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Friday Giveaway: 10 Classics

Giving away these 11 books this week (The George Eliot 'Romola' set is two volumes).

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

I'll sort through all the entries and select a random winner tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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Bookmarked

Just a collection of some of the common bookmarks I've found recently. I know I don't normally post them, but I figured a single post with a bunch I've come across might be OK.








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Ex-Libris

As you can imagine, I come across a lot of bookplates in my line of work. Here's a quick collection of some of the best ones I have found in the last few weeks. I've gone ahead and cleaned them up in case you feel like printing one or two out:











If that's still not enough bookplate for you, check out "Ex Libris: The Art of Bookplates" by Martin Hopkinson.

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Doughboy

Found this note with a bit of historical information:

3/97

Adam Lamont Henderson

Fought in France during WWI. I have his helmet. He was a doughboy and a foot solider and fought in the trenches. He was gassed and wounded. Also have a letter from General Pershing w/ highly collectible autograph and Adam's WWI books.

Found in "Ten Years Near the German Frontier: A Retrospect and a Warning" by Maurice Francis Egan. Published by George Doran, 1919.

No sign of the Pershing letter.

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Books On Books

Found this improvised bookmark, it's half of the front cover of "Outlaw Valley" by Evan Evans (aka Max Brand), published by Pennant Books in paperback in 1954.

It was found in "The Gun-Brand" by James B. "Purple Haze" Hendryx. Published by A.L. Burt, 1917.

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Morning Has Broken

Two drawings, the first pen drawing is signed and dated, and looks to be original. There are pen imprints that push through to the back and it smells... well, inky. The second color drawing looks like different quality paper and I don't see and imprints on the other side. May be a copy.

Both found in "Cat Stevens: Teaser and the Firecat - Piano/Vocal/Guitar" published by Walter Kane / Triangle Music, 1971.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Teresa Rosario, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you next week!

Friday Giveaway: 16 Vintage Children's Books - contest closed

Giving away this collection of sixteen children's books this week.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly


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Friday Giveaway: 16 Vintage Children's Books

Giving away this collection of sixteen children's books this week.

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

I'll sort through all the entries and pick a winner at random tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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Inauguration Day

I usually don't post many of the newspaper clippings I come across, they are rarely interesting enough to share. Today's find is a little more intriguing, and a lot larger than a clipping.

This is a four page supplement put out by the Washington Post on March 5, 1905 to celebrate the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt. The front page has a nice illustrated spread featuring all the past Presidents, the inside is a huge drawing of the Roosevelt inauguration party, last page short biographies along with some facts and trivia.

Apologies for the low quality photos. I've got to get myself a proper camera for those pieces that just don't fit in the scanner.

The newspaper was found in "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of The Holy Bible" published by A.J. Johnson, 1871.


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