I Can See Your House From Here

Black and white photograph, no writing or dates.

Found in "Tender Is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published by Scribners, 1962.

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Mother Goose winner

This week's winner was Tereza, who entered right here on the site. Tereza, I'll be emailing you shortly. See you all on Monday, have a terrific weekend.

Friday Giveaway: Arthur Rackham's 'Mother Goose' - contest closed

This book just came into the shop this week. It's a classic, although fairly hard to find. It's a collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, illustrations by Arthur Rackham, who's probably best known for his work on Alice. This edition is from 1913.

I posted a scan of the cover on Twitter and Tumblr yesterday, and got a terrific response. I had planned on fixing it up a bit before putting it up for sale, but I'll happy to offer it up to you all instead.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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A Winner Is You

New York State lottery scratch-off, this was a one dollar winner.

Found in "An Irish Country Doctor" by Patrick Taylor. Published by Forge, 2007.

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Is It True?

Birthday card. On the front:

Is it true?
This is your birthday?

Inside:

This is the birthday wish
I hope
Will linger your
lifetime through
May the years move along
like a beautiful song
And all of your dreams come true

I thought that was it, but then I noticed the "A Complete Song Inside." Sure enough:

Found in "A Child is Born" by Charles Harrison. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1931.

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Preparing For Battle

I don't really know what to make of this. It reads like a critique of a fight.

Lauren/Dana

B slap ????

Back heel
Don't move on pom. punch
Exp. knee
Hair pull
Tudde?
Getting into pinto?

Eric/Noah

Hi 4's
Weird roll on hands
sped up last phase sloppy
Dr. Saim a mess

Reed/Phil

1st knees exposed
nice b'slaps r'house
P- active hand
messy pinto?
Beautiful patinavdo ??

By the way, I darkened the image so you could read the handwriting a bit better. The paper is just plain white.

Found in "Bloodline" by Kate Cary. Published by Razorbill/Penguin, 2005.

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The Best Is Yet To Come

Gift inscription, dated May 25, 2007 (last names removed by me):

To Fred -

Sinatra's songs evoke memories of the days of wine and roses, when we were young and the world was ours to seize and make the most of our opportunities.

Let's keep the music going in the autumn of our years, the best is yet to come.

Joe

From "Frank Sinatra: The Man, The Music, The Legend" edited by Jeanne Fuchs and Ruth Prigozy. Published by the University of Rochester Press, 2007.

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Shiny winner

This week's winner was Laurie, who entered right here.

 Laurie, you have your email in your Blogger profile, so look for an email from me shortly.

Friday Giveaway: 12 Shiny Classics: Contest Closed

Check out the shine on these books - twelve volumes of classic literature, the best from authors such as Tennyson, Coleridge, Browning, Oscar Wilde, Keats, Boswell... all in matched bindings. Gilt top edge, gilt lettering and decoration, every volume is crisp and clean. A well-kept set.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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A Good Representation

An illustration of the skeleton of a horse, labelled with typical horse diseases. On the reverse is "a good representation of the New Laboratory and Manufactory of Dr. B.J. Kendall Co., Enosburgh Falls, VT, USA, proprietors of the celebrated Kendall's Spavin Cure."

I have to assume this illustration came out of an old medical text on horses, or at least an advertisement booklet.

I'm glad to see that building is still around.

Found in "Baldwin's Fourth Year Reader" published by the American Book Company, 1897.

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