Weird, niche, cult or coffee table books

[meowington]

Hi all,
I have a few "Coffee table" books and plan on expanding my collection.

It would be interesting to see what weird book(s) you own or came across.
Anything goes even if it's lame : weird, niche subjects, cult subjects, ..., or even plain coffee table books, special editions, special materials, signed by the author, whatnot.

I bought this one for instance just because of the title :

 

[Forever]

I have Vogue: The Editor's Eye

I love fashion and Rooney Mara.

 

[Obfuscate]

when i was a kid i found this book in a thrift shop... i think it would be a fine addition to any coffee table...

101 Uses for a Dead Cat - Wikipedia

 

[meowington]

when i was a kid i found this book in a thrift shop... i think it would be a fine addition to any coffee table...

101 Uses for a Dead Cat - Wikipedia

lol purrfect !

I love fashion and Rooney Mara.

Of course you do

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also aforementioned (in another thread), I have this huge hardcover photobook called True Norwegian black metal. with black metal dudes prancing around like fairies in the woods.

 

[ceecee]

Here's some I have on shelves and coffee tables. I love collecting them.

Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps: Mapping the Modern World: Martin Vargic: 9780062389220: Amazon.com: Books

https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Hender...rranging+Rooms,+From+Tabletops+to+Bookshelves

Julia Reyes Taubman: Detroit: 138 Square Miles: Julia Reyes Taubman, Elmore Leonard: 9780982389607: Amazon.com: Books

The Wild Horses of Sable Island: Roberto Dutesco: 9783832798499: Amazon.com: Books

Home Ice: Reflections on Backyard Rinks and Frozen Ponds: Jack Falla: 9781930845046: Amazon.com: Books

 

[ceecee]

Aforementioned

Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World's Most Colorful Despots: Peter York, Douglas Coupland: 9780811853149: Amazon.com: Books

I want this one.

 

[iwakar]

Carl Jung's The Red Book deserves a shout-out.

 

[Kas]

The coolest book I own is “Mother Night” by Vonnegut printed by the underground publishing house which aim was to publish books in the independent way during censorship times. It’s written with typing machine, pages are stapled together with paper clip. And there is information that translation is published without knowledge and agreement of translator( which was preventing translators from having unpleasant consequences because of their work). These were late years of censorship, but still.


From weird I have book about history of everyday objects ( dominoes, galoshes, comb etc). I like it a lot!

 

[meowington]

 

[Kingu Kurimuzon]

I have the old school edition of the Joy of Sex complete with drawings of naked hairy hippies. No razors were present during the drawing of these images. No hairs were harmed during the writing of this book.