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Friday Giveaway: 10 Volumes of Poetry - contest closed

I've been going through the poetry section the last few days, and I've picked out a few titles for this week's giveaway.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

Good luck!

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Friday Giveaway: 10 Volumes of Poetry

I've been going through the poetry section the last few days, and I've picked out a few titles for this week's giveaway.

If you'd like to enter, leave a comment here on the site.

You can also enter on Facebook or Twitter .

If all else fails and you still want it, you can email me: fb@forgottenbookmarks.com.

Contest is open until 11:00 AM EST tomorrow (Saturday) morning. I'll sort through the entries and pick a random winner soon after.

Good luck!

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Just To-Do It

To-do / grocery list:

Mail
chem (?)
xerox
NWB
library
gourmet florist
gourmet - for P.
fabric lady
Post - Jerio (?)
gumps
-----
groceries
milk
a
frozen vegetables, beans, broccoli, 2-3, creamed spinach
pasta?

Found in "Best Poems of 1997" edited by Melissa Mitchell.  Published by the National Library of Poetry, 1997.
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You Spin Me Right Round Baby

Two records, a little smaller than a standard 45 RPM. They might have been for one of those children's record players that are so collectible now. EDIT: reader Danzel informs me that they are 78s.

First one is "Frosty The Snow Man (Parts I and II) from 1951. The second is "Open Up Your Heart / THe Lord is Counting On You" by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, no date.

Found in "Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Seuss. Published by Random House, 1940 (although it could be a later printing - Seuss copyrights are notoriously tough to pin down).



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Lord

Souvenir photo. Written on reverse: "Tennyson's Birthplace - Somersby"

Found in "Idylls of the King" by Alfred Tennyson. Published by Edward Moxon, 1859.

Also of note, this book came with an intriguing bookplate:


As much as I want it to be true, the William Wordsworth died in 1850, well before this book was published.


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Deadline

Today's deadline day for my Handwritten Recipes manuscript, so I am furiously tapping away at the keyboard, drinking twenty shots of espresso, tossing crumpled-up pieces of paper onto the ground - you know, deadline stuff.

I didn't want to leave you all without, so here's an inscription:

If a star in the night
Should sing
Underneath your window -
It is I, Donna
Caroling,

Merry Christmas!

Found in "The Uncelestial City" by Humbert Wolf. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.



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Sendak winner

This weeks's winner was Gregory Short, who entered on Facebook.

Have a great weekend!

Friday Giveaway: Three in Honor of Sendak - contest closed

Celebrating the life of Maurice Sendak - here are three books that feature his work.

"I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book" by Iona and Peter Opie, illustrations by Sendak, 1992.

"The Bat Poet" by Randall Jarrell, illustrations by Sendak, 1966.

"Many Long Years Ago" by Ogden Nash, first edition, jacket design by Sendak, 1945.

Contest closed - winner announced shortly

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Friday Giveaway: Three in Honor of Sendak

Celebrating the life of Maurice Sendak - here are three books that feature his work.

"I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book" by Iona and Peter Opie, illustrations by Sendak, 1992.

"The Bat Poet" by Randall Jarrell, illustrations by Sendak, 1966.

"Many Long Years Ago" by Ogden Nash, first edition, jacket design by Sendak, 1945.

To enter, leave a comment here on the site.  You can also enter on Facebook or Twitter .

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

Good luck!

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Humble Bouquet

I find a lot of of flowers in books. After bookstore receipts, they are likely the item most commonly found. I decided a while back not to post any, as I tried to limit my posted finds to the strangest and funniest. But for some reason, this humble bouquet caught my eye.

Found in "Homeric Greek - A Book for Beginners" by Clyde Pharr. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, 1980.


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