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  1. Discover
  2. Paper: The Queen's College, Oxford
  3. Unit: 40 Years in 40 Objects

The Little Blue Book

Commentary

The Little Blue Book

The Blue Book was an undergraduate’s guide to the practical side of university life. The page on contraceptives always caused much amusement as it included a picture of a 50p. However, this was not put forward as a viable contraceptive item, it was just to show scale!