I found this in the Nasher Art Museum gift shop during our recent visit.
Like many of the volumes in Abe Books’ Weird Books Room, I find this less of a weird book than a highly specialized one. Which is cool: even if it doesn’t grab me, I love that there’s a niche market out there for subjects like this. What does surprise me, though you can’t tell from the photo, is that it’s a very thick book. I think that’s because it’s got color charts like the one on the cover for most of the mushroom-based dyes, which takes up space.
Happy Friday!
