Idiot International, a counter-culture magazine focusing on politics, published out of London, England, 1970-1971 - possibly related to the longer-lived French publication "L'idiot international", but the link is unclear.

June 9, 2008

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1970s, counter-culture, idiot, international, london, magazine, protest

Humility and Innocence

Stacey Grimaldi, The Toilet, London, 1821. The original issue of a book form that was popular in England and then republished in the United States in the 1820s. A set of virtues is taught using illustrations of items found on a lady's dressing table (the "toilet" of the title), each revealed with the lift of a delicate flap. This copy was the property of the author.

December 21, 2007

Beinecke Library, Shirley Collection, 1821, book, emblem, flap, grimaldi, london, toilet, virtues