Curious Publications

19/07/2024

If the dead could talk, what would they say? According to mediums during the height of Spiritualism, a lot.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, psychics were busy delivering a cornucopia of messages from beyond the veil, including many from some of world’s greatest luminaries. Hear all about the afterlife straight from William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and other spirits living it up in death in this most unusual collection of writing. Link in bio for purchase options.

08/07/2024

The Book of Wonderful Characters is exactly what the title promises. More than 500 pages and many illustrations featuring truly bizarre and fascinating people from centuries past. Link in bio for purchase options.

14/05/2024

Available today! THE CASE FOR SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY by Arthur Conan Doyle! Hardcover, 180 pages. This is a beautiful and faithful reproduction of the original 1923 version, with our brief opening notes about Doyle’s history in Spiritualism. Click the link below to order a copy today!

The Case For Spirit Photography By Arthur Conan DoyleMay 14, 2024 (originally published in 1923)ISBN-13: 979-8986476087Hardcover, 180 pages$24.95 Buy Now Bookshop.org "Can the camera show us those who have passed on? Yes!" Arthur Conan Doyle said upon publishing The Case For Spirit Photography in 19...

13/05/2024

Great to be at the Grand Reopening this weekend! Select Curious titles are now available for purchase at the gift shop!

11/05/2024

Our reproduction of The Case For Spirit Photography by Arthur Conan Doyle will be available on May 14! Who wants one? Hardcover, 180 pages.

10/05/2024

Stop by the Morbid Anatomy Library Grand Reopening tomorrow, May 11, at Brooklyn’s Industry City! Curious publisher Marc Hartzman will be there from 1:00-2:00 signing books. Other great authors will be signing books before and after! It’s a free event! Click for details.

Saturday, May 11, 2024 11 am to 6 pm FREE! RSVP with your email address at checkout Join us for day-long relaunch to celebrate a new iteration of The Morbid Anatomy Library, with dramatically increased accessibility and an expanded gift shop! Enjoy a glass of complementary wine, and meet (and hav

12/03/2024

What’s it like digging up bodies for profit? Find out in Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812.

23/01/2024

Shipping the last hardcover copy! Thanks to all who purchased. If you missed out, we now have softcovers available. Limited to 100 copies, hand-numbered.

22/01/2024

The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist’s Guide!

First published in 1876, this hardcover edition offers detailed instructions on how to create various illusions, from dancing eggs and doubling your pocket money to cooking pancakes in a hat over candles and, if needed, how to “cut off a person’s nose without injuring him.” The latter portion of the book, as the title suggests, gives readers tips on mastering the art of ventriloquism and provides several dialogues for routines.

This edition fully reproduces the original, complete with illustrations and full-page ads in the back of the book for guides on fortune telling, fishing, and more.

15/01/2024

Now available in softcover! “Scrapbook of Agnes Schwarzenbacher: The Rubber Skin Lady.” 100 copies, hand-numbered. It features Agnes’ full scrapbook from her 1930s’ sideshow life. Includes an intro by American Sideshow author, . Get it while it’s available! DM if interested. $35 + $6 shipping in the US. More details on our site. Link in bio.

22/12/2023

16/12/2023

03/12/2023

The hardcover edition of Conan Doyle’s The History of Spiritualism makes a great gift! Check out CuriousPublications.com for buying options. Or dm me.

24/11/2023

We don’t have a Black Friday sale and we’re not asking for donations on Giving Tuesday. We’re just offering some incredibly unique, obscure, and wondrous books your curious friends and family will surely love to receive as a gift. As we call them, Books for the Unlike-Minded.

09/11/2023

Looking for new ideas in from a century ago? Order here!

This reproduction of W. H. J. Shaw's 1902 booklet, New Ideas in Magic, Illusions, Spiritualistic Effects, Etc., includes instructions on creating illusions, handkerchief magic, card tricks, mentalist feats, and chapeaugraphy.

31/10/2023

Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena for enjoyment.

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween! Check out curiouspublications.com for these and other spooky reads!

23/10/2023

Curious books at , along with signed copies of ’s new book, !

04/10/2023

Happy ! Enjoy The Sight of Hell!

20/09/2023

We’ll be at Saturday with lots of books for ! Stop by if you’re in the area! Free admission.

17/09/2023

At the flea market today!

15/09/2023

Order Curious books from The Weeping Glass or if you’re in Pittsburgh, stop by their store for all kinds of weird and wonderful goodness.

If your plans tomorrow include messing around with your new gravestone symbolism oracle deck, next to your New England Gravestone cast, then reading a book about how to talk to the dead...
We gotchu.
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14/09/2023

Join us this Sunday! September 17, 2023
2 pm - 8 pm
Church of the Ascension, 127 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Admission: $5 ($10 at the door)

14/09/2023

Join us this Sunday in Brooklyn at the flea market!

Sunday, September 17, 2023
2 pm - 8 pm
Church of the Ascension, 127 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Map here)
Admission: $5 ($10 at the door)

Please note: Flea market admission is included in the Morbid Anatomy Symposium Ticket.

The Morbid Anatomy Flea market returns on a larger scale than ever before, with some of our most popular vendors including Alisa Kleckner · Alternate Empire · Aviv Grimm · Kali Bazan · Corinne Halbert · Cotton Candy Vintage · CrookedTeethKeys · Curious Publications · Daisy Tainton · Donald David · Ellipsis Rare Books · Evan Michelson · In Rooms by Brittany Markert · Interesting Editions · Karen Bachmann · Kino Cult · Machinations · Maria Molteni / Infinite Goddetc · Marianne R. Lepetit · Mechanical Whispers · Megan Fitzpatrick · Morbid Anatomy · Purevile · Quimby's Bookstore NYC · Rag and Bone Dolls · Riposa Antiques · Robin Stephens · Salon de Cire · Taxidermy Auction · The Beetle's Dilemma · The Golden Fawn · The House of Good Fortune · Travis Nichols

Shop a highly curated selection of antiques and oddities, signed books, vintage ephemera, taxidermy, preserved specimens, one-of-a-kind art, home decor, clothing, and more!

12/09/2023

Join us this Sunday at the Morbid Anatomy flea market in Brooklyn! 2:00-8:00, Church of the Ascension, 127 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Map here)
Admission: $5 ($10 at the door)

Sunday, September 17, 2023 2 pm - 8 pm Church of the Ascension, 127 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Map here ) Admission: $5 ($10 at the door) Please note: Flea market admission is included in the Morbid Anatomy Symposium Ticket . Interested in becoming a vendor? Apply here ! The M

27/07/2023

We’re excited to join the Flea Market on Sept. 17! Stop by and say hello. We’ll have lots of wonderfully weird books to sell! Art by .

26/07/2023

Stop my the Morbid Anatomy flea market and say hello! We’ll be there with lots of books.

September 16 and 17, join us in Brooklyn for our most ambitious event to date—the Morbid Anatomy International Congress, Flea Market and Creative Fair! Learn more and register at bit.ly/morbidcongress.

The Morbid Anatomy International Congress, Flea Market and Creative Fair is a first-of-its-kind weekend-long event taking place at multiple locations across Brooklyn, New York.

Kindly sponsored by Kino Lorber, The House of Good Fortune, and Machinations.

This event consists of:

🔸A day-long symposium with exciting Morbid Anatomy scholars and thinkers

🔸A curated flea market featuring one-of-a-kind antiques, books, ephemera, and art

🔸Classes including mouse taxidermy, wax modeling, and Victorian hairwork

🔸Immersive experiences including Death Meditation, Guided Brooklyn Museum Tour, Guided Green-Wood Cemetery Tours, Mediumship for Creativity Circle, Near-Death Experience Virtual Reality Simulation

🔸Exclusive after-party with special live performances at neo-noir nightclub

🔸VIP cocktail soirée at the Morbid Anatomy Library (limited to 40 people)

We hope to see you there!

Poster by Justine Gasquet

26/07/2023

UAPs keep getting more serious attention. What more might we learn soon?

25/07/2023

The History of Spiritualism, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Available in hardcover and paperback.

11/07/2023

NOW AVAILABLE! New Ideas in Magic, Illusions, Spiritualistic Effects, Etc., by W. H. J. Shaw.
Originally published in 1902, this reproduction includes detailed instructions on how to create such illusions as the three-legged woman, the four-legged woman, the half-lady, decapitation on the guillotine, and a talking severed head. Plus handkerchief magic, card tricks, mentalist feats, and chapeaugraphy. 5x7, 128 pages, $12.99. Purchase options at link below.

New Ideas in Magic, Illusions, Spiritualistic Effects, Etc. By W. H. J. ShawJuly 11, 2023 (originally published in 1902)ISBN-13: 979-8986476070 5” x 7”, 128 pages Amazon Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble This reproduction of W. H. J. Shaw's 1902 booklet, New Ideas in Magic, Illusions, Spiritualistic ....