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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Robert Wilks, who entered via email.

Friday Giveaway: 8 Vintage Books - contest closed

No rhyme or reason to this collection, just some pretty old books.

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: 8 Vintage Books

No rhyme or reason to this collection, just some pretty old books.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , over on Twitter or by email .

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

Best of luck!


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Oh My

Here's an inscription I came across in an 1846 copy of "Parental Instructions; or, Guide to Wisdom and Virtue" selected from the writings of "An Eminent Physician." It was published by Harper and Brothers.

I know, it's tough to make out anything - now you know how I feel trying to transcribe some of this stuff. Here is a version of the image I used to read the writing a bit easier:

Presented to J**** BS (?) by Tha. S. Fitch (?), at Clinton (?) on Fountain (?). Where he was at Collidge (college) and where she was at boarding school. "Oh my."

Mr. Chancey (?) S, Kellogg
Clinton
Ham College (Hamiltion College, just a short drive from Oneonta)
James Milne (?)
NY
De Los Balsh (?)
NY city (?)
Ha***h

Hope you all can do better.

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With Love

Colorized photograph, wallet size.

On the back is written "With Love - Floyd." There's also a word that's crossed out that I can't quite read (Switfwell? Maybe Floyd's last name?")

Found in "A Latin Dictionary for High-School Students" by S. Dwight Arms. Published by the Iroquois Publishing Company, 1919.

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Guest Post: Translations

Reader Peta sends along this find - "I bought it at a secondhand bookshop called Book Lore in Canberra, Australia (http://www.booklore.com.au/) and this letter turned up inside it."

Dear Ron,

Thank you for introducing me to "Animal Farm," which is indeed a timeless lesson on the fate of revolutions, and the psychology of revolutions.

I think your idea of an Esperanto translation is well-taken. I have placed it on the list of musts for my superannuation. Meanwhile I have essayed the first verse of "Beasts of England," which renders rather neatly:

Bestoj anglaj, bestok irah
Bestoj nun de ciu spec
Auskutadu bonan vorton
De la ora estontec

See you at lunch some time...

Ruesh

Found in 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell.


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For Old and Young

Invitation (I love the embossed bark decorations):

SOCIAL PARTY

For Old and Young

Jacobson's Hall, Monticello House

Thursday Eve., Feb. 13, '96

Good Music in Attendance
YOURSELF AND LADIES ARE INVITED
Milo O. Town, Room Manager

Full Bill $1.50
Orville Jacobson, Prop'r

Found in "Essays on Beauty and Taste" by Archibald Alison. Published by Ward, Lock and Co., no date listed, circa 1880.

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Giveaway winner

"Little Women" winner was Kate Polacci, who entered over on Facebook.

Friday Giveaway: "Little Women" - contest closed

Lovely collector's edition of Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women."

Bound in full brown leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All page edges gilt; ribbon bookmark and silk endpapers. Part of the Easton Press' "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Includes an introduction by Edward Weeks and illustrations by Henry C. Pitz. 429 pages; approx. 7"x9". Perfect shape.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: "Little Women"

Lovely collector's edition of Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women."

Bound in full brown leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All page edges gilt; ribbon bookmark and silk endpapers. Part of the Easton Press' "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Includes an introduction by Edward Weeks and illustrations by Henry C. Pitz. 429 pages; approx. 7"x9". Perfect shape.

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

I'll gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!

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