Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre

I've wanted this for a while so my Husband got it me for Christmas. The pictures are stunning and the collectors and their collections are so interesting. Perfect for my morbid mind.

I bought this for a work colleague as a secret Santa, I had a quick look through it before wrapping it up and then couldn't sleep for nights on end with visions of bejeweled skeletons grinning at me.

Bought as a Christmas gift for my sister-in-law. It's a really beautiful book (I had a flick through and it's definitely an interesting one!), considering getting it for myself too!

Wonderful book, maybe a 'strange' collection but if that is what you enjoy this book is great. Lovely pics.

I wouldn't go as far as to describe myself as a collector of the macabre, partly because of the high financial cost of some of the items and partly because I wouldn't be allowed in the house with some of the things I'd like to own! So I stick pretty much to natural curiosities and or gaffs. This book has some stunning collections, but it is not for the squeamish. If you are easily offended you won't like it. I have to admit I find some of it disturbing, but the whole point is that the people who collect this stuff (with a couple of exceptions), are not out to shock, but do so out of genuine (if, well, morbid) curiosity. They collect skulls in the same way that people collect coins or stamps and much for the same reason. The stories in this book will appeal to genuine collectors out there, who will, like me know the feeling of finding (at last) that Item you've been looking for for ages, but never thought you'd get. It puts a human face and a voice to collecting and shows that while some of us are a little different to everyone else, it's only a matter of degree, and one mans' weird junk, is another mans' hearts desire!

This book is awesome!! I'm into morbidity and it's extremely interesting to see other people with morbid collections such as me...

Buy it, its a must. Very good quality and full of horror

Bought for a birthday present. Lovely book with brilliant photography.