Throughout history, governments, religious groups, organized citizenry and everyday people have sought to ban books that offer points of view different than their own. Often books have been pulled from libraries, universities, liturgical facilities and personal homes, allegedly to rid society of their content. The most frequently used method of librocide to “cleanse” the shelves of objectionable books is burning, including mass burning through bonfires.

The Censored Spines Series presents six of the Twentieth Century’s most notoriously censored books. Presented here as if on a bookshelf are the spines of novels that have been banned due to their political, obscene, profane and/or racial themes. Carefully crafted of combustible wood, the Spines will help start a fire and spark conversation. Select a Censored Spine, ignite your hearth and take part in the plot.

Contents:

Six cedar kindling sticks with engraved titles from the first editions. Book pocket with a description of each text of why the book was censored along with custom graphics. Designer signed and numbered cover with engraved text. First edition.

Volume I includes the following censored books:

Ulysses, James Joyce 1922

Animal Farm, George Orwell 1945

The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger 1951

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov 1955

Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, 1969

The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie, 1988

This unique Design Multiple sells at an increased rate of $2 per piece beginning at $50 for the 30th out of 30 produced.