Babydoll

Bottom half of a page of handwritten lyrics - I'm not really sure where the corrections in pencil go, so I'll do my best.

Since the day I went away Babydoll
I though of you, my heart away
My lips, my soul, my everything
"do be" yours
But if you "do be" forgettin' me I will
throw myself into the bay
Cause only you "do be" my
Babydoll

end

Found in "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. Published by Macmillan. Cover and and a few pages are missing, can't tell you the date.




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Big Night in Middle Earth

Collection of liquor bottle labels.

Found in "Tolkien: The Authorized Biography" by Humphrey Carter. Published by Ballantine, 1978.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Danzel, who entered right here. Send me an email so I know where to send your books: fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Yet Another Children's Book Giveaway - contest closed

Giving away another batch of vintage kid's books this week. 15 total books, some Twain, some Bobbseys, some Nancy Drew.

Contest closed, winner announced in a moment.

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A Grand Mother

Letter, dated March 6, 1968:

Dear Grand Son Robert,

Hoping this finds you enjoying life. I am coming along very good, after that sick spell I had after Christmas. How is the snow up there? It has been thawing here for the last 3 days. This morning it is raining, it will warm up some time and melt this snow.

This weekend I am looking for Lillian and Sharon if the weather and roads are good.

From a Grand Mother,
MM

Found in "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" published by Harcourt and Brace, 1933 (first edition).

- I know I usually don't comment on these posts, but for some reason this letter got to me. I lost a grandmother not so long ago. She lived right around the corner from the book shop, and I would go and visit her every day for lunch. She suffered from dementia towards the end, and it wasn't easy to watch. The handwriting in this letter reminded me of her writing; my grandmother was an epic letter writer, and you can gauge the progression of her illness through her handwriting. Sorry for the personal comments, carry on.


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Silent Cal

Post card, no postmark.

The front features a a photograph of President Calvin Coolidge:

Room in which President Coolidge took oath of office given by his father on Aug. 3 1923, 2:47 AM at Coolidge homestead, Plymouth, Vermont.

On the back:

We visited this place on the 20 of July 1939 - about 4:30 PM

Found in "The Road to Safety on Land and Water" published by the American Book Company, 1938.

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Across The Sea

Two airplane tickets, dated July 1966.

Look like it was quite an itinerary, Montreal, Frankfurt, Vienna, London.

Found in "A Guide to Literary Europe" edited by Margaret Crosland. Published by Chilton Books, no date listed, circa 1960s.

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Sketches

Two tobacco cards, one for Lone Jack Cigarettes, one for Duke's Cigarettes. The Duke's card features "picket duty" as part of their "Perilous Occupation" series.

Both found in "Sketches from Texas Siftings" by Sweet and Knox. Published by Texas Siftings Publishing Company, 1882.

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Cookbooks winner

This week's giveaway winner was Ginny Mills Overstreet, who entered on Facebook.

 As always, thank you all for entering! See you here next week.

The Well-Loved and Well-Worn Cookbook Giveaway (contest closed)

A bit wordy, but you get the picture:

Giving away these twelve cookbook. They're a little worn, but that just means they were used often, a sure sign of a good cookbook.

Contest now closed, announcing a winner shortly.

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