Antrim, Minna Thomas:
A MIMIC'S CALENDAR FOR 1905
Henry Altemus Co., Philadelphia, 1904.

Tart aphorisms and pretty art nouveau duotones for every week of the year.

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Davis, J.J.:
COMMON WHITE GRUBS
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, 1929.

Three and a half pounds of lead arsenate per 100 square feet of lawn should take care of the problem.

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Grave, Felix:
FENCING COMPREHENSIVE
Hutchinson & Co, London [ca. 1934].

With a couple of brief (but very useful) sections on the protocol of conducting formal duels.

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Grumley, Michael; Ed Gallucci (phot.):
HARD CORPS: STUDIES IN LEATHER AND SADOMASOCHISM
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1977.

Is it uncomfortable to wear a leather vest without a shirt underneath?

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Western Advertising magazine:
12th ANNUAL PORTFOLIO OF WESTERN ADVERTISING ART
Ramsey Oppenheim Pubs., San Francisco, 1957.

Evidence that late-1950s commercial art from California was the supreme expression of 20th century visual culture.

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Wilson, K., and D.J.B. White:
THE ANATOMY OF WOOD: ITS DIVERSITY AND VARIABILITY
Stobart & Son Ltd., London, 1986.

Those micro-photos of cellulose would make mesmerizing wallpaper patterns.

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