The Odditorium: The tricksters, eccentrics, deviants & inventors whose obsessions changed the world
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Celebrating curiosity and adventure, the book explores the obsessions, achievements and failures of lesser-known but utterly remarkable individuals who exemplify the human spirit through their stories of invention, trickery, subversion and survival.
| Artist / Author | David Bramwell, Jo Keeling |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Chambers |
| ISBN | 978-1473640313 |
| Reference | P3208 |
| Date | 2016 |
| Type | Publication |
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