Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Keni Kohl, who entered here on the site. Keni, if you see this, please send me an email: fb@forgottenbookmarks.com. I'll try and get in touch with you.

Friday Giveaway: 12 Vintage Books: Contest closed

Giving away these 12 vintage and antiquarian books; O. Henry, Longfellow,George Eliot, Hugo (in French) and more.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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The Mayview

Postcard, dated August 21, 1961:

Dear Peggy,

How has your summer been? I have thought of you often. Here's where I am working as a waitress and often serve outside in my pink uniform. My summer has been filled with experiences. The mountains are gorgeous, and the sunsets almost indescribable. Have to be in school on the 4th. Ugh. Time flies! Give my love to your family.

Love,
Miriam

Found in "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot. Published by Harvest Books, 1958.

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A Wonderful Discovery

Trade card advertising "Wei de Meyer's Remedy" from 1878.

Found in "The World on Wheels" by Benjamin F Taylor. Published by S.C. Griggs, 1874.

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Show and Tell

Every once in a while, I like to show off the more interesting books that come into the shop.

Charles Dickens' classic "A Tale of Two Cities" first appeared in serial form in his periodical "All The Year Round" in 1859. Here's our copy:

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Not Forgotten: Part II

A few days back, I posted a collection of some of my less-interesting finds. Consider this part two of an ongoing series.

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Busy Day

A rather confusing and incomplete recipe for "Busy Day Cake" -

Sift 3 cups Swans Down cake flour, 4 teaspoons Calumet baking powder, 1/4 t. salt, 2 cups sugar three times.

10 t. melted butter a little cool
4 eggs fill cup with milk then add 1 cup more milk
1 t. vanilla

Put all together abd beat three minutes, bake in 3 layers 25 minutes

Found in "Better Homes and Gardens Encyclopedia of Cooking, Volume 10" published by BHaG, 1973.


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Books on Books winner

This week's giveaway winner was Stephanie Jobe, who entered right here.

Stephanie, send me an email so I know where to send your books:

fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Friday Giveaway: Books on Books (contest closed)

Giving away these fifteen books.

-Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

Brotherly Love

Absolutely terrific photo of old (well, not THAT old) Philadelphia, with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge looming in the distance.

I spent a happy hour trying to find this spot on Google Maps so I could see what it looks like today. I'm not satisfied I found the exact street, but I believe it's Race Street or North Front Street or maybe even Quarry Street. It doesn't look like those old buildings are there. Here's as close as I got:

Found in "The Plot Genie Index" by Wycliffe A. Hill. Published by Ernest E. Gagnon, 1934.

If you'd like a bigger and cleaner version of the photograph, here it is.

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