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Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre: Collections

$ 13.62

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Publication Year: 2016
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • EAN: 9781780678665
  • UPC: 9781780678665
  • Language: English
  • Condition: Brand New
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Laurence King
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item Height: 1in.
  • Item Width: 7in.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Item Weight: 28.9 Oz
  • MPN: N/A
  • Number of Pages: 160 Pages
  • ISBN: 9781780678665
  • Item Length: 9.8in.

    Description

    A fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 18 unique collections and an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts, taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival, and side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time. Morbid Curiosities includes stunning, specially commissioned photography of both the individual objects and the context of how the collector exhibits their work, forming a unique showcase of the bizarre and the intriguing.