Schroeder, Francis de Neufville; Alvin Lustig (dustjacket):

ANATOMY FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS; AND HOW TO TALK TO A CLIENT

Whitney Publications, New York, 1951.

What, bibliographically speaking, makes a book "sexy"? It's the combination of intriguing subject matter; smart design; and an ineffable, but bewitching, physical allure. Like this.

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Djebar, Assia; Magnum (phot.)

WOMEN OF ISLAM

Bruna Book/Andre Deutsch, London, 1961.

This daring photographic survey includes dozens of provocative full-face shots. 

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Little, W.B.:

SCIENCE IN THE HOME

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, London, 1932. 

"Once, people feared the scientist and looked upon his work as 'Black Magic.' To-day we recognize him as our friend."

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n/a:

DOWN BUT NOT OUT [CFP 217]

Minister of Supply and Services Canada, Hull, 1978.

RCAF survival guide for downed aircrews, addressing the basic conditions of existence: "Pain, cold, thirst, hunger, fatigue, boredom, and loneliness..."

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Sumner, Lloyd:

COMPUTER ART AND HUMAN RESPONSE

[Self-published], Charlottesville, VA, 1968.

Geek creativity of the early digital era: the true avant-garde.

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Arnim, Faye:

FUR CRAFT: HOW TO GLAMORIZE YOUR WARDROBE WITH FUR

Key Publishing Co., New York, 1964.

Includes instructions on how to make a fur coat for your poodle.

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