Category Archives: Books & Literature – All On This Site

Vintage Book – Emily Post’s Etiquette

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

    Subject / Topic:  According to EmilyPost.com, “Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 1872, and educated by governesses and at private schools in Baltimore and New York. She spent her summers at Bar Harbor, Maine, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Three Loves, by A J Cronin

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic:  From Wikipedia:  “Three Loves is a 1932 novel by A.J. Cronin about the loves of Lucy Moore — her husband, her son, and God. Initially published by Gollancz, the story demonstrates how a virtue can become a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Crisis, by Winston Churchill

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic:  From Wikipedia:  “The Crisis is an historical novel published in 1901 by the American novelist Winston Churchill. It was the best-selling book in the United States in 1901. The novel is set in the years leading up to … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Long Patrol, by H A Cody

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic: From GoodReads.com: “Another adventure set in the north. and highlights an adventure taken on my a Mountie, of the North West Mounted Police. A Yellow Legs goes to a remote Indian Village seeking a young 3 year … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The House of The Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic:  From the SparkNotes.com summary:  “The House of the Seven Gables begins with a preface that identifies the work as a romance, not a novel. As such, Hawthorne prepares readers for the fluid mixture of realism and fantasy … Continue reading →

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SOLD! Vintage Book – Beauty and the Beast

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic: The classic beauty and the beast story with abundant illustrations throughout. Format: Hardcover. Published:  Unknown; approximately 1890 to 1915. Based on the publisher’s ad inside, this appears to be a first edition. Inscription Inside:  See photo above; the inscription … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Thankful’s Inheritance, by Joseph C. Lincoln

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic: From the site manybooks.net comes this description: “A pleasant, humorous story in which Thankful acquires, with a home on Cape Code, a “ghost” which interferes with its success as a boarding house, a mortgage, and a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Good Earth, by Pearl S Buck

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic: From the dust cover: “‘It’s not only the greatest book about a people ever written, but the best book of our generation.  So go get this and read it.’  says Will Rogers” Format: Hardcover. Published:  1931; this … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – A Daughter of the Sioux, by General Charles King

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic:   112 year old book of the old West, and the demise of the Native American. From Goodreads.com is this brief bio of the author: “Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Fairy Tales, by Hans Andersen

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic: Fairy tales by “Hans Andersen” on the cover, and “H C Andersen” inside. Format: Hardcover, with both color and black & white illustrations throughout. Published:  copyright 1924; this edition is 1932, from a different publisher Inscription Inside:  See photo … Continue reading →

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