Sims, George R.:
THE BLACK STAIN.
Jarrold & Sons, London, [1907].

An especially lurid example of social-reform shock literature, its moral authority upheld by a dozen before-and-after photos of "rescued" beggar children.

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Jansen, Mark:
THE ART OF GEOMETRIC THREAD DESIGN
Open Door Company, Campbell, CA, 1972.

A trademarked craft activity for hippies: beautiful, inane, and unexpectedly reliant upon a sound comprehension of Euclidean geometry.

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CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHY. Kodak Publication No. N3
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, 1972.

Either an indispensible professional resource, or a uniquely depraved variety of porn. Illustrated with 150 intimate photos of medical patients.

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[three-dimensional paper model]
[COSMONAUT LAUNCH SITE DIORAMA]
["Veselka," Kiev, 1967]

Live the dream of Soviet technological supremacy with a fully equipped model space base, including rocket ship; launch pad; ground crew; support vehicles; etc. Eight uncut looseleaf pages in folder; instructions in Ukrainian.

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McGee, W.J.:
PRIMITIVE NUMBERS
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1901.

Place of numbers in the growth of knowledge; primitive counting and number systems; germs of the number-concept; modern vestiges of almacabala; etc.

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Stiles, David:
THE TREE HOUSE BOOK
Avon Books, New York, 1979.

Much like the ideal dad: nerdy, practical, gently didactic and safety-oriented, yet possessing an underlying whimsy, with the promise of great fun for boys.

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