Hoffmann, Heinrich (ed.):
KUNST DEM VOLK [August 1939 issue]
Verglag Heinrich Hoffmann, Wien, 1939.

The photos in this incongruous Nazi art magazine show Hitler attending the annual "Great German Art Exhibition" in Munich; the art itself is a blend of peasant romanticism and gay kitsch. (Text in German.)

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d'Ombrain, A.W.; Tydfyl Evans (illus.):
A GALLERY OF GUM TREES
Australasian Medical Publishing Co., Glebe, 1944.

Evocative portraits and descriptions of 21 aromatic eucalypts, along with a short chapter on the leaf-eating habits of the melancholy koala.

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Duda, Margaret B.:
MINIATURE SHOPS: HOW TO DESIGN AND MAKE THEM
A.S. Barnes & Co., Cranbury, NJ, 1977.

Nowhere on this doll-sized Main Street -- with its old-fashioned general store, toy shop, confectionery, etc. -- is a single bookshop to be found.

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n/a:
TAVOLE IMBANDITE
SugarCo Edizioni, Milano, 1981.

Nineteenth-century culinary artistry revealed via fanciful engravings: ornate, architectural, often preposterous. (Text in Italian.)

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Endler, Norman S., and Emmanuel Persad:
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY: THE MYTHS AND THE REALITIES
Hans Huber Publications, Toronto, 1988.

"Loose teeth should be protected, and dentures should be removed."

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n/a:
TOBACCO, PIPES AND THE PLEASURES OF PIPE SMOKING
Turmac Tabakmaatschappij Canada Ltd., Toronto [ca.1960s].

This avuncular introduction to nicotine paraphernalia strikes a pleasing balance between enthusiasm and pomposity.

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