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From the collection of Bradford Edwards, Photography by Misha Anikst, copyright Asia Ink and Visionary World 2007.
You can take a closer look at Vietnam Zippos if you follow this link to amazon.com
We've been reading Sherry Buchanan's Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers' Engravings and Stories 1965—1973 (from the collection of Bradford Edwards).
It's an intriguing book, illustrated with hundreds of photos of engraved Zippos, with informative explanations of the inscriptions on the lighters, and with brief descriptions of the historical and cultural setting in which these folk art relics emerged.
So we decided we'd give you an excerpt from this fine title, artist and Zippo collector Edwards' essay on 
how his collection came to be.
The finest, raunchiest, most teasing poster art from the world of burlesque, from the Folies Bergère to the retro-inspired scene of today. A high-octane, eye-popping collection of visual raunch and bump and grind. Visit the gallery here.
Anthropologist Katherine Frank has written a beautiful book, G-Strings and Sympathy, analyzing the “regulars” (patrons who regularly visit a club to see a particular dancer) in the clubs she worked in as a stripper. We have a chapter from the book for you: Searching for Escape.
Patsy Holden writes about the history of the Waltz and Swing, both once considered “a nuisance and the downfall of American society.”
We cleaned out the closet, and found a few leftover serigraphs from the “Car Customizing & Outlaw Aesthetics” series. We are now practically giving them away for the price of $24 (plus shipping).
Look for it in our online store.