Hello all- I just have a quick post for you today, cos my computer has been temperamental all day (it’s called the Mad Hatter for a reason 😉 )
“Shabby Sunday” is a really cool meme about sharing old books, created by the awesome Mischenko over @ReadRantRock&Roll– she does this every week, so I highly recommend checking her out. I don’t normally get into memes, but this one just spoke to me, especially cos I made a couple of exciting discoveries in a pile of old books recently, including this copy of Middlemarch:
Quite unassuming on the outside, but look at the date!
It turned up in some of my mum’s old books, though she has no idea where it came from. Now I’ll admit Middlemarch is not my favourite George Eliot (too many descriptions of provincial life made me dock bananas) but no bookworm can fail to be excited about a book over a hundred years old!
Okay admittedly some people won’t be excited by that, which is why I’m leaving you with some lovely pics of an old copy of Vanity Fair- likewise the cover is quite plain- however inside it has the most gorgeous illustrations!
I’ve not actually read this book yet- though I’ve been meaning to- rest assured I won’t risk reading this copy as it’s pretty fragile (fortunately I have one of those freebie copies on my kindle). Regardless it was a lovely discovery to make cos I just love ogling old books from time to time 😉
And that’s all from me for today! Let me know what you think of either of these in the comments!
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I love discovering old books. I spotted a few when I was staying at my parents. Currently waiting for them to go on holiday so I can have a proper search.
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hehehe yes me too!! 😀 Oh that’s awesome!! Hope you make amazing finds!!
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What an amazing discovery!
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It really was!
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Nice!!!!
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😀
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‘Shabby Sunday’ 😀 I like the name!
Our old neighbour had a really cool collection of old (and sometimes forbidden) books. We weren’t allowed to touch them^^
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Me too!! 😀
Oh that’s cool- just a shame you weren’t allowed near them (and now I’m honestly wondering why they were forbidden…)
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Agh!! Middlemarch is my most favorite book!! I would give you my first born for that copy…not really but close!! Wow! What a treasure ❤💜❤ Love the copy of Vanity Fair too!
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hahahaha 😂😂 It really was an amazing discovery!! And my mum has no idea where it came from cos even my grandpa, who lived to a ripe old age, wasn’t that old- such a cool surprise! Me too 😀 ❤ ❤
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Love, love, love old books! Not for reading (I do that on my Kindle), but for the pure joy of gazing at them. Just holding one feels like holding history in your hands.
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Me too!! And yes I get that- I read a lot on my kindle too 😉 Totally agree!!!
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That really looks amazing. This is exactly the reason why I prefer reading “real” books over E-books 😀
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Thank you!! Totally get that 😀
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I love old books, even that slightly musty smell of old paper is evocative and somehow reassuring. The Vanity Fair looks amazing .
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hehe I can relate 😉 It is!! 😀
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Oldest book I found is a torn and tattered Grim Fairy tales. Will post when I go to my mom in a month’s time, my stash is there. Great post, thank you for sharing.
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Ooh cool!! I’d love to see that 😀 Thanks very much! 🙂
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Wow! That’s an old one! I love it and would love to hold it in my hands. I haven’t read this one either.
Thanks so much for sharing this and participating with this meme. ❤ Much love
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hehe yes!! It’s so cool!! 😀
You’re welcome- thank you for coming up with it! I had a lot of fun! Much love ❤
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Now I wish I was at someone’s cottage attic in the middle of nowhere rooting around for old books!
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hehehe ooh me too!! 😀
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Beautiful books – I love them!
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Thank you!!
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Waaaaaw!!! Lovely! I’m hoping to keep my books forever so one day they look like that, haha!
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hehehehe that’s a great idea!! 😂 ❤
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I love getting my hands on old interesting books!
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Ah yes me too!!
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Very cool. I love old books! I have most of my books organized by genre, but I have one small bookshelf (about 60 books) that is just old, pretty books. Most of them are 80-100 years old and are just a pleasure to look at (and read, of course). I used to live in Pennsylvania where it was a lot easier to run across older books in the library book sale and secondhand shops, but haven’t managed to add any to my collection since moving to Indiana a couple years ago.
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Thank you! Wow that sounds absolutely amazing- so incredible that you have such a large collection of old books 😀
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Mad Hatter… ahaha
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hehehehe yeah, it couldn’t be more aptly named 😉
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WOW! I love old books and have NEVER seen this meme on Mischenko’s blog! I must not be blog hopping when that post comes up! I’ll have to keep a better eye out… Such a cool book find though!! ❤
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Ah yes it’s such an awesome meme!! Really recommend it- her finds are so cool and I just loved the idea!
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Old books like these are so fun to pick up and discover. They also have a funny addictive smell. Or maybe that’s just me and used books! 😛
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hahahaha so true!!
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1903!! That is so cool! Great post ❤️
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Thank you so much!!
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