Petersham, Maud and Miska:
THE STORY BOOK OF OIL
John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, 1935.

Have you heard the news? "Now, if the supply of oil were cut off, our manner of living would change completely until something to take its place was found."

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n/a:
HOW TO MAKE A VENETIAN BLIND
[no place or date; ca. 1950].

Formerly a book, now a hollowed-out novelty "book box," done up as an aggressive visual pun. (The knocked-out "eyes" are painted coffee beans.)

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Auld, William:
ESPERANTO, A NEW APPROACH
Heroldo de Esperanto, Brussels, 1969.

"If one cannot immediately find an experienced Esperantist to give advice on pronunciation, there are gramophone records available..."

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Röttger, Ernst:
CREATIVE WOOD DESIGN [Creative Play Series 2]
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1960.

Certain vulnerable aesthetes, when exposed to earthy Nordic handicrafts, experience an excruciating sense of admiration and longing.

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Koschmann, Gale:
TURTLE-LORE FROM EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA
Everglades Natural History Assoc., Homestead, FL, 1965.

A book perfectly matched to its subject: humble, yet intriguing.

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Harrison, Bob:
NAKED NEW YORK
Paragon Associates, New York, 1961.

Master class in sensationalism: "Here are the swindlers and the swells, the babes who scheme and the pimps who outsmart them -- all conning their way in the greatest shell game on earth."

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