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Friday Giveaway: The Best of the World's Classics - contest closed

Contest now closed. Winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: The Best of the World's Classics

I'm giving away this little matched set of ten antiquarian books, "The Best of the World's Classics."

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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Cathartic

Trade card advertising "Ayer's Cathartic Pills."

Found in "A Short History of the English People" by J.R. Green. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1881.

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Jumbo

 Recipe for "Jumbo Sauce" -

8 lbs. crabapples, chopped
6 lbs sugar
2 oranges (with rind) chopped
1 lb. raisins chopped

Mix all together and cook well

Found in "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book" by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Published by Little, Brown, 1929.

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My New Old Favorite Bookmark

Many of you readers out there will likely recognize this bookmark:


I found it in a book way back in 2009 , and its little head has become something of a Forgotten Bookmarks mascot. Here is today's find:




Same design, different optometrist.

Found in "Murder Twice Told" by Donald Hamilton. Published by Dell, 1950.


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Giveaway Winner

This week's winner was Edwin Matthews, who entered via email.

Thanks to all who entered, see you on Monday.

Friday Giveaway: Great Expectations - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: Great Expectations

I'm giving away this copy of "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. It was published by The Easton Press as part of the "100 Greatest Books Ever Written Collection." It's bound in full leather with four raised bands, gilt on all edges, silk bookmark and more. A fine copy.

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

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

Good luck!

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Got A Light?

Book of matches from Lee's Hawaiian Islander Restaurant, Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

Found in "Catastrophe Theory" by Alexander Woodcock and Monte Davis. Published by Dutton, 1978.

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From The Rooftops

Photograph, it appears as if it was taken on a rooftop. No writing on reverse.

Found in "The Secret Garden & The Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published by Reader's Digest, 2009.


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