Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Thomas Huntington, who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here on Monday.

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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How To Open A Book

I find this little notice often. It must have been printed and distributed far and wide:

NOTICE

How to Open a Book

Hold the book with its back on a smooth or covered table; let the front board down, then the other, holding the leaves in one hand while you open a few leaves at the back, then a few at the front, and so on, alternately opening back and front, gently pressing open the sections till you reach the center of the volume. Do this two or three times and you will obtain the best results. Open the volume violently or carelessly in any one place and you will likely break the back and cause a start in the leaves. Never force the back of a book.

"A connoisseur many years ago, an excellent customer of mine, who thought he knew perfectly how to handle books, came into my office when I had an expensive binding just brought from the bindery ready to be sent home; he, before my eyes, took hold of the volume and tightly holding the leaves in each hand, instead of allowing them free play, violently opened it in the center and exclaimed: 'How beautifully your bindings open!' I almost fainted. He had broken the back of the volume and it had to be rebound." 

Found in "Life Under The Stuarts" published by Falcon Books, 1950.


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Discovery

A neat bookmark today:

Souvenir of the Discovery of America

Woven in the Word's Columbian Exposition - Chicago 1893

Landing of Columbus
Oct. 12th 1492

Found in "The Century Book of Facts" edited by Henry Ruoff. Published by King-Richardson, 1900.

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Giveaway winner

Giveaway winner was @3stairs, who entered on Instagram.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragedies - contest closed

Contest closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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We Are Gathered Here Today

8 x 10 wedding photo, no writing or dates.

Found in "Out in the Noonday Sun" by Valerie Pakenham. Published by Random House, 1985.

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Wish You Were Here

Postcard featuring the Bank of Manhattan Co., Wall Street, New York City. No writing or stamps or postmarks on reverse.

Found in "Parish's Fancy" by Walter Guest Kellogg. Published by John Day, 1929.

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I Love New York

Drawing, with the annotation "I ♥ New York."

Found in "The Congressional Manual" published by The International Survey Company, 1901.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Miss Missy, who entered here on the site.

Thanks to all who entered, see you next week.