August 17, 2008


n/a:
THE NEWEST ATLAS OF JAPAN
[Sanseido, Tokyo, ca. 1929]

Japan in its Imperial ascendancy: a golden age for map designers as well as nationalist zealots.

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Niemoeller, A.F.:
CHASTITY SAFEGUARDS
Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, KS, 1947.

A taxonomic history of chastity belts: the intra-vaginal type, the anterior-posterior type, the chain grate type, etc.

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Allen, Joseph, et al.:
SANDCASTLES: THE SPLENDORS OF ENCHANTMENT
Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1981.

Can it still be considered innocent seaside fun when 40 adults and a backhoe spend four days recreating Baroque-era Heidelberg on a California beach?

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Clapp, Gordon S.:
FITTING FOR FOOT HEALTH
Chadwick Print & Litho, Toronto, 1950.

"...of great benefit to the multitude of Shoe Fitters in whose care the foot health of the nation rests."

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Beers, Portia:
WHAT MAKES MEN TICK
Aldus Books, London, 1972.

The short answer: Sansabelt slacks, big sideburns, and sweeping generalizations.

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Eisenmann, Charles P.:
STOP! SIT! AND THINK!
Self-published, East Syracuse, NY, [1968].

"An intellectual breakthrough between man and dog," achieved by a TV dog trainer; one corner slightly chewed.

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