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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 08 2013 : 06:29:34 AM
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I don't know what there is about old books, but I love it when I find one. I posted a picture of a few of mine.
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
7572 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13989 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13989 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2013 : 08:13:54 AM
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Nancy, I am a book lover too....and old books! What treasures!
Just saw Jack and Dave's adventure in the bathroom! What a hoot! Love your sense of humor...and theirs.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
1979 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2013 : 4:26:21 PM
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Old books are wonderful. There is so much information and fun in them. I have some old school books and they are just plain fun to read. How different from today.
Thanks for sharing your books with us. Guess what, I have the same copies of Pilgrims Progress and Swiss Family Robinson. Isn't that a hoot!
Lavender Rose
Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
4001 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
4001 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2013 : 8:24:08 PM
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I myself have quite a collection of antique books. Some of them are over 100 years old. I have 11 of the 12 volume set of the Complete Works of Oscar Wilde, the first volume of Washington Irvings' Complete Works from 1882, a Fleisher's Knitting & Crochet Manual from 1915 and several Children's Playmate magazines from the 1950's. My dad started my collection when he bought me Studies in Reading Searson & Martin Eighth Grade by the University Publishing Company published in 1919. The Oscar Wilde complete 12 volume collection is worth $1800 but I would never sell any of these books. They have a happy and safe home with me where they are loved and cherished.
Marie, Sister #5142
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9742 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9742 Posts |
Posted - Nov 09 2013 : 08:36:01 AM
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Love my old book collection! Of course I do love to read, and there is something about the old books that just draws my husband and I both. Love reading your blog Nancy Jo!
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
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AFinkberry
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Ally
Kalama
Washington
310 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2013 : 2:27:12 PM
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You can just see the character of the books on the spines! They look amazing! I really wish that my grandparents were readers just to be able to enjoy a classic book, but I am blessed that they were hard workers. Thanks for sharing! BTW, I like your blog!
Ally
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2715 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 09:29:38 AM
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Love the books! Then again, I a complete book NUT!! I'm not much of a shopper but get me in a bookstore. especially a used one where I can fimd old books, and I will be lost for hours. I love the feel, the smell, just everything about older books. And the lovely stories in the books? Don't even get me started. Nothing makes me happier than having a book in my hand. You found some great treasures and I hope you enjoy every one of them.
hugs
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
http://marcysworldofcreativity.blogspot.com/
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