Friday Giveaway: The Real America in Romance: contest closed

This week's giveaway is a twelve volume set of American history - "The Real American in Romance: An Authentic History of America From the Discovery to the Present Day Profusely Illustrated With Portraits of Historical Characters and Views of the Sacred and Memorable Places of Our Native Land" edited by Edwin Markham, published in 1914.

As you can see from the photos, the complete set is thirteen volumes, this collection is missing the last one. Filled with illustrations and a handsome shelf look, I think they'll make a fine addition to your home library.

Contest closed, winner announced in a moment.

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Me Gusta

Black and white photograph, no writing or dates on other side.

Found in ""Mary-'Gusta" by Joseph C. Lincoln. Published by A.L. Burt, 1916.

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Breadwinner

Shopping list:

Yeast cakes
1 loaf of bread
1 loaf of whole wheat bread
raisins
Coffee
Baking Powder
Sunday Paper

Found in "365 Ways to Cook Hamburger" by Doyne Nickerson. Published by Doubleday, 1960.

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The Last Step

Silk ribbon bookmark; written in green crayon (I think):

1908 * E.C.
BookMark F.O.

Found in "Stepping Heavenward" by Mrs. E. Prentiss. Published by Anson Randolph and Co., 1880.

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Stars and Stripes Forever

I was packing up the set of book from Friday's giveaway and this old girl fell out of volume six:

The flag is eight inches by ten inches, and the material feel modern, like a silk/poly blend. Then again, what do I know about fabrics.

Found in "The Library of Choice Literature," volume six, published by Gebbie and Co., 1882.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Adele Maxson - who entered on Facebook. Many many thanks for all the kind words and well wishes this week - and for the fantastic participation in this week's giveaway. I think I'll have to offer more books to more winners next week.

Friday Giveaway: The Library of Choice Literature - contest closed

Today's giveaway includes this handsome eight volume set, "The Library of Choice Literature," published by Gebbie and Co., 1882 Filled with illustrations, 66 steel engravings. Includes a wide range of authors; George Eliot, Charles Reade, John Keats, Lord Byron, Sophocles, Henry Fielding, Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mary Shelley, Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, Shakespeare... well, you get the picture. Gilt all edges, lovely decorated covers - just a nice old set.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

Good luck!

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Some News

Apologies for no content yesterday; as some of you found out on Twitter and Facebook, my wife gave birth to a very happy and healthy baby girl (our first). We'll both have our hands full for the next couple of decades, but I promise to have some new bookmarks here for you soon - and I will do my best to get a giveaway up tomorrow. Feels natural to give back after so much has been given to us.

-Michael

Nice Parking Job

Photograph, no writing on other side.

Found in "The Bluebird and The Sparrow" by Janette Oke. Published by Bethany House, 1995.

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Rubber Biscuit

Invoice sent to A.H. Wheeler, dated 1904, from the National Biscuit Company.

Found in "Elements of Electrical Engineering" by W.S. Franklin. Published by Macmillan, 1917.

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