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Friday Giveaway: Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition - contest closed

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Friday Giveaway: Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition

I am giving away this huge 1944 Webster's New International Dictionary this week.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Twitter , Facebook or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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In Style

Photograph, about 4 inches by 6 inches. No writing.

Found in "Bayard Taylor's Poems" published by Houghton Mifflin, 1883.




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Farandnear

I have decided that I don't feature as many bookplates as I would like. Here's one I came across yesterday:


 "From the Books at Farandnear."

The book is "When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon" by Gilbert Parker. Published by Stone & Kimball, 1895.




If you like bookplates as much as I do, check out my collection on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/forgottenbkmrks/bookplates/


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Woof

 Small printed illustration, colored with crayons. I believe it's a dog.

Found in "Donkey Donkey" by Roger Duvoisin. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1940.


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All Lit Up

This interesting book came with some interesting additions. Check out the drawing and writing:



The book is "Biltmore Oswald: The Diary of a Helpless Recruit" by J. Thorne Smith. Published by Frederick Strokes, 1918.


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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was  @hannah_melick, who entered on Twitter.

Thanks so much to those who entered, see you on Monday.


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Friday Giveaway: 10 Vintage Classics - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.
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Friday Giveaway: 10 Vintage Classics

I'm giving away these ten vintage classics this week.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Twitter , Facebook , or via email .

I will gather up the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!



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The Passion

Antique temperance trade card:

Wine is a Mocker;
Strong Drink is Raging.

Found in the lovely "Poems of Passion" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Published by W.B. Conkey, 1883.



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