Tag Archives: vintage books

Favorite Things Friday: Yearbook Notes

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Hope

I am a sucker for an inscription. I like to see who gave a book to whom, and why. I like to know who dog-eared a book’s pages or underlined certain passages; who left a shopping list or pressed a flower between … Continue reading →

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Vintage Advice: Bird Homes

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Hope

Birds at Home written by Marguerite Henry illustrated by Jacob Bates Abbott 1942 Strictly speaking, this isn’t a how-to or self-help book. But it does offer plenty of suggestions (some helpful, some not so much, read further…) about birds in … Continue reading →

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Vintage Advice: Secrets of Charm

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Hope

Secrets of Charm, by John Robert Powers and Mary Sue Miller Art by Georgia Bloch (John C. Winston Company, 1954) Nota bene: this book deserves several visits. I will spread them out among other vintage advice posts, however, because I … Continue reading →

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