Friday Giveaway: The American Cyclopedia - contest closed




This week's giveaway includes volumes 1 through 7 of "The New American Cyclopedia" edited by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana. Published by D. Appleton and Co., 1863. Sadly, there are sixteen volumes in the full set, so you'll be getting just the first half. The volumes are bound in three-quarter brown leather with gilt lettering on the spine. They have marbled endpapers are in fairly good condition for their age.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

Good luck!

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24 comments:

  1. Jessica FortunatoMarch 30, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    They are lovely! I miss the days before Wikipedia and Google.

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  2. LBabroskiMarch 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    Even half is still pretty cool. :)

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  3. Marion T. LibrarianMarch 30, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    [waving hand madly in the air] Pick me! Pick me!

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  4. Emily Hannah!March 30, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Oh yes please and thank you!

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  5. bookwormMarch 30, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    Lovely, cool and 1863. I would love to win this. Thank you.

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  6. StuartMarch 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    I always enjoyed doing research from books then online means.

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  7. Tyler-Rose CountsMarch 30, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Ooh. Pretty! Consider me entered.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 30, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Cool - particularly in these days of only internet cyclopedias.

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  9. UnknownMarch 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Ditto oh yes please!

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  10. jcMarch 30, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    I would love to have these

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  11. MILLICENTMarch 30, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Pretty please with sugar on top :)

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  12. SarahAMarch 30, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    These would be so much fun to read. I love old books!

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  13. Joseph FinnMarch 30, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Oooh, what lovely spines!

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  14. C TMarch 30, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    old stuff is cool

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  15. David W.SuddarthMarch 30, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    This would be wonderful. It is a wonderful set.

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  16. RachelMarch 30, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    I'd love these!

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  17. Little China DragonflyMarch 30, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Oh what fun! Like half a time capsule!

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  18. NatalieMarch 30, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    These would look amazing in my library!

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  19. DMMarch 30, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    I'm in!

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  20. Make!Do!March 30, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    I bet there are amazing images on the inside...yes please!

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  21. K. HendersonMarch 30, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    What beautiful books!

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  22. JuneMarch 30, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    I want these books! I'll give them a good home of my wall of bookcases.

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  23. MarianaMarch 30, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    These look beautiful- I love encyclpedias!

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  24. Pinto19March 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    This is awesome! I can only imagine the illustrations!

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