Sens at Land's End

My job at the moment basically entails going through old files, making lists of the contents, and putting the stuff in new, archivally-sound folders. Sometimes, this is tedious work. Other times, I find interesting and random things.

For instance, right now I am going through the dockets of a publishing house, and one of the files I found yesterday was named “Scoring.” I thought to myself, “I wonder if that’s anything to do with hockey. No, more likely it’s something to do with sex.” Then I flipped over one of the pages in the file and found that the full title of the book in question was Scoring: The Art of Hockey. So, to Google I went, and I found a description of the book in a listing on a rare books dealer site:

SEGAL, SEYMOUR (ILLS.) & HOOD, HUGH (TEXT). Scoring: The Art of Hockey. (SIGNED)
Oberon, 1979. 1979, 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Np. (about 60 pp.), 19 color plates, 4to, burgundy cloth with gilt titles. SIGNED by the artist and dated, Oct. ‘79. Fine text in fresh, untorn dj. Very attractive book of erotic art with a hockey theme. Not common. Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author(s).

Needless to say, I have requested the book from the library.

I do have a more relevant post to make at some point about the actual goings-on (or lack thereof) in the world of Ottawa hockey, but that’s all for now. I just wanted to share.