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Morbid Curiosities - by Paul Gambino (Hardcover)

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  • Step into the residences of the 18 collectors featured in this fascinating book and you will immediately realize that you have been granted entrance to a very special place.
  • About the Author: Paul Gambino has been an avid collector of the macabre for over 20 years and owns an extensive collection of nineteenth-century memorial photographs.
  • 160 Pages
  • Art, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions

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"An insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre. Centred on 15 collections, with extensive interviews with each collector and specially shot imagery detailing their objects, this is a fascinating showcase of bizarre and intriguing objects. Included are collections of skulls, mummified body parts, occultic objects, and various carnival, 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 timeA fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, 'Morbid Curiosities' features 17 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, occult objects and various carnival, 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."--Provided by publisher.



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Step into the residences of the 18 collectors featured in this fascinating book and you will immediately realize that you have been granted entrance to a very special place. Many of these collections make their public debut in Morbid Curiosities making it a must for fans of the bizarre and curious. This showcase book documents the private world of collectors of the macabre as it features 18 unique collections, including skulls, prosthetics, mummified body parts, taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival and side-show and criminal ephemera.

Here you will meet Ryan and Regina who collect shrunken heads, Nathan Roberts who has hundreds of letters from serial killers, Brandon Hodge who has the world's biggest collection of Ouija Boards and many more. Author Paul Gambino says of the collectors, they could come from "a realm that seems far removed from their reality and populated by a fascinating group of people that appear to have stepped directly from Lord Byron's gothic dinner party in the summer of 1816."

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. 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 and there is an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection.

Featured collections and collectors:

Straight from the Morgue: NICOLE ANGEMI

The Art of Morbid Decor: PAUL BOOTH

A Masterpiece of the Macabre: RYAN MATTHEW COHN

His Personal Wunderkammer: CALVIN VON CRUSH

The Art of Mourning: DANIELLE DEVEROUX

It's in Their Blood: STEVE & DANIEL ERENBERG

The Hidden Mother: SKY G.

The Mysterious 48 Rue Jacob: JEAN-BERNARD

The Resurrectionist: BRANDON HODGE

True Crime Collecting: JESSIKA M.

Messages from the Beyond: JOHN KOZIK

From Pulp to Pickled Punks: JACK KUMP

Always Been Weird: D. L. MARIAN

A Pleasure in Weeping: EVAN MICHELSON

Hangin' with the Dead: MIK MILLER

Crime and Punishment: NATHAN ROBERTS

Curating the Macabre: BRENT S.



About the Author



Paul Gambino has been an avid collector of the macabre for over 20 years and owns an extensive collection of nineteenth-century memorial photographs. His two decades of collecting have gained him access to some of the world's most elite collectors of the macabre.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.7 Inches (H) x 6.9 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
Publisher: Laurence King
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Paul Gambino
Language: English
Street Date: September 27, 2016
TCIN: 1001654521
UPC: 9781780678665
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-5043
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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