All I want for Christmas is a snakeskin book?
This copy of Death Valley: Swamper Ike's Traditional Lore: Why, When, How? was a Christmas gift to the famous American lawyer, Clarence Darrow, given to him by his sister Jennie in 1903.
We definitely think this is one of the most unique bindings in our collection. The thin wood boards feature strips of snakeskin in a coiled pattern (with a drawn-in tongue!) and the title is branded onto the cover, probably with hot iron.
The book describes an excursion from Los Angeles to Death Valley in 1901.
"Ike was a peculiar character--one such as it would be expected would revel in regions the thought of which would repulse most men."
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Miss Universe Philippines 2023, Michelle Marquez Dee, wearing a gown designed with Mark Bumgarner.
The design was inspired by the traditional tattoos of Maria Whang Od Oggay, popularly known as Apo Whang Od (pictured below).
At age 106, she is the oldest tattoo artist, or 'mambabatok', from Kalinga in the Philippines.
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look for the name: TEA
jill stuart sheer goddess-drape mini dress w/ all-over sequin detailing, s/s 1998
fendi mini baguette gold beaded and snakeskin leather evening bag
versace gold leather wedge platform strappy lace-up sandals w/ clear plastic medusa emblem detail
kindred black "delta dawn" perfume oil
alighieri "the medusa" choker in 24kt gold-plated recycled bronze
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Snakeskin (Sephiroth/Reader) (WIP)
AO3 / Pillowfort
Rating: Explicit
Chapters: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
Tags: First Time, Reader-Insert, Hurt/Comfort, Bittersweet Ending, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Frank Discussions of Past Rape/Abuse, Everyone is Queer, Canon-Compliant (if you squint), Pre-Crisis-Core Seph, Slow Burn, i continue to disappoint my friends and family, sephiroth is a virgin and in this essay i will, Reader is a Cis Woman, fluffy sex, Praise Kink, Gratuitous Biochemistry
Summary:
You are a young biologist, fresh out of graduate school, working in Shinra's R&D Division under Professor Hojo. You had long since given up on finding a partner and starting a family, preferring instead the company of your cell samples and your scientific instruments.
As the conflict in Wutai worsens, you strike up an unexpected friendship with a First Class SOLDIER.
(Sephiroth/Reader Slow Burn)
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