Surrounded by treasures from the used book sales...... The above were published in 1905, 1922, 1921 and 1920, respectively. The book below was published in 1923 or earlier (only have an inscription to go by). This reader was published in 1897. The 3 above were published in 1912. All of them gems!!!
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Warm weather means book sales are sprouting up
With the temperatures rising—finally!—the rummage sales are blossoming all over town, and my favorites are the huge city-wide used book sales. What could be better than 100,000 used books all in one place at bargain prices?! I don’t have to actually need any books to get excited about these, I just like being there to … Continue reading Warm weather means book sales are sprouting up
The Beauty of Easter
Easter, Just As I Am J ust as I am, without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidd’st me come to Thee E ternal Lord, everlasting Father, O Lamb of God, I come S inful, powerless, weak, foolish, confused, tired, I come to Thee. U nless you fill … Continue reading The Beauty of Easter
Beauty
The Illimitable Beauty of the World Every sort of beauty has been lavished on our allotted home; Beauties to enrapture every sense, Beauties to satisfy every taste; Forms the noblest and the loveliest, Colors the most gorgeous and the most delicate, Odours the sweetest and subtlest, Harmonies the most soothing and the most stirring; The … Continue reading Beauty