This week's winner was @midwestchickadee, who entered on Instagram.
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Friday Giveaway: Ten Advanced Proofs - contest closed
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Welcome Home Wally
Found in "The Use of Artificial Satellites for Geodesy" edited by G. Veis. Published by North-Holland Publishing, 1963.
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Lost In Time
Van reads:
- United States Army
- Medical Department
U.S. Army
There's also a business sign in the background, I can't quite make it out. Seems like "CPEAD BAR."
Found in "Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to His President" by Will Rogers. Published by Albert & Charles Boni, 1926.
Cleaned up close up:
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All Anyone Can Desire
Your name will be written and engraved on copper in the same artistic manner as the above signatures and the plate sent by registered mail to your address for $5. 100 cards on fine quality board, from plate, $1 extra. The finest engraver in the world does the work, and the penmanship is all any one can desire. Copies of this sheet, 10 cents each, 4 for 25 cents.
Found in "Simple Notions de Francais" by Paul Bercy. Published by Brentano's, 1894.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner was Jennifer Jervis, who entered on Facebook.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: Signed copy of my book FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS - contest closed
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Hi Ho
Found in "A Little Gray Home in France" by Helen Davenport Gibbons. Published by The Century Co., 1919.
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Big Red
Found in "English Literature 1815-1832" by Ian Jack. Published by Oxford, 1963.
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Summer Nights
Found in "Summer Bachelors" by Warner Fabian. Published by Boni and Liveright, 1926.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner was Jasmine Hart, who entered via email.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: Signed copy of my book HANDWRITTEN RECIPES - contest closed
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For Easter
Easter bookmark, gift inscription is dated April 6, 1944.
Found in "Dawn of the Morning" by Grace Livingston Hill. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1939.
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Multitasking
Found in "Scribner's Popular History of the United States" - no title page.
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Not Quite
Two three-leaf clovers.
Found in "Monsieur Lecoq" by Emile Gaboriau. Published by Scribner's, 1910.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner was Ashley Aselin, who entered on Facebook.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Whitman Books - contest closed
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ABC
Found this neat little homemade ABCs booklet in a box with some antique children's books.
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Wanted
Found in "Wanted: A Chaperon" by Paul Leicester Ford. Published by A.L. Burt, 1902.
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Phoenix
Inscription:
This book came from the Switzerland hotel on the same day it was burned down. Burned to the ground at 2 AM in the morning of Sept. 20, 1929.
The book is "The Bondwoman" by G.U. Ellis. Published by A.L. Burt, 1927.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner was @kaylarachelle22, who entered on Instagram.
Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: 10 Vintage Books - contest closed
Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.
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