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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 04:13:16 AM
I was going through some of my books yesterday and I found a cookbook from 1887.
how old is tho oldest book you have?
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 12:01:02 PM
I have a book named The American Spelling Primer that is dated 1880. It was used by my father in elementary school. He was born in 1930 so they had been using that book for a long time even before he got it. He drew pictures inside the front cover. I always make sure I know where it is and I keep in in plastic. In south Texas things don't last a long time.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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| KayB |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 10:57:51 AM
I have a small family Bible that's written in German. I believe it is copyrighted in the 1700s. We had a white satin cover put on it and I carried my flowers on it when I got married to my first husband. After my mom died, my brother smuggled it out of the house and got it to me. It's supposed to go to the oldest daughter and my stepfather was giving everything to his girls and my brothers and I were getting nothing, so Steve got it to me.
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 10:44:47 AM
Petersons Ladies Book from 1868 - it's similar to Gody's it has needlework patterns, stories, dressmaking etc. all bound in a hard back book about two and a half inches thick. It was a gift from a dear friend who was a Civil War reinactor who passed away a few years back. He was the personification of a Union Sgt. Major and we did a couple of history presentations at the local school complete with a hoop skirts, uniforming and authentic guns.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
| melody |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 8:52:32 PM
I have a very old bible that was printed in 1871---it's about the size of my hand- but, very thick and leather bound with a brass clasp.
It still has a ribbon marker and someone has lovingly underlined in Proverbs Chapter III Verses 5 & 6...Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 5:35:55 PM
I like to hold these old books, close my eyes and wonder, how many people have held this book before me
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| lulu bell |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 1:04:34 PM
I have my Great Grandfathers bible from 1855 too bad it isn't in English. But I still treasure it since it has all the births and deaths in it.
Karen |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 12:58:06 PM
Hi Mel--
I have an 1840 "Complete works of Lord Byron", a first edition (It's about a telephone book thick). I bought in an antique bookseller's shop in Florida. It's lovely--leather bound, and inside the book, another treasure: An 1850 "Race Program" from a horserace and fair near Chicago, Illinois. It lists the purses, riders and horses names along with the length and course destination.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 12:47:27 PM
anyone else have old books?
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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| Prairie Princess |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 2:29:02 PM
They're all medical notes...99% of which are written in French, so I can only pick out bits and pieces. I can never get over the handwriting...so elegant, flawless...nothing modern even comes close to comparing! 
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 09:33:41 AM
WOW!! Jodi that journal sure is a treasure. Is it a personal journal or the Fr's medical notes?
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| Prairie Princess |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 7:58:09 PM
Oh, old books are absolutely my favorite! I have an 1884 edition of Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, an 1885 edition of Vanity Fair, 1900 -- Steps to Christ, 1913 -- American Literature...
But my oldest is an old journal with leather binding...hand written notes by a French doctor. The handwriting is exquisite, and the family I got it from says it dates back to the late 1700s, although by the style of the journal, I would guess mid-early 1800s.
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - Mar 17 2009 : 11:54:18 AM
yes Judith....one needs to know how to properly sit in a carriage for sure :) LOL!!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 1:12:57 PM
Swift's Works, 1824 -- very dry reading
Inquire Within, or over 3700 Facts for the People - 1856 - fascinating! handy tips for everything from washing dishes to mending harness.
Our Deportment - 1880 - also interesting; etiquette from times past. I have now learned the proper place to sit in a carriage :-)
Judith
Happiness is Homemade |
| couggardengirl |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 3:34:07 PM
Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Dated 1895
Its so interesting, it goes over how to organize your day and week to get all the household chores done, what should be done each day, has recipes for basics and such! |
| rhondacate |
Posted - Mar 09 2009 : 10:40:27 AM
I have a tiny New Testament from 1867. It's probably 2.5" by 4.5" and it has a metal clasp to hold it closed. It's pretty cool. I also have the Bible Scholar's Manual from 1847.
~Rhonda
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 2:14:57 PM
WOW!!! Sara, what a great keepsake and an even greater story!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| lelasfriend |
Posted - Mar 07 2009 : 5:33:08 PM
The oldest book I have is titled Because I Love You by Anna E. Mack. It was printed in 1894. It is really precious because it was a gift to my Grandmother from my Grandfather when they were courting. He gave it to her for Christmas in 1908. It has an old time photograph of them too as homesteaders in Canada in River Park Winnipeg. Is anyone familiar with this area? My Grandmother also cut out poems from newspapers and put the clippings in this book. This book is a book of love poems. My Grandparents grew up in the Dakota Territory on adjacent homesteads and after they married they homesteaded in Canada. So this book is a piece of family history. Sara |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 7:22:20 PM
Wow, that is really neat Amie!
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 04:00:55 AM
this is so neat to see what books we have and the history behind some of them!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 8:05:06 PM
I went home and looked. I think the oldest books I own are 3 volumes of poetry by Browning, Scott, and Whittier. They seem have been printed in 1874, although it's a little hard to tell from the way the copyright is printed. They belonged to my husband's grandmother (her name's on the flyleaf), and we found them just by accident among the books that didn't sell at the garage sale when we cleaned out his parent's house.
I'm actually surprised that I don't have any older books. I have many that were written earlier, but I've got more recent editions (from the 1890s).
My dad used to have a very fat and brittle old history of New York State from the 1830s. You would think they wouldn't have as much to put in a history back then, but they seem to have put in everything and the kitchen sink! The best thing I remember from it was a story about how a small local militia scared off the British fleet from the port of Rochester during the War of 1812. They ran back and forth, in and out of the mist, with much yelling and firing of weapons, to make it seem as though they had a huge body of reinforcements behind them. Pretty slick, fellas! |
| gramax18 |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 9:34:42 PM
I have 2 very old books. 1. Godey's Lady Book, it was printed in 1866. It is devided like a magazine, Jan.- Dec. 2. Is an Atlas of Colorado printed in 1877. Both are very interesting to look at but the print is hard to read. |
| prariehawk |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 9:32:21 PM
I have a book from the early 1900's titled "Golden Thoughts". Yes, they had self-help books back then as well. It contains quotes from poets, writers, pastors, and other sources of inspiration. It came in a little
cardboard cover and appears to be hand-bound. I found it at an antique shop for a few dollars. I love old books--even as a kid, I read books like "Lad: A Dog" and "Smokey, the Cowhorse". I love the illustrations in old novels--something you don't see anymore.
Prairiehawk |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 7:20:27 PM
Oooh. Fun. I have one with a date of 1876 called Hale's Poetical Quotations. It is lovely, with a green cover...oh, the name on the cover and spine are slightly different. It is also called Dictionary of Poetical Quotations. Anyway, it has the most interesting quotes inside, categorized by topic, Shakespeare, other authors I recognize, and then the odd "Mrs. Osgood" or "Miss Landon"...who? Very handy for speeches, writing pretty little sayings on things...I go to it for something clever or just to make me smile. I wonder...have I got something older here?
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 2:33:22 PM
My oldest book is an circa 1898 (it is dated on the inside cover with the name J. Edward Strausburg, October 1898) edition of Charles Dickens Works. It includes the sketch plates by Boz, and I love it. It is what was called a popular edition, so I do not think it has value, but I treasure it.
Great question!~!!!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 08:37:22 AM
Excellent question! I've got several books from the late 1900's but I've never actually looked to see which is oldest. I'll have to check when I go home tonight. |
