Poe’s The Raven 1883
Another handsome book. Photo by Blast.
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Songs in the Key of Los Angeles
‘Featuring the elaborately designed covers of more than one hundred pieces of vintage sheet music, Songs in the Key of Los Angeles spans 1859 to 1959, offering… Read More »Songs in the Key of Los Angeles
Harlequin Magazine
I know the line of romance books, of course, but didn’t realize they had a magazine. Looks like it ran for at least a few… Read More »Harlequin Magazine
Satan, I’m Taking Back My Health
‘Also included is an in-depth discussion of Satan’s influence on the advertising industry and how it is linked to drug, cigarette, and alcohol addictions among… Read More »Satan, I’m Taking Back My Health
Pin-Up Books
A pile of ‘thatuncle’ material has been piling up. Photo by Metro.
Rags to Riches with Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger wrote a number of books that rang the changes on a common theme: impecunious young boys make good, generally with the help of… Read More »Rags to Riches with Horatio Alger
Tarzan and the Ant Men
I’ve read some of the Mars books, but I never got into Tarzan. And there are a lot of books in the series. Somehow I… Read More »Tarzan and the Ant Men
If Only You Knew The Power Of The Naughty Side…
The Goody-Naughty Book: The Naughty Side Neat. These books of moral instruction by Sarah Cory Rippey were originally published back-to-back, so one side is the… Read More »If Only You Knew The Power Of The Naughty Side…
Rebel of the School, LT Meade
She sure looks ready to throw down that parasol and wreck some shit. LT Meade wrote a huge number of girls’ stories in the late… Read More »Rebel of the School, LT Meade