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An ABZ of Love: Kurt Vonnegut’s Favorite Vintage Danish Illustrated Guide to Sexuality
An ABZ of Love: Kurt Vonnegut’s Favorite Vintage Danish Illustrated Guide to Sexuality

From common sense to conjugal bliss, by way of corsets and chivalry.

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Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photographs of Scientific Phenomena
Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photographs of Scientific Phenomena

The abstract beauty of science, made dramatically visible.

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Emotional Anatomy: Stunning Vintage Illustrations of Somatic Consciousness
Emotional Anatomy: Stunning Vintage Illustrations of Somatic Consciousness

Dissecting the pulsating accordion of existence.

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John Keats’s Porridge: The Favorite Recipes of Beloved Poets
John Keats’s Porridge: The Favorite Recipes of Beloved Poets

What simple dishes reveal about the complexities of poetry as a creative act of constant transformation.

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Britain vs. America in Minimalist Vintage Infographics
Britain vs. America in Minimalist Vintage Infographics

A time-capsule of mid-century cultural contrasts.

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How To Sing: A 1902 Illustrated Guide from the Great German Opera Singer Lilli Lehmann
How To Sing: A 1902 Illustrated Guide from the Great German Opera Singer Lilli Lehmann

“It is the artist’s task, through offering his best and most carefully prepared achievements, to educate the public, to ennoble it.”

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Anatomical Flap-Up Illustrations from 1901 Adapted as Animated GIFs
Anatomical Flap-Up Illustrations from 1901 Adapted as Animated GIFs

Peeling away the layers of the body, over and over.

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Geometrical Psychology: Mathematical Models of Consciousness by the 19th-Century Psychologist Benjamin Betts
Geometrical Psychology: Mathematical Models of Consciousness by the 19th-Century Psychologist Benjamin Betts

“Imagination receives the stream of Consciousness, and holds apart and compares the different experiences.”

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An Illustrated Vintage Bicycle Safety Manual circa 1969
An Illustrated Vintage Bicycle Safety Manual circa 1969

Keep your head up, your speed down, and your hands on those handlebars — or else!

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Changing New York: Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Black-and-White Photos from the 1930s
Changing New York: Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Black-and-White Photos from the 1930s

A breathtaking time-capsule of this ageless, ever-changing city.

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