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Ashley
May 19, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fun, pretty-things
This isn't the kind of book you read straight-through. It's a wonderful coffee table book: beautifully photographed and designed, excellently curated, and a real pleasure to read. The book includes a huge spectrum of letters-- including the Queen of England's scone recipe she sent to President Eisenhower! It also covers a variety of eras and nationalities. The photography is beautiful and Chronicle Books did a nice job with the printing-- it feels very high quality.

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Jul 05, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Jana
Nov 07, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 27, 2019 marked it as to-read
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