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Category: Condition/Processing Fail

This category addresses those Awful Library Books that have a problem with condition or poor processing.

Witchcraft cover

Doomed!

August 10, 2016 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 10 comments

Witchcraft Gibson 1973 Submitter: I wasn’t worried until I saw the title page. [Included below] Holly: I wonder how many decades ago that was written in this book?   0

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Where is Baby's Present cover

Where is Baby’s Present?

February 23, 2016 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 4 comments

Where is Baby’s Present? Katz 2009 Submitter: This is a weed based on book condition, not content, and to be fair to the baby who ripped the wrapping paper off the page while looking for the present, that’s the first

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Eat Dirt!

October 15, 2015 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 7 comments

Soil Testing Manual: Procedures, Classification Data, and Sampling Practices Day 2001 Submitter: I work in an engineering library. This is the sort of book vandalism only engineering students would do- please note the careful workmanship. The knife never punctured the

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Joy of Home Winemaking

The Joy of Home Winemaking

August 21, 2015 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 12 comments

The Joy of Home Winemaking: Create Your Own Vintage Wine Stein 1973 Submitter: This gross specimen comes from my local library. It clearly has been used in the wine making process. Look at those stains! I know wine should age,

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Earthsearch cover

Geography for the kids

May 12, 2015 Holly Bleeding Edge, Condition/Processing Fail, For the Kids 17 comments

Earthsearch : A Kids’ Geography Museum in a Book Cassidy 1994 Submitter: This book is a fun hands on exploration of the earth’s geography. The book has been well used and loved based on its current state. There are several

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Basic Typewriting Drills back cover

Typewriter Practice

February 25, 2015 Holly Bleeding Edge, Condition/Processing Fail 10 comments

Basic Typewriting Drills Wanous 1978 Submitter: Who wouldn’t want a typewriting practice book? Obviously that would be so much more helpful than the dozens of free keyboarding practice games available online. My favorite part of this book, aside from the

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Everyone Eats cover

Chew on this!

January 22, 2015 Holly Condition/Processing Fail, For the Kids 8 comments

Everyone Eats Kuo 2012 Submitter: I think this one wins the Irony of the Year award. One of my colleagues asked whether we should bother re-ordering this one. I suggested maybe we see if there’s a more sturdy, less appetizing

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Men in Groups cover

Fix It or Forget It?

October 20, 2014 Holly Condition/Processing Fail 6 comments

Men in groups Tiger 1969 Submitter: Today’s submission is one of the worse condition books I have ever seen on a shelf. I know budgets are stretched thin, but there seems little reason to put so much effort in to this

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