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March 17, 2018

Giveaway winner

This week's winner was @yourblindspot, who entered on Twitter.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

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March 16, 2018

Friday Giveaway: Ten Uncorrected Proofs - contest closed



Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Published on March 16, 2018 07:45

Friday Giveaway: Ten Uncorrected Proofs



I'm giving away these ten advanced reading copies / uncorrected proofs today.

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

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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March 13, 2018

Early And Often

Voting instruction card.

Found in "Energy Analysis of Naval Machinery" published by the United States Naval Institute, 1940.

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Published on March 13, 2018 08:29

March 12, 2018

Bow Ties Are Cool


"How to Tie a Bow Tie."

Found in "In Thackeray's London" by F. Hopkinson Smith. Published by Doubleday, 1913.


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Published on March 12, 2018 08:47

March 10, 2018

Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Barbara Hall-Walters, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

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Published on March 10, 2018 08:04

March 9, 2018

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Books - contest closed



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Published on March 09, 2018 07:15

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Books



I'm giving away these eight vintage books today.

To enter, just leave a comment below.

You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning (Sat. 10th) at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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Published on March 09, 2018 07:15

March 6, 2018

For The Birds


Trading card, number 18 from the Arm and Hammer "New Series of Birds," the Virginia Rail. Copyright 1908.

Found in "Jack Harkaway's Adventures in America and Cuba"by Bracebridge Hemyng. Published by Allison, no date listed.

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Published on March 06, 2018 08:26

March 5, 2018

Fashionable



Photograph, no writing or dates on reverse.

Found in "Circling the Globe in Stories of Travel" published by the International Publishing Company, 1896.

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Published on March 05, 2018 06:51