Stacks of Books Crushing You
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.)
Book covers and ephemera from the collection of the tumblr "Jell-O Biafra Says"
Joe started "Jell-O Biafra Says" in March 2013 and has already posted 1767 scans from his towering thrift store hoard. Here's a selection of my faves. (In case you are wondering: "this tumblr is not affiliated with mr. jello biafra...or kraft jell-o.")
Push Comes to Shove (1970)
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A Survey of Chemical and Biological Warfare (1969)
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The Nature of Violent Storms
Anchor Science Study Series paperbacks (1959-1961)
cover designs by George Giusti
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Two Novels by Nathaniel West (1971 ed.)
Cover design by Ellen Raskin
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Interstellar Communication: Scientific Perspectives (1974)
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Nihilists (1969 ed.)
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Iron Men and their Dogs (1941)
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Threepenny Novel (1960 ed.)
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Also see my Oct. 2012 post on the rororo series
The Sound of the Mountain (1974 ed.)
Cover illustration by Barney Wan
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The Leper King (1957)
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Britain at War (1941)
signed McKnight Kauffer [E. McKnight Kauffer on 50 Watts]
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Malone Dies (1956) [looks like a Kuhlman]
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The Human Use of Human Beings (1954 ed.)
Cover design by George Giusti
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Management Thinkers (1970)
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Discourse on Thinking (1969 ed.)
Cover design by Roger Hane
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Printing (1948), illustrated by Jack Brough)
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Design as Art (1971 ed.)
Cover illustration by Bruno Munari
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The Last and First Men / Last Men in London (1973 ed.)
Cover design by David Pelham
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The Sioux Spaceman (1960)
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Birds of New Jersey (1999)
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Turtle Geometry (1984 ed.)
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Digital Computer System Principles (1967)
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Chemistry and You (1957)
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The Advance of the Fungi (1962 ed.)
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Automation (1965) vs Automation (1966)
Marine Society bookplate
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James Scott Memorial Fountain, Belle Isle Park, Detroit (postcard, c1930s) -- "different days" as Joe says
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Feather image representing Kukailimoku, god of war (postcard, n.d.)
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"Facial expressions in different motivational contexts"
from Understanding Your Cat (1977 ed.)
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Previously: Stacks of Books Crushing Me one and two
This post first appeared on February 12, 2014 on 50 Watts