Hartmann, Newton H. (phot.):
QUEER BIRDS
Edward Stern & Co., Philadelphia, 1934.

"Not all of Mother Nature's children are graceful and good-looking, as most of these photographs prove."

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Brown, Adolph M.:
MODERN PLASTIC SURGICAL PROSTHETICS
Grune & Stratton, New York, 1947.

The dreadful intersection of pathos and revulsion, thoroughly illustrated.

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Supf, Peter:
DER LUFTKRIEG IN POLEN ["The Air War in Poland"]
Junker und Dünnhaupt, Berlin, 1941.

Over 180 photos of heroic Nazi airmen defending the fatherland in 1939 by bombing the crap out of those menacing, militaristic Poles. Text in German.

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Grumme, Grete:
DANISH FOOD
Chr. Erichsen's Forlag, Copenhagen, 1964.

Creamed liverpaste, pale meat jelly, spiced lard... and that's just the chapter on "Dishes for a Danish Cold Table."

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Zimmerschied, Gerd:
NATURAL STONE AS AN ELEMENT IN DESIGN
Standard Catalogue Co., London, 1961.

The hypnotic geometry of stonemasonry, as revealed in some 400 closeup photos of walls, chimneys, garden paths, etc., from around the world.

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Tapson, Frank:
TAKE TWO!
Pantheon Books, [New York], 1977.

Parlor fun on the cheap: 32 different game boards in a single spiral-bound album. (You supply the buttons or coins for counters.)

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