su nd ry ▁persons ▁a ▁certain ▁le wd ▁and ▁inde cent ▁book , ▁containing ▁very ▁le wd ▁and ▁obsc ene ▁pictures ▁or ▁eng rav ings ". ▁S ellers ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁such ▁as ▁Peter ▁Hol mes ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁charged ▁that ▁they ▁" did ▁utter , ▁publish ▁and ▁deliver ▁to ▁one ▁[ name ]; ▁a ▁certain ▁le wd , ▁w icked , ▁sc and alous , ▁inf am ous ▁and ▁obsc ene ▁print , ▁on ▁paper , ▁was ▁contained ▁in ▁a ▁certain ▁printed ▁book ▁then ▁and ▁there ▁utter ed , ▁[ 2 ] ▁published ▁and ▁delivered ▁by ▁him ▁said ▁Peter ▁Hol mes ▁int itled ▁" Mem oir s ▁of ▁a ▁Woman ▁Of ▁Ple asure " ▁to ▁manifest ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁sub version ▁of ▁youth , ▁and ▁other ▁good ▁citizens ▁... ▁" ▁ ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁story ' s ▁scenes ▁have ▁been ▁ex empt ▁from ▁illustr ation . ▁Illustr ations ▁of ▁this ▁novel ▁vary ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁hom osex ual ▁experience ▁to ▁the ▁flag ell ation ▁scene . ▁ ▁Although ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁have ▁frequently ▁featured ▁illustr ations , ▁many ▁have ▁been ▁of ▁poor ▁quality . ▁An ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁me zz ot ints , ▁probably ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁George