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    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art
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    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art

    The Cubies’ ABC (1913)
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    The Cubies’ ABC (1913)

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)

    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)
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    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)

    Augustus Jansson’s Queen City Ink Adverts (1903–1907)
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    Augustus Jansson’s Queen City Ink Adverts (1903–1907)

    Photographs of Japanese Sword Guards (1916)
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    Photographs of Japanese Sword Guards (1916)

    John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America
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    John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America

    The Golfer’s Rubáiyát and other 20th-Century Parodies
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    The Golfer’s Rubáiyát and other 20th-Century Parodies

    The False Young Man (1937)
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    The False Young Man (1937)

    Through the First Antarctic Night (1900)
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    Through the First Antarctic Night (1900)

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    X is for...

    Bob's Electrical Theatre (1906)
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    Bob's Electrical Theatre (1906)

    Karl Blossfeldt's Urformen der Kunst (1928)
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    Karl Blossfeldt's Urformen der Kunst (1928)

    Abide With Me (1914)
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    Abide With Me (1914)

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)
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    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)

    Leave it to Psmith (1923)
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    Leave it to Psmith (1923)

    Women at Work during World War I
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    Women at Work during World War I

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)
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    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)
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    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)
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    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)

    Hans Prinzhorn's Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)
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    Hans Prinzhorn's Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)

    Shakespeare Songs from Victor Records
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    Shakespeare Songs from Victor Records

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)
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    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)

    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)
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    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)

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