Speeding Ticket

So I've been on winter break from Stanford for the last couple weeks, but took that time to work some community service to help pay off a ticket I got for speeding over the Golden Gate Bridge. Apparently, the police version of where the bridge ends and my understanding of where the bridge ends are different. Since the ticket was on the Marin side of the bridge I've had to serve my time up there. After some mundane work at the Marine Mammal Center, which is otherwise an amazing place to spend a day, I ended up at the Fairfax Library helping them out with a project. Of course I found it hard to resist the urge to encapsulate in images some of the lovely books I did see. Here is a sampling.

More potato prints from a book on beginning printmaking.

Art made by children of the Holocaust.

Concentration camp children's art in "...I Never Saw Another Butterfly..."

Lucha libre, child-size

Just some gorgeous SF themed book covers.

Abominable Snowman??

No! Just one more befurred beauty from Enrico Sacchetti's "Robes et Femmes."

That's quite a neck.

Beefsteak by Messenger

Darn. All he wanted was a beefsteak. Greedy bellys are bad for business in Nebraska.
From Food Conservation Notes, c. 1918

Look what I found. Mandarin Cafe's descendants? Note the many comments on decor. So tasteful! Let's all read small-town restaurant reviews!

I Would Barf

Stormy seas abound in this stunning book of steamer ships. It's like an old-time mariner's catalog; on each page is a beautifully painted vessel. It's perfect for all y'all landlubbers like myself who love the idea of a life on the high seas but whose stomach rejects such an aquatic lifestyle.

a tir rapide = rapid firing guns

Dream Bike Gear

Neat! Bike enthusiasts everywhere will be sad to discover that aerodynamic plastic head-bubble-gear fell out of favor when too many riders died of plastic-bag-over-the-head syndrome. It was a good idea, though. Sort of...

I'm sort of cheating here - this is my book that I found in Michigan.

Burning of Garbage is Unpatriotic

Be glad for progress. And no World Wars at present. From Food Conservation Notes, published 1918. Stay tuned. More wartime rationing to come.

I Want That Dress...

...and hat and coat. "Robes et Femmes" by Enrico Sacchetti, c. 1913. A portfolio of the most lovely prints I ever did see. Vibrant colors, pretty patterns, feathered hats galore, ankle length dresses somehow made to look fabulous, droopy-postured ladies. See for yourself. Wow!!

That dress!!!

That hat!!!

Everything!!!

Antenna to get better fashion reception.

Milliner meets Crazy Horse.

Even large and lovely ladies model these gorgeous ensembles.

She looks like she just got away with something.

How to hail a taxi and look lovely while doing it.

Turkish Humor?

Hmmm... Think MAD magazine crossed with old Playboy cartoons? Without any translation that's the best I can do. Lots of naked ladies kneeling in front of well-built men with goatees. Lots of camel-toes, too.

Boobs galore.

Wood grain man/busty lady-with-serious-innie cake topper.

Buns...

 

You are getting verrry sleepy...

Cameltoe

Naked Atomic Space Walk

 

Angelic Hunter

And one more from the incredible Rockwell Kent. Again, why am I only discovering him now?

Birds - the real angels

Graham Greene's HOT Dad

The author, not the actor, was the progeny of this foxy man. Any foxes who resemble this one (with or without facial hair) and are in need of a lady-friend, I'm available.

My imaginary past-life bf. Those were good times.

"Super-Gangster Nation"

The year: 1945. The month: January. Things were still pretty shitty for folks all over the world but especially for those unlucky enough to live under Hitler's nut-ball rule. The fact is, everyone knew what a lunatic he was and what he was up to. In this little piece of history from The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Thomas Lamont writes an essay about just how wrong Germany was and how it, along with Japan, acted as a "super-gangster nation."

A fascinating read. See if your library has a copy.

Blonde Eskimo!

I'd never heard of a blonde Eskimo before I saw one in a tiny monograph by the artist Rockwell Kent. What I can't understand is how I'd never heard of Rockwell Kent before now??

Gorgeous! A snow-vixen with pretty hands, a sultry look, and an awesome outfit.

Work is Fun!!

I work three days a week for Stanford University Libraries in their Book Repair lab. Every day there are deliveries of books in need of repair from the schools' assorted libraries. While I have no choice as to what passes into our hands, I am, nonetheless, surprised and delighted  by the variety and content of what I see. This here blog is a sampling of that awesome and strange stuff.

This little gladiator, with his sexy bloody nose, well toned arms, and gorgeous light eyes,
welcomes you to my latest blog.