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Friday Giveaway: 16 Vintage Mysteries

I bring you murder and intrigue this week, sixteen vintage mysteries from Ellery Queen to Agatha Christie.

To enter, leave a comment here or enter on Facebook or Twitter .

I'll take entries from all three sites and pick a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST.

Good luck!

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A Valuable Citizen

Just came across this inscription, wanted to share it:

Dear Bob,

I hope you will read and enjoy this book. I thought it was appropriate as you are in a way preparing your self to serve your country, not necessarily as a soldier but as a valuable citizen of the most generous country in the world.

With love and good luck -

Gran'dad

8/9/57

Written in "The Story of George Washington" by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1952.

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Warm Stories

Small card with handwritten note. Front of the card is "Hand and Acorn" by Michael McCurdy.

29 March 99

Monday

Dear Peg

Enclosed is the "China tape" you made for Chloe - as well as a blank tape I had on hand (for your own use!) - (sorry, it's a 90-minute instead of a 60). We really enjoyed the music (esp. Ma's work on side 2!) and the stories, as I'm sure Chloe did! I can see now why your music appreciation courses and slide shows are so popular. You have a real gift for pacing and content - and a perfect combination of music and words; of weaving solid facts with "warm stories" and emotion. I know that it takes time and planning to put together such an enjoyable program! Thanks so much for sharing it with us,

* and your beautiful recorder piece!

Love,
Rena and Gus

Found in "The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup" by Susan Orlean. Published by Random House, 2001. 

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Relativity

Note, one side typed, the other written:

2-26

Hello dear father,

Wie gehts, wie stehts?

I hope you didn't go out and buy this somewhere.

Things are so-so here, but will be excellent as soon as Britten moves. The questions is, when????????

I don't think she's being realistic about it; she wants the impossible in an apartment, etc. and as soon as she realizes what the real estate situation here is (terrible), the better it will be.

Will write you & mom long letter soon explaining all --->

Hope your tooth gives you no trouble and that you're fine.

Got check from Merrill Lynch dor $1,945, which is perfect. Thanks to you and Chrysler, which for your sake I hope soars upward.

Love to mother and you,
Ellem

- 27 today; I sold at 28 3/8

Found in "Einstein: His Life and Times" by Phillipp Frank. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

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Sweets For The Sweet

It's become somewhat of a tradition around here to post some vintage postcards on holidays. I'm a sucker for tradition:






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Received

Check, dated August 18, 1899, in the amount of thirty dollars.

I can't quite make out the note at the bottom.

Found in "Famous Pictures" by Charles Barstow. Published by The Century Co., 1913.

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Poetry winner

Winner of the collection of poetry books was Jane Hicks, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all of you - see you on Monday.

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Friday Giveaway: 15 Poetry Books - contest closed

It will be tough to top last week's giveaway, so I'm not even going to try. At least not for a while.

This week, we have fifteen poetry books. There are a few anthologies, a Scott, a Tennyson, a Browning, a leatherbound Milton...

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: 15 Poetry Books

It will be tough to top last week's giveaway, so I'm not even going to try. At least not for a while.

This week, we have fifteen poetry books. There are a few anthologies, a Scott, a Tennyson, a Browning, a leatherbound Milton...

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here on the site, or you can enter on Facebook or Twitter .

I'll pool all of the entries and pick a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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Symbol of Free Enterprise

I just loved the language and style in this inscription, had to share it:

To Connie Smith -

In the hope that you lend your books after you read them.
May your store always be the fine-looking symbol of free enterprise that it was when I saw it.

John Patric

July 23 1946

Patric is the author of the book the inscription is found in, "Yankee Hobo in the Orient." It was published by the author through Frying Pan Creek, 1946 (or thereabouts).

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