 In 1954 Secker & Warburg was prosecuted for obscenity after publishing "The Philanderer", a novel by Stanley Kauffmann.Warburg was offered the chance to plead guilty and escape with a minimal fine, but opted for trial by jury at the Old Bailey.The book was found not to be obscene and the summary by the presiding judge at the trial, Sir Wintringham Stable, was added as an appendix to later editions of "The Philanderer".