The Vintage Voyager’s Collections:
Vintage Books
Today on the blog
I wanted to do something a bit different
and share with you one of my personal collections.
I decided to share with you some of my vintage books.
Personally, I love books.
They literally hold a place in my heart.
I value them.
Books mean a lot to me.
So when two things that I love –
vintage and books –
are combined as one, that is special.
The book in the above picture is
Dina Cashman
written by Kathleen Norris.
This book is copyrighted 1941.
I love that this book still has its dust cover
and bears an inscription.
I can’t make out all of the inscription,
but what I can make out reads
“Mrs. Dippel, Xmas 1943.”
Next is my copy of
Of Mice and Men
written by John Steinbeck.
This book is copyrighted 1937.
I was able to purchase this book for three dollars.
Thirdly is
The Elements of Reading and Oratory
by Henry Mandeville, D.D.
This book was
“Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1849”
as well as in 1850.
This book is not in great condition,
but I love the inscriptions.
The inscription in the back of the book particularly stands out to me.
This was a man’s book for school,
and bears the inscription reading
“Samuel B. Herrington’s Book
Mt. Union Seminary April 20th (?) AD 1854.”
And finally,
I want to share with you my copy of
Merry Men and Dr. Jekyll
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
This book is copyrighted 1911.
I have never read Merry Men,
however, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
is one of my favorite books.
I love that this book contains a portrait of
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Also, this book still has some uncut pages!
Do you collect vintage books?
What is your favorite book of all time?
Please tell me in the comments!