By far my most favorite find was an 1853 bound volume of Godey's Lady's Book, which includes all of the original color plates. If there's sufficient interest, let me know and I can try to start scanning or photographing the issues (or at the very least the plates) and posting them here on the blog. Here's a quick sample:
Another pretty exciting discovery were two early Harper and Brothers printings of Charlotte Bronte's The Professor and Villette. The Professor is dated 1864 on the title page; Villette is undated, but I'm assuming it must be from about the same time because of the consistent type, layout, and binding. As you can see, "Currer Bell" is still listed as the author on the title pages of both.
My other thrill was finding two 1953 London newspapers - one The Sunday Times and one the Daily News - covering the coronation of Elizabeth II. The Daily News paper is a special commemorative issue with loads of neat pictures.
Ashley's highlight of the day was bringing home a 1900 edition of The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia, which collects quotations from Thomas Jefferson on over 9000 topics and arranges them alphabetically to form a catalogue of the president's thoughts.
All in all, a pretty successful booksale day!
Oh wow!!!! I went to one of those books sales a few weeks ago and the oldest I could find was a 1949 copy of Colonial Williamsburg: Its Buildings and Gardens complete with photos of buildings, grounds and inventories,diagrams of floor plans and garden plots, detailed text, etc.
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Gorgeous! Congrats on these amazing finds (especially the Bronte books!)...hunting for books is pretty as much fun as sewing ;)
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Great finds! Yes, please scan and share!
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Laurie, isn't finding old CW books fun? Ashley's been amassing a collection for a couple of years and it's fascinating to see how it has evolved and changed over the years. The old costumes are pretty amusing, too...:-)
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Emily, I'll try to start scanning the color plates and fashion articles as soon as work starts to slow down a bit. There are some really pretty ones and the colors are remarkably bright for their age.
Exploring the booksale was a delightful escape, but amidst the vintage treasures, I couldn't help pondering signs of illness in children . The musty scent of old pages mixed with my concern, a reminder that even in nostalgic pursuits, awareness of important issues like child health stays close to our thoughts.
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