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Not Forgotten - Part VII

Here are parts one , two, three, four,  five  and six of this ongoing series where I feature some of the items I find that aren't quite good enough for their own post.






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Everything Is Very Great

Postcard, featuring the Westport Inn, Westport NY, dated July 28, 1909:

Every thing is very great  here, we have only 75 guests. Some of the ???ing class students had bad news the other day, some papers came back...

Found in "Napoleon and Blucher: A Historical Novel" by Miss L. Muhlbach. Published by D. Appleton, 1867.

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To Mother

Handmade (I think) ribbon bookmark. Found in "Let Not Man Put Asunder" by Basil King. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1902.



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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was " Unknown " aka John Sebastian. 

Please get in touch if you see this!

 fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

 Thanks to all of you for the huge turnout. See you next week!

Friday Giveaway: Aesop's Fables (contest closed)

Just one book in this week's giveaway, but it's a beauty.

"Aesop's Fables" - this edition by Munro Leaf with illustrations by Robert Lawson. It was published by The Easton Press (1979) in beautiful full leather, silk moire endpapers, and sewn-in silk ribbon marker. Perfect condition.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: Aesop's Fables

Just one book in this week's giveaway, but it's a beauty.

"Aesop's Fables" - this edition by Munro Leaf with illustrations by Robert Lawson. It was published by The Easton Press (1979) in beautiful full leather, silk moire endpapers, and sewn-in silk ribbon marker. Perfect condition.

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

I'll gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST (unless this snow storm is worse than they say it is).

Good luck!

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Showtime

Advertising flyer for Smalley's Stamford Theatre.

Here's the reverse side:


Found in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. A Junior Deluxe Edition, 1954.

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Lady

Pencil sketch, about 14 inches by 16 inches.

Found in "Space and Storage"" published by Time Life Books, 1976.



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War Is

Found this large photo. There was a bit of very faded writing on the back, I cleaned it up and enhanced as best I could:


Best I can do is "War is Hell Mail?? (????)"

Found in "Atlas of Medieval and Modern History" by William R. Shepherd. Published by Henry Holt, 1932.



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Taste The 80s

So much 80s nostalgia packed into one post. Found this Trivial Pursuit card (Genus II edition) in a paperback copy of "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman.

The answers:




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