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Odd and Eccentric People — Time-Life Books, 1992 First Printing, Hardcover
Odd and Eccentric People is Volume from the acclaimed Library of Curious and Unusual Facts series, published by Time-Life Books in 1992. This is a stated First Printing copy in Very Good condition, featuring the series\' signature Salvador Dalí cover portrait.
A lavishly illustrated survey of history\'s most memorable originals — hermits and recluses, obsessive collectors, self-crowned monarchs, visionaries and cranks — assembled by the editors of Time-Life Books with full-color photography throughout. Consultant William R. Corliss, the physicist-turned-anomalist behind Mysterious Universe and Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena, guided the series.
Key Features:
- Stated First Printing, 1992 — copyright page photographed and included in listing images
- Hardcover with glossy laminated pictorial boards — issued without a dust jacket, as originally published
- Heavily illustrated with color and archival photographs
- Includes bibliography and index
- ISBN 9780809477234 · Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia
- Part of the collectible Library of Curious and Unusual Facts series — a strong addition for anyone building the full 18-volume run
