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The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 2, January 8, 2012, Article 3

NEW BOOK: ODD & CURIOUS AND TRADITIONAL MONEY

Author Charles Opitz forwarded this press release about his new electronic book, Odd & Curious And Traditional Money. -Editor

Opitz book CD cover Charles Opitz has just released his newest book on odd & curious money. This 840 page digital book has over 2,800 full color pictures and is one of the first all digital books on the subject. It is in the same format as "A Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money" also by Charles Opitz. It is an expanded version of his previous book and it will replace that book. The digital book covers the entire world of odd & curious money including sycee, throwing knives, wampum, shell money, beads, Yap stones, mokos, manilla varieties, salt money, tea money, playing card money, bullet money, and axes.

A section of the book details three trips taken by Charles Opitz to 1973 Papua New Guinea, 1995 Trobriand Islands and 2003 Yap & Palau. On the trips Opitz purchased many traditional money items, many of which were still being used by the natives. The bibliography lists more than 600 books used in the research. Most of the pictures are of pieces in Opitz's collection.

The CD is only available from the author, Charles Opitz, 2471 SW 37 St., Ocala, FL 34471 at a cost of $5.00 plus $3.00 postage for a total of $8.00. The postage is for both US and foreign.

[1/18/2021: This book is now freely available on NNP at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824.]



Wayne Homren, Editor

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