n/a:
OUR LITTLE ONES IN HEAVEN
Sampson Low, Son & Co., London, 1858.

Despite the Victorian kitsch factor, these poems and sermons memorializing dead children could cause a world-weary bookseller to weep at his desk.

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Kempf, Julius:
KLEINWOHNSTÄTTEN DER GEGENWART
F. Bruckmann Verlag, München, 1950.

Every Bavarian needs a comfortable place to hang up his lederhosen. Here are photos and floorplans for dozens of styles of folksy cottages.

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Chu, H.F.:
HOW TO KNOW THE IMMATURE INSECTS
Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, IA, [ca. 1970s].

Sure, they're cute when they're larvae...

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Sager, Raymond M., et al.:
THE SAGER WEATHERCASTER
Weather Publications, Pleasantville, NY, 1969.

Housed in an unassuming spiral-bound book, this circular slide rule is "an instrument based on meteorological science. It is in fact a handy computer."

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Walker, Sara MacLeod:
HIGHLAND FLING COOKBOOK
Atheneum, New York, 1971.

Recipes for Scottish delicacies like Meldrum potted hough, Killiecrankie mince collops, Dingwall invalid toast... but oddly, nary a haggis in sight.

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Prus, Robert, and Styllianoss Irini:
HOOKERS, ROUNDERS, AND DESK CLERKS
Sheffield Publishing, Salem, WI, 1988.

Considering a career change? This study is so richly detailed, it could serve as a practitioner's guide to the hustling life.

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