Bizarre Subjects from Felicity Books
Cruelty and Sundry Bizarre Subjects
Cruelty, torture, strange behaviour, weird activities and generally bizarre topics
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The price you see below is the price you pay in Australia - NO extra shipping or other charges ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER. Why the official story of 9/11 is a monumental lie. Icke, David. Bridge of Love, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Warning: Front cover damaged and book tending to curl on corners but fair an quite solid. Keywords: new york world trade center centre terrorists terrorism buildings disasters death Cat nr 8622 - $A25
ANOTHER WEIRD YEAR 3: Bizarre News Stories From Around the World. Davies, Huw. Ebury Press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 290 pages, illustrated. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0091898366. Keywords: weird bizarre news anecdotes stories tales unusual Cat nr 7610 - $A13
BEYOND BELIEF!! All That is Strange About the World and the Human Race. Lyon, Ron, and Paschall, Jenny. Stanley Paul small quarto paperback (card), 1993, 96p, illsts. The natural and unnatural and the plain weird. Well illustrated. Good copy. ISBN 0091779839.Keywords: strange bizarre weird Cat nr 1401 - $A17
BIZARRE adult magazine (UK). June 2002 issue. Various contributors. I Feel Good Ltd, large-format, 136 pages, illustrated. Features include: Switchblade sex (kinky games), All Tied Up (pins in flesh, bondage), Splatter Filth (Spanish movies), Start Your Own Sex Cult, Voodoo Hell, Ritual Murder, and more. Very good condition. Illustrated in glorious colour! Keywords: magazines adult risqué sex sexuality deviations Cat nr 6303 - $A27
BIZARRE adult magazine (UK). Summer 2002 issue. Various contributors. I Feel Good Ltd, large-format, 136 pages, illustrated. Features include: Freaky UK (weird summers), DIY Lesbian Erotica, Bizarre Photo Gallery, Prison Hell (Newgate), Amputee Hunters, and more. All in glowing colour. Very good condition. Keywords: magazines adult risqué sex sexuality deviations Cat nr 6304 - $A27
BLACK ANGELS, The. Butler, Rupert. Sheridan paperback, 1994, 276p. The story of the Waffen-SS. Near-NEW copy. ISBN 1855015528. Keywords: germany nazism war warfare waffen soldiers cruelty terror violence armies Cat nr 6768 - $A15
BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA, The. A Reconstruction. Barber, Noel. Tower paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1965, 220 pages. Heavily browned paper, small name in front, otherwise solid. Keywords: india calcutta murder incidents torture death execution history bizarre Cat nr 6570 - $A15
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, The. A Dossier. Stern, D.A. (compiler). Boxtree paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 191 pages, illsts. With many illustrations. Very good copy. ISBN 0752218638. Keywords: horror movies bizarre mysteries Cat nr 4491 - $A15
BOAT (The). Cannibalism at Sea. Gibson, Walter. Star paperback, 1974, 96 pages. A true story of terrible events at sea. The lifeboat was packed with 135 people all standing and all nearly naked. For 28 days they drifted and in end only four survived, one of whom wrote this account. Very good. Keywords: sea oceans rescue death cannibalism danger bizarre Cat nr 6199 - $A17
BOUND AND GAGGED. The Story of the Silent Serials. Lahue, Kalton C. New York, Castle Book,s quarto hardcover, 1968, 352 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Not all physical bondage but there was certainly plenty of it in the old silent serials. Nice photo, for example, of Edith Johnson, well controlled, one might say, on page 156. Then there is Arlene Pretty on page 174, and a few men, but then they are not so interesting as are damsels in distress. How much nicer the barefoot Allene Ray, stretched out on a rack on p155 - a still from The Fortieth Door (1924). A heap of photos but the reproduction could have been better. Plastic over dj, previous owner's name stamps inside front and back. Ex-Library. Light edge wear, but basically solid. Keywords: women females serials movies films cinema actors actresses hollywood players bondage restraint danger Cat nr 6352 - $A22
BUMBREATH, BOTOX AND BUBBLES. And Other Fully Sick Science Moments. Kruszelnicki, Dr Karl. HarperCollins large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 247 pages, illustrated. Another fascinating collection from the Doctor. This copy is bit bent on one corner, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0732267153. Keywords: science curiosities information reference bizarre weird Cat nr 6017 - $A14
BUMBREATH, BOTOX and BUBBLES. and other Fully Sick Science Moments. Kruszelnicki, Dr Karl. HarperCollins paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 247 pages, illustrated. Don't blame me for the crass title! I think they could have found something better but I guess we can forgive Dr Karl as his books are always jam-packed with fascinating - and science-backed - information. Very good copy, near-new. ISBN 0732267153. Keywords: science curiosities information reference bizarre weird Cat nr 8265 - $A17
BURNED ALIVE. The Shocking True Story of One Woman's Escape From an 'Honour' Killing. Souad. Bantam Press, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 210 pages. At age 17 she made the mistake of falling in love. Her brother-in-law threw petrol over her one day and set it alight. Miraculously Souad was saved by village women but she was badly burnt. Her attacker was hailed as a hero. This is the terrible story of honour killing in our time. Bit of creasing to front cover, otherwise good solid clean copy. ISBN 0593052978. Keywords: beliefs religion society marriage murder crime women females abuse injustice human rights honor killing Cat nr 8553 - $A22
CD-ROM: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN CRUELTY. Owen, Mark. Felicity Press (Australia), 1995. Thousands of entries. Over one million words and 400 illustrations. An extensive detailed history of human cruelty, torture, punishment, human rights abuses, imprisonment, and more. Uses Acrobat software, plays on any platform. Brand new in jewel case. Keywords: cruelty torture executions punishments discipline human rights abuse abuses Cat nr 4933 - $A27
CHINESE FOOTBINDING. The History of a Curious Erotic Custom. Levy, Howard S. Lon, Neville Spearman, large octavo hardcover, no date. c. 1965?, 352p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A lengthy and detailed study of the curious Chinese custom. Has an excellent selection of sketches and photos. Deals with the sociology, the sexuality, and the history of the custom. Frank and revealing! A classic text often referred to. This is an ex-library copy with cancelled stamps and signs of wear, edge marks, etc, but fairly good. The dust-jacket is well worn and loose. Keywords: customs society far east asia china women females foot feet bizarre Cat nr 1640 - $A52
CINEMA OF MYSTERY. London, Rose. Bounty Books, quarto hardcover, 1975, 111p, illsts. This book comprises almost wholly illustrations, some in the form of lovely colour plates, but mostly bw. Some descriptive text as well. Dust-jacket frayed but useful, taped down. Book within solid. ISBN 0517525720. Keywords: cinema film films movies hollywood mystery horror stars actors Cat nr 2138 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. October 1961. Film festival news. Many photos. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6407 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. July 1961. Swedish screen, Berlin Festival. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6408 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. September 1955. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6409 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. June 1957. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6410 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. June 1961. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6411 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). December 1961. Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. December 1961. 'Special large edition' - many photos. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6406 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). January 1972. Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. Included in this issue: Reports on SWEDISH CINEMA, ISABELLA DUCHESS OF THE DEVIL and REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE (with photos) and lots more, with the usual number of lovely nude and near-nude females. Some wear, but fairly good. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6998 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (magazine). November 1961.Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. November 1961 issue. Elke Sommer in 'Violent Youth' plus 'The Seven Deadly Sins' & 'Cartouche'. Some light cover creases and general wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6405 - $A17
CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW. Vol. 20 No. 12 (magazine). Anon. Eurap Publishing (UK), paper-covered magazine format. No date. Included in this issue: Review of A BELL FROM HELL, a very kinky movie (with photos), FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (with photos) and lots more, with the usual number of lovely nude and near-nude females. Some wear, but fairly good. Keywords: movies film films cinema actors actresses europe european continental erotica adult nudity bizarre Cat nr 6995 - $A17
CURSES! BROILED AGAIN! The hottest urban legends going. Brunvand, Jan Harold. Norton paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 335 pages. Below-average copy - grubby on edges and worn at edges and corners but intact and still quite readable. ISBN 0393307115. Keywords: legends myths mythology folklore mysteries stories tales Cat nr 5756 - $A15
DON'T EVER TELL - KATHY'S STORY. Inside the Hell of Ireland's Notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries. O'Beirne, Kathy. HarperCollins, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 256 pages, illustrated. The appalling story of young girls subjected to virtual slave labour in Ireland's Catholic laundries, abused and unloved. Tiny bit of corner damage, otherwise very good. ISBN 0732282179. Keywords: children child girls abuse teenagers catholic convents slaves memoirs Cat nr 17079 - $A25
DRUG TRAFFIC, The. O'Callaghan, Sean. NEL paperback, 1969, 189p. The author also write: The White Slave Traffic'. Stained at bottom edge of book and somewhat damaged on spine. Rather poor copy but all there! Keywords: drugs traffic narcotics crime society Cat nr 5326 - $A14
ECCENTRIC & BIZARRE BEHAVIORS (behaviours). Franzini, Louis R. and Grossberg, John M. Wiley paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993, 244 pages. A collection of twelve of the strangest psychiatric disorders known to science. Slight edge marking but otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0471545201. Keywords: psychiatry psychology bizarre behaviors behaviours personality strange curious Cat nr 6609 - $A27
END OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION, The. Plaidy, Jean. Star paperback, 1961, 207 pages. The third and final volume of three books by this author on the topic of the Inquisition. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0352302488. Keywords: spain europe catholic church friars monks inquisition crime cruelty injustice rights abuse history Cat nr 4182 - $A17
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. Wilson, Derek. Pan small quarto paperback, 1983, 256 pages, illustrated. An illustrated encyclopedia of the world's great eccentrics, visionaries, geniuses, enthusiasts, recluses, exhibitionists, adventurers, con-men and criminals. Phew! What a collection. Short but surprisingly detailed biographies, with many illustrations. Such people as William McGonnagal, William Blake, Walt Disney, Casanova and Ludwig of Bavaria. A little edge wear and paper aging a bit but fairly good. ISBN 0330280988. Keywords: people biography bizarre eccentrics history characters Cat nr 4299 - $A17
FORTEAN TIMES - The Journal of Strange Phenomena - Number 62. Various contributors. London, small quarto magazine-format with stiff card cover, April 1992, 66 pages, illustrated. Includes: Classic Deceptions (hoaxes), Missing Planets, Doc Shiels, the Lost Australians, and many more interesting items. Minor marks and wear, fairly good. ISSN 03085899. Keywords: mysteries unexplained inexplicable weird wonders puzzles enigmas Cat nr 17963 - $A17
GESTAPO PRISONER. Slater, John. Horwitz paperback, 1966, 162 pages. Another woman-in-danger story from the pen of Mr Slater. This is a very poor but intact copy of a scarce book. Damaged cover, browned paper, skewed, etc, but all there. Keywords: fiction novels bizarre women females Cat nr 6194 - $A17
GIANT BOOK OF WEREWOLVES, The. Jones, Stephen (editor). The Book Company paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 496 pages, illustrated. Good condition. ISBN 1854876090. Keywords: werewolves bizarre creatures fantasy Cat nr 6249 - $A27
HEAVEN'S GATE CULT SUICIDE IN SAN DIEGO. Hoffman, Bill, and Burke, Cathy. Harper paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 333 pages, illustrated. Material supplied by the Staff of The New York Post newspaper. The story of Marshall Applewhite and his nutty UFO cult. Paper bit brownish and some light edge stains, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0061012726. Keywords: cults sects religion belief bizarre ufos death suicide Cat nr 8295 - $A17
HISTORY OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, The. Scott, George Ryley. London, Torchstream Books, octavo hardcover, 1948, 261p, illsts. Classic book on this endlessly titillating subject. The original was published in a more restrictive era (1938) & bore a statement that it could only be sold to lawyers, sociologists, psychologists & suchlike pure-minded folk. The rest of us were apt to indulge in that terrible vice, prurient interest. At least some of us aren't hypocrites disguising our interest under the cloak of a desire for the abolition of this strange human activity. Little skewed sideways but fg-g. No dj. Keywords: corporal punishment discipline children teenagers youths crime justice flagellation whipping cane strap tawse juveniles birching prisons Cat nr 1988 - $A37
HISTORY OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, The. Scott, George Ryley. Senate paperback, 1996, 192p., illsts. Classic book on this endlessly titillating subject. The original was published in a more restrictive era and bore a statement that it could only be sold to lawyers, sociologists, psychologists & suchlike pure-minded folk. The rest of us were apt to indulge in that terrible vice, prurient interest! Good copy. ISBN 1859584934. Keywords: corporal punishment discipline children teenagers youths crime justice flagellation whipping cane strap tawse juveniles birching prisons Cat nr 6739 - $A21
HORROR FILM HANDBOOK, The. Frank, Alan. Lon, Batsford, quarto hardcover, 1982, 194p, illsts. An interesting and detailed book, with 232 fascinating B&W illustrations. Signs of wear and tendency to sun-fading on edges of cloth. Fairly good but lacks dust-jacket. ISBN 0713427248. Keywords: movies film films cinema hollywood horror terror bizarre Cat nr 9369 - $A22
HUMAN GUINEA PIGS. Experimentation on Man. Pappworth, M. H. Pelican paperback, 1969, 320 pages. Warning: Heavily worn copy, browned paper and in a generally 'battered' state but quite intact. Keywords: experiments exprimentation humans hospitals ethics Cat nr 6334 - $A22
INCREDIBLE DESTINY. Stories of Crime, Scandal and the Bizarre. Blundell, Nigel. Blitz Editions, large hardcover (A4-plus), pictorial boards, 1992, approx 240 pages, illustrated. Fascinating collection of magazine-style articles with many B&W illustrations. Has a greeting written inside front, but is otherwise very good. ISBN 1856051064. Keywords: crime criminals murder killers law trials justice courts bizarre weird history society Cat nr 7220 - $A31
LATEST GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE. Kruszelnicki, Karl. ABC (Australia) small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 127 pages, illustrated. Illustrated by Kerrie Lester. Good copy. ISBN 0733301444. Keywords: science oddities curiosities history Cat nr 6160 - $A17
LITERATURE OF FLAGELLATION. Part J (The). Anon. Leipzig, Parthenon-Verlag AG, paperback (stiff card), no date, no pagination, circa 120p, illsts. This book has an English descriptive text but chiefly comprises illustrations - over 100 of them, all bw - sketches and photos taken from old books, magazines, etc. The quality of reproduction is not always good but many of the illustrations are of great historic interest, covering the history of literature featuring flagellation, chiefly of the female. The book is a bit grubby, and the back cover is missing. There are also some edge stains, but it is solid apart from the missing cover and intact. And exceedingly scarce!Keywords: erotica flagellation beating whipping cane caning strap strapping deviations fetishes Cat nr 15807 - $A52
LOST GERMAN SLAVE GIRL (The). The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom. Bailey, John. Pan Macmillan Australia paperback (stiff pictorial card), 268 pages. Front endpaper and title page missing and a little damage to cover, name in front. Otherwise fairly good 'Reading Only' copy. ISBN 0732911923. Keywords: slavery indentures servants slavegirls women females girls Cat nr 6387 - $A17
MEXICO. TORTURE WITH IMPUNITY. Amnesty International. Amnesty, paperback, 1991, 54p, illsts.Some marks on front but generally good. ISBN 0862102006. Keywords: torture cruelty human rights abuse death crime Cat nr 1989 - $A15
MISANTHROPE, The - ISSUE ONE. (magaazine) Masters, Chris A. (editor). Fiendish Press (Aust), magazine-formnat, December 1997, 48 pages, illustrated. 'It's all here - bizarre sex, murder, mayhem, violence, cannibalism, torture, satanism, weirdness.' Scarce! Very good. Keywords: magazines adult risqué sex sexuality deviations bizarre Cat nr 6305 - $A32
MY QUEST FOR THE YETI. Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery. Messner, Reinhold. Pan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 167 pages, illustrated. A travel book with a difference. Has some fascinating B&W photo plates but do we get to see a real yeti? Minor wear, good condition. ISBN 0330390864. Keywords: monsters mysteries unexplained inexplicable bizarre metaphysics travel adventure exploration Cat nr 8551 - $A19
OLD SCHOOL, The. Raven, Simon. Lon, Hamish Hamilton, large octavo hardcover, 1986, 139 pages. Noted fiction writer turns his hand to life in the Old English School, with the inevitable floggings, Jew-hating, homosexual encounters ('a much coveted blonde' or 'the house tart') & suchlike revelations. Very good copy with excellent green cloth and spine gilt lettering, and good dust-jacket. ISBN 0241119294. Keywords: schools schoolboys pupils teachers cane beat discipline england jews society homosexuality history Cat nr 6135 - $A27
PADDLES magazine - Vol.1 No.4. Anon. Clare Gordon Australia, paper-covered magazine, 36p., illsts. Paper wrinkled and stained due poor storage but intact. Keywords: spanking beating erotica discipline punishment fetishes Cat nr 16089 - $A17
PALM BEACH BABYLON. Sins, Scams and Scandals. Weiss, Murray, and Hoffmann, Bill. Pinnacle paperback, 1993, 519p, illsts. A terrific read! Exposes the underside among the high and mighty of Palm Beach. Steamy divorces, sex scandals, illegal liaisons, and much more. Some edge wear but fairly good copy. ISBN 1558177639. Keywords: scandal scandals sex marriage divorce crime bizarre anecdotes Cat nr 2337 - $A19
Q. & A. WHY IT IS SO. Headless Chickens, Ballroom Queues and Belly Button Blues. Kruszelnicki, Dr Karl. HarperCollins small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001, 179 pages, illustrated. Small corner damage but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0732258553. Keywords: science curiosities information reference Cat nr 6018 - $A17
RED HAND, The. Joesten, Joachim. Lon, Robert Hale, octavo hardcover, 1962, 175p, illsts. Story of the French Nationalist secret society known as The Red Hand, active in Algeria, Germany, Belgium and other places. The book is a little skewed sideways but is fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: algeria war warfare terrorists insurgents arms dealers bizarre Cat nr 1527 - $A27
RUMOUR (rumor) IN ORLÉANS. Jews accused of white slaving: a modern myth examined. Morin, Edgar. Lon, Anthony Blond, octavo hardcover, 1971, 276p. A truly fascinating story. In 1969 a rumour swept through Orleans. Six dress shops operated, as it happened, by Jews, had been used as a means of trapping innocent young French girls to be sold into Eastern sex-slavery. Girls had gone into fitting rooms and never emerged, indeed were instead tied up in the back room and spirited away for sale to slavers. Curiously no town girls had been reported missing. This is the story of the panic that swept Orléans, of girls terrified of white slavers and the relationship of the fantasies that arose to that 'shrine of narcissistic sexuality' - i.e. the dressing-room. A classic study in psychology. Cloth slightly degraded, spine gilt lettering excellent, book edges have some staining. Dust-jacket well worn, rather poor in fact. Keywords: psychology myths mythology folklore rumours rumors bizarre sex sexuality females women slavery sex-slavery jews society Cat nr 1281 - $A22
SAVAGE CINEMA. Witcombe, Rick Trader. Bounty Books, quarto hardcover, 1975, 95p, illsts. Packed with illustrations, mostly bw but a few in colour. The dust-jacket is taped down and is somewhat damaged but is fair. The book within is quite solid. Keywords: movies film films cinema hollywood underground actors actresses bizarre Cat nr 1301 - $A19
SCOURGE OF THE SWASTIKA, The. A Short History of German War Crimes Illustrated. Russell, Lord. Corgi paperback, 1966 reprint, 221p, illsts. The appalling story from first-hand sources. Lord Russell was one of the trial judges at Nürnberg. With 17 graphic illustrations. Tending to crack at spine due to age and dryness of paper, otherwise fair and intact. Keywords: warfare crime abuse human rights camps prisoners cruelty death murder trials justice nazism germany Cat nr 5369 - $A12
SEA, The. MYTHS AND LEGENDS. Rappoport, Angelo S. Senate Paperback, 1995, 287p, illsts. First published in 1928 as 'Superstitions of Sailors'. The world underwater, enchanted rocks, mermaids, sea monsters, and more. Very good copy. ISBN 1859581498. Keywords: myths legends mythology folklore sea oceans sailors ships nautical history Cat nr 1617 - $A19
SECRET POLICE. The terrifying inside story of an international network. Plate, Thomas, and Darvi, Andrea. Abacus Paperback, 1983, 448p. The numerous bodies around the world dissected. Fairly good copy. Keywords: secret police terror war warfare torture crime Cat nr 9890 - $A19
SLAVE. The True Story of a Girl's Lost Childhood and her Fight for Survival. Nazer, Mende, with Damien Lewis. Virago large paperback (stiff card), 2004, 325 pages. This story is but one of many. A 12-year-old girl abducted by Mujahidin who hacked down the villagers. She was sold to an Arabn woman in Khartoum and for the next seven years lived the miseable life of a slave - fed with food scraps from the family plates, receiving no pay, sleeping on the floor, and locked up each night. And more. This is the graphic story. Some corner bending and general edge wear but fair and solid within. ISBN 1844081141. Keywords: biography girls women females slaves slavery crime abuse Cat nr 5255 - $A22
SNAKEBITE SURVIVORS' CLUB, The. Travels Among Serpents. Seal, Jeremy. Picador Paperback, 2000, 377p, illsts. A fascinating incursion into the world of snakes by someone who respects and even loves them. Ranges around the world and through history. Heavy remainder line on bottom but otherwise good copy. Keywords: snakes herpetology animals wildlife ecology society customs curiosities bizarre fauna Cat nr 11174 - $A17
SOBER TRUTH. A Collection of Nineteenth Century Episodes, Fantastic, Grotesque and Mysterious. Barton, Margaret, and Sitwell, Osbert (compilers). Lon, Macdonald, octavo hardcover, 1944 reprint, 235p, illsts. A curious collection of stories, all apparently true, e.g. Joanna Southcott & the Birth of the Messiah!, D.D. Home the Medium, Hoof-Marks in the Snow, and many more. Cloth heavily stained and there is a tendency for cracking at spine. No dust-jacket. Poor copy but intact. Keywords: curiosities curiosa bizarre mysteries tales anecdotes stories Cat nr 2406 - $A22
SOUL MURDER. Persecution In the Family. Schatzman, Morton. Pelican paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1976, 173 pages, illustrated. This book deals with a truly bizarre history - detailing the personal story of an eminent German judge who went mad and the part played in his madness by his father's repressive regime when he was a child. Includes sketches of such implements of torture as the head-holder designed to force the child's head straight, a shoulder band to keep the shoulders pulled back, a belt to keep the child stretched taut while asleep and a device worn by the child while working at a table, etc. This copy is falling apart but all pages have been checked and are present. It is also disfigured in many places by notes and underlinings. Priced accordingly. ISBN 0140216448. Keywords: madness schizophrenia family life fathers children abuse discipline punishment bizarre Cat nr 6897 - $A37
SPANKING TORTURE. Anon. Anonymous Booklet 31p, illsts. Photos and drawings, heavy stuff! No stories - just illustrations. Very good copy. Keywords: spanking erotica beating torture whipping bondage caning Cat nr 15280 - $A22
STRANGE BUT TRUE. The World's Weirdest Newspaper Stories. Healey, Tim (editor). Octopus Books, Paperback, 1984, 192p, illst. with photos. A little wear and some marks but generally good. ISBN 0706421477. Keywords: weird bizarre queer strange stories newspapers cults sects freaks taboos cannibalism Cat nr 2376 - $A19
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE EARTH. Grumley, Michael. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, octavo hardcover, 1975, 154 pages, illustrated. A study of the history of various bizarre creatures. Name in front, some edge staining, but otherwise solid copy with good black cloth and excellent spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket has some minor edge wear but is fairly good. Keywords: history monsters yeti sasquatch mono Grande mysteries bizarre Cat nr 8460 - $A25
THRILL OF EVIL, The. Ashton-Wolfe, H. London, Hurst & Blackett, octavo hardcover, no date, circa 1930?, 285 pages, illustrated. Very poor externally, with spine cloth missing and stained cloth, etc, but internally all there. Good 'ready only' copy. Has some fascinating B&W photo plates (all checked and all there), including the long fingernails and deadly centipede used by Chang Foo Lee and three cats whose paws were steeped in tetanus bacilli. Keywords: crime criminals detection detectives murder killers law trials justice courts jurisprudence Cat nr 7010 - $A22
TORTURE IN THE EIGHTIES. An Amnesty International Report. Amnesty International. Amnesty paperback, 1984, 263p. Comprehensive account of torture in various countries with many actual examples. Some grubbiness on white back, otherwise good copy. ISBN 0909382352. Keywords: cruelty torture abuse human rights society amnesty victims crime Cat nr 1987 - $A25
TRUE HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN (The). Joseph Carey Merrick. Howell, Michael, and Ford, Peter. Penguin paperback, 1981, 223p, illsts. The true story of a man who spent most of his life exhibited as a freak in fairgrounds. Freak of evolutionary forces or creation of a deity? Worn and browned but fg. Keywords: sociology body people biography freaks injustice human rights bizarre Cat nr 8114 - $A12
VIOLENCE IN HUMAN SOCIETY. Gunn, John. David & Charles (UK), octavo hardcover, 1973, 200 pages. Some light edge staining and some ink marks in a few margins, otherwise fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0715359282. Keywords: society sociology violence crime Cat nr 5297 - $A22
WHITE SPIDER, The. Wolf, Joyce. Leisure paperback, 400p. Horror fiction. Virginal 12-year-old girl victim of the White Spider; once a man, now overtaken by evil in new form, lusting with desire for sweet young flesh! Erotic-horror at its best/worst? Well used, stained edges, remainder line on bottom. Keywords: fiction erotica children horror girls females bizarre Cat nr 12385 - $A17
WITCH HILL: A HISTORY OF SALEM WITCHCRAFT (Photocopied). Mudge, Rev Z.A. Original Publisher: New York, Carlton & Lanahan, 1871, 322 pages, iillustrated. 'Including illustrative sketches of persons and places.' Has 3 engravings. Photocopied from the original. The copy is fairly good and clear. Keywords: salem history america americana usa witches witchcraft occult society manias persecution religion beliefs Cat nr 6717 - $A37
WORLD FAMOUS CULTS & FANATICS. Wilson, Colin & Damon. Magpie paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 122 pages, illustrated. Rather worn and marked, with blotted-out name in front, but fair and intact. ISBN 854871242. Keywords: cults sects religion beliefs bizarre Cat nr 6915 - $A13
WORLD FAMOUS WEIRD NEWS STORIES. From strange animal tales to freak accidents. Wilson, Colin, Damon and Rowan. Magpie Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 184 pages, illustrated. Read about the gourmet magazine that accidentally published a recipe for poisonous cookies and many such bizarre tales from real life. This is not a work of fiction! Believe it! Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 1845290240. Keywords: weird mysterious bizarre eccentric behaviour history strange tales people Cat nr 7972 - $A15
WORLD'S GREATEST CRANKS AND CRACKPOTS. Nicholas, Margaret. Octopus paperback, 192p, illsts. Interesting collection of weirdos. Naturalist serves stewed moles, huntsman rides stark naked, Wall St tycoon wears underclothes of old newspapers, and so on. Name in front, otherwise good condition. ISBN 0706421493. Keywords: bizarre people crackpots biography history society Cat nr 2374 - $A17
WORLD'S GREATEST CRANKS AND CRACKPOTS. Nicholas, Margaret. Octopus paperback, 192p, illsts. Interesting collection of weirdos. Naturalist serves stewed moles, huntsman rides stark naked, Wall St tycoon wears underclothes of old newspapers, and so on. Paper stained and browned but book intact. ISBN 0706421493. Keywords: bizarre people crackpots biography history society Cat nr 17408 - $A13
WORLD'S MOST EVIL MEN, The. Blandford, Neil and Jones, Bruce. Hamlyn Paperback, 1997 reprint, 192p, illsts. One page has slight edge damage, otherwise the book is very good. Keywords: history bizarre evil cruelty murder murders biography death slaughter Cat nr 11219 - $A14
WORLD'S MOST FANTASTIC FREAKS, The. Parker, Mike. Octopus Books, octavo hardcover, pictorial hardcover, 1983, 192 pages, illustrated. The three-legged man, the four-legged woman, bearded ladies, midgets, giants and giantesses, feral children, luminous people, and more. A great collection of the bizarre and freakish. Has numerous illustrations but the printing quality is not great. The book is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0706419391. Keywords: freaks freakish bizarre weird history people Cat nr 5504 - $A17