A Rich and Noble Future

Something a bit different today, I thought I'd show you these two gift inscriptions I came across recenty:

Surely it is fitting, Grace, to offer you Pater - who possesses so divinely the "hard gemlike flame," the "ecstasy." Yours is a rich, a noble future.

Found in "The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry" by Walter Pater. Published by Macmillan and Co., 1924.

Cyril Hunt (?)

In memory of many a nice piece of haddock, many an omlette, and countless cups of tea - and the pleasant conversation which went with them.

From ?? Davis 31.5.32 

Found in "Eminent Victorians" by Lytton Strachey. Published by Chatto and Windus, 1929.



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Golden

Deposit slip for the Second National Bank of Cooperstown, New York. Dated January 3, 1919.

Found in "The Golden Canon" by G.A. Henty. Published by the Federal Book Company, 1899.

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Be Mine

Boardwalk

Postcard - postmarked July 28th, 1910. Front illustration is titled "Boardwalk and Bathing, Atlantic City."

Written on reverse:

Having a gay time in Atlantic City. Will return early part of next week. Love to you and Mr. Mackey.

Wilbert.

Found in "The Plan Book; Primary, Autumn" by Marian George. Published by A. Flanagan Company, 1897.

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Inauguration

Card:

Inauguration of Governor Charles E. Hughes

Assembly chamber, Capitol, Albany NY

January First

Nineteen hundred and Nine

Found in "Memorial of the Life, Character and Public Services of Oswell P. Flower." Published by James B. Lyon, 1900.

Flower was  Congressman from 1881 to 1883 and governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.

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Afraid

 Note:

Dear John,

These books are for Eleanor. Please take them to her when you go to see her.

Didn't want to send them to the hospital. Afraid she would have been moved.

I know this is all hard on you. Take care of yourself and give my love to Eleanor. Hope she enjoys the books.

Love,
Aunt Mary

Found in "Custard's Last Stand" by Tamar Myers. Published by Signet, 2004.

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Contest Winner

Today's winner was Emily G., who entered on Facebook.

Thanks to everyone who entered, I'll see you for the next giveaway.

Giveaway: Great Men and Famous Women: CONTEST CLOSED

We had a fantastic week over on bookperdiem, so let's celebrate with a giveaway.

This antiquarian set was featured last week on bpd; It didn't sell, but now you can win them:

"Great Men And Famous Women: A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches Of The Lives Of More Than 200 Of The Most Prominent Personages In History" edited by Charles F. Horne. Published by Selmar Hess, New York, 1894. Complete in eight volumes.

68 photogravures with tissue guards (including the frontispieces), 126 wood engravings and typogravures and many text illustrations. Many of these illustrations are full page.

Three-quarter leather bindings with raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering and design on covers and spine. Pebbled cloth inset. Marbled endpapers.

Interior pages of these volumes are in terrific shape, paper is white and bright. Illustrations look as good as the day they were printed. There is wear to the leather, especially at the tops and bottoms of spines.

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Paths That They Have Not Known

Embossed Bible quote:

And I will bring the Blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in Paths that they have not known; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

ISAIAH XLII, 16.

N.B. Kneass, Jr., Printer, Phil'a

Found in "Beauties and Achievements of the Blind" by Wm. Artman and L.V. Hall. Published by the authors in Auburn, NY, 1865.

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Sing Fat, Sweet Chariot

Advertisement for "Sing Fat Co., Leading Oriental Bazaar." The paper feels like thick newsprint or even a paper bag; there's no printing on the reverse side.

Found in "Textbook of Chemistry For the Use of Schools and Colleges" by by John William Draper. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1851.

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