June 21, 2009


Baker, G. Cornelius:
INDOOR GAMES AND SOCIALS FOR BOYS

Association Press, New York, 1923.


Wholesome activities for Christian youth: Rooster Fight, Potato Joust, Hottentot Tackle, Skin the Snake...


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CATALOGUE OFFICIEL DES PIECES DE RHABILLAGE POUR MONTRES SUISSES
[Official Catalogue of Swiss Watch Repair Parts]
Les Fabricants Suisses d'Horlogerie, Bienne, 1955.


When a bookseller turns 45, he owes himself a gift that celebrates the transient beauty of time.


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Bagneris, G.:
ELEMENTS OF SYLVICULTURE

William Rider & Son, London, 1882.


"... the whole body of observed facts which relate to forest vegetation, arranged and combined into a system in so far as they apply to the treatment of forests."


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Blake, Dick:
DISCOTHEQUE DANCES
World Publishing Co., Cleveland, 1965.

Illustrated instructions for steps like the Hitch-Hiker, the Mashed Potatoes, and the Camel Walk; plus photos of Phyllis Diller doing the Temper Tantrum.


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Cheskin, Louis:
COLORS: WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU

Liveright Publishing, New York, 1948.


"Because of ignorance of the nature of color, we have much avoidable discomfort in the home, unnecessary irritability, emotional instability, considerable loss in industrial production..."


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THE BEAVER AND THE MUSKRAT

Ginn and Company, Toronto, [ca. 1940s]


In this school reader, the exploitation of natural resources is a noble pursuit, engaged in by noble Indians, noble fur traders... and even noble rodents.


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