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I went scrambling around my living room looking for lost library books yesterday.
I had gone to the college library to find something written by George Monbiot. I was refused checkout because three books were still on my card from summer.
I’ve not always had a perfect record, but I was sure I had bought my copies. Thus the search. And I immediately found the items I had bought, but not their stamped and stickered alter-egos.
So back to the library with my pristine stack and AbeBooks receipts. I asked for call numbers and went up to the stacks and found all three books.
The librarian admitted, after more questions, that they had changed catalog systems and I was not the first student this had happened to. You’d think they would have offered to go search the books first thing if it was a known issue!
Anyway, since we seem done with Democracy in Retrograde, I donated my copy. It was a title they hadn’t had.
Since there are now scattered books all over, perhaps I will put a few more on discard.
I had gone to the college library to find something written by George Monbiot. I was refused checkout because three books were still on my card from summer.
I’ve not always had a perfect record, but I was sure I had bought my copies. Thus the search. And I immediately found the items I had bought, but not their stamped and stickered alter-egos.
So back to the library with my pristine stack and AbeBooks receipts. I asked for call numbers and went up to the stacks and found all three books.
The librarian admitted, after more questions, that they had changed catalog systems and I was not the first student this had happened to. You’d think they would have offered to go search the books first thing if it was a known issue!
Anyway, since we seem done with Democracy in Retrograde, I donated my copy. It was a title they hadn’t had.
Since there are now scattered books all over, perhaps I will put a few more on discard.
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Young Renny
Curses, Inc. - the first two stories are mean spirited.
Within This Present - just a bit too tedious.
The Story of Creation - a very early attempt to synthesize a story of evolution.
Demelza - might be interesting, but too many characters to keep track of.
Dreams and Their Meaning -collectible Roycroft edition.
His Official Fiancée - an absorbing story.
Searching for Dragons
The Gabriel Hounds
Curses, Inc. - the first two stories are mean spirited.
Within This Present - just a bit too tedious.
The Story of Creation - a very early attempt to synthesize a story of evolution.
Demelza - might be interesting, but too many characters to keep track of.
Dreams and Their Meaning -collectible Roycroft edition.
His Official Fiancée - an absorbing story.
Searching for Dragons
The Gabriel Hounds
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The Cat’s Cradle Book - because of the cover, I thought this was a children’s book. No. Strange and a bit bizarre. I think I will put this in the recycling bin.
The Vicissitudes of Evangeline - teeth gratingly cloy.
A Man For the Ages
Washing Elephants
A House of Tailors
The Vicissitudes of Evangeline - teeth gratingly cloy.
A Man For the Ages
Washing Elephants
A House of Tailors
7fuzzi
>3 2wonderY: too bad about Demelza, I love that entire series. I just started reading it again last night.
I don't know about the remake, but the original BBC TV series Poldark with Robin Ellis is wonderful.
I don't know about the remake, but the original BBC TV series Poldark with Robin Ellis is wonderful.
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Putting on a pile of books for T.
The Mitten
Simon and his boxes
The Apartment Book
As Days Go By
The Love of Dogs
The Mitten
Simon and his boxes
The Apartment Book
As Days Go By
The Love of Dogs
9fuzzi
>8 2wonderY: love The Mitten! I'm fairly certain a copy went to my Grands.
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An entire box of books went home with Rose and T. But I think I’ve listed them as deascessioned before.
T and I spent several hours looking at the new dinosaur book I found for her and tracking down Henrietta, who left mouse tracks and other clues on each page. We also explored a few other old favorites such as Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.
T and I spent several hours looking at the new dinosaur book I found for her and tracking down Henrietta, who left mouse tracks and other clues on each page. We also explored a few other old favorites such as Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.
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Emphatically booting Jo & Laurie out the door. I will try all things Alcott. But this is an abomination.
The authors can’t keep track whether they are featuring Jo March or Louisa May. And several other offenses…
On the first page, they have Jo, at age 17, turning in her manuscript for Little Women. Excuse me? Jo doesn’t become a successful novelist till Jo’s Boys and Louisa May is 36 when Little Women is published.
The second large sin is eliminating Marmee and replacing her with Mama Abba. Why? Marmee is correct for both Jo and Louisa.
And somewhere in there Jo toys with the idea of having Laurie marry Beth in her writings.
Agh!!!
Yes, Beth does die, but these authors make so little of it, it’s hard to find.
And what of the great love between Jo and Professor Bhaer? Discarded.
This is simply a stupid stupid book.
But it did have me pulling out the originals again.
The authors can’t keep track whether they are featuring Jo March or Louisa May. And several other offenses…
On the first page, they have Jo, at age 17, turning in her manuscript for Little Women. Excuse me? Jo doesn’t become a successful novelist till Jo’s Boys and Louisa May is 36 when Little Women is published.
The second large sin is eliminating Marmee and replacing her with Mama Abba. Why? Marmee is correct for both Jo and Louisa.
And somewhere in there Jo toys with the idea of having Laurie marry Beth in her writings.
Agh!!!
Yes, Beth does die, but these authors make so little of it, it’s hard to find.
And what of the great love between Jo and Professor Bhaer? Discarded.
This is simply a stupid stupid book.
But it did have me pulling out the originals again.
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Un Sac de Billes - admitting I don’t have the ability to understand the French.
The Frontier - I will offer it to Prof. Crum as a primary source for European Christian colonialism in the United States.
The Real Thing - was an Early Reviewer book back in 2015. Ooops! Vanilla and wrong headed. Not everyone seeks that perfect love mate.
Illustrated Residential and Commercial Construction - pretty sure I don’t need this reference anymore.
Walden - no longer interested.
Mademoiselle Fifi - not in the least interested in spending any time with the brutish German occupation officers.
Excuse My Dust
Autumn Story - extra copy. Going to T.
The Frontier - I will offer it to Prof. Crum as a primary source for European Christian colonialism in the United States.
The Real Thing - was an Early Reviewer book back in 2015. Ooops! Vanilla and wrong headed. Not everyone seeks that perfect love mate.
Illustrated Residential and Commercial Construction - pretty sure I don’t need this reference anymore.
Walden - no longer interested.
Mademoiselle Fifi - not in the least interested in spending any time with the brutish German occupation officers.
Excuse My Dust
Autumn Story - extra copy. Going to T.
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Two I never look at anymore. I will offer them to the college library.
The Pre-Raphaelites
Hidden Burne-Jones
And an extra copy of Jan Pienkowski’s Easter
Well, shoot! I thought I had recorded a stack of books that I offered to the college library. Besides these three, there was
March Trilogy
And at least half a dozen more.
Special collections took The Frontier at >12 2wonderY:.
The Pre-Raphaelites
Hidden Burne-Jones
And an extra copy of Jan Pienkowski’s Easter
Well, shoot! I thought I had recorded a stack of books that I offered to the college library. Besides these three, there was
March Trilogy
And at least half a dozen more.
Special collections took The Frontier at >12 2wonderY:.
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Film A Bridge Too Far - extra copy
The Adventures of a Cottontail Rabbit - very nice binding; insipid story
The Adventures of a Cottontail Rabbit - very nice binding; insipid story
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Daughter offered to rip CDs for me for music I don’t have access to anymore. That made me pull out the drawer that contains cassette tapes. I have two machines that offer play; but one proved nonfunctional today and the other is iffy.
Time to discard. Only 4 today, but I will work at it for a while. I won’t name them for the most part.
One Man’s Meat - I thought I had a nice copy but couldn’t find it; so I bought another. Found the first copy today. I’ve been listening a bit to the audio as well.
Time to discard. Only 4 today, but I will work at it for a while. I won’t name them for the most part.
One Man’s Meat - I thought I had a nice copy but couldn’t find it; so I bought another. Found the first copy today. I’ve been listening a bit to the audio as well.
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May - 7 because I’m counting other media.
I also got rid of a stack of button collector state journals. It was 8 inches or so tall.
June
I taught Sunday school and Confirmation preparation for many years. In that time, I accumulated a sizeable stack of everyman Bible reference books, half of them Reader’s Digest publications. They were great references in helping to bring biblical times alive for the kids. Once we made a comparison map to compare the size of the Holy Land to our local geography.
We also had very fun Summer Bible School weeks, with costume, music and dance, and food.
I find I can discard two from the pile at this moment. Maybe more later.
Atlas of the Bible
Jesus and His Times
I also got rid of a stack of button collector state journals. It was 8 inches or so tall.
June
I taught Sunday school and Confirmation preparation for many years. In that time, I accumulated a sizeable stack of everyman Bible reference books, half of them Reader’s Digest publications. They were great references in helping to bring biblical times alive for the kids. Once we made a comparison map to compare the size of the Holy Land to our local geography.
We also had very fun Summer Bible School weeks, with costume, music and dance, and food.
I find I can discard two from the pile at this moment. Maybe more later.
Atlas of the Bible
Jesus and His Times
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Planned to tuck some books under one of the upholstered chairs in the living room. Oops. The space was already taken by a stack of several Time-Life Books volumes. One can go today
The Reformation
The Reformation
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I’ve got to do something about the books strewn across my living room floor.
I’m considering three works about Jesus.
Cynic, Sage, Or Son of God? - Boyd explains and tears apart the theories of John Dominic Crossan and Burton Mack. I’ve made my own survey of their theories and assertions. I agree with Boyd. I don’t need to go through the entire mess again.
In the Face of God - I see I bought it in 2009 and I’ve never touched it. He preaches a more self-sacrificing Christianity than is prevalent nowadays. Though I agree with him; I don’t need the book.
Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God - This is the one I thought would go easily. But the table of contents is not what I expected. I am intrigued.
I’m considering three works about Jesus.
Cynic, Sage, Or Son of God? - Boyd explains and tears apart the theories of John Dominic Crossan and Burton Mack. I’ve made my own survey of their theories and assertions. I agree with Boyd. I don’t need to go through the entire mess again.
In the Face of God - I see I bought it in 2009 and I’ve never touched it. He preaches a more self-sacrificing Christianity than is prevalent nowadays. Though I agree with him; I don’t need the book.
Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God - This is the one I thought would go easily. But the table of contents is not what I expected. I am intrigued.
21cindydavid4
>4 2wonderY: ha sorry, read thid in Jr Hi and it was my gate way to all things bradbury. I get the confusion tho
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Found another cubby in the basement shelves that held books. All about building and renovation. Why do I have four books devoted to doors? Surely I can survive with just one.
First to go is a 2011 Tractor Supply catalog. The big one.
Yes, I don’t need Doormaking Patterns & Ideas and Handcrafted Doors & Windows. I will offer the latter to son-in-law, though he’s no stranger to creating without boundaries.
First to go is a 2011 Tractor Supply catalog. The big one.
Yes, I don’t need Doormaking Patterns & Ideas and Handcrafted Doors & Windows. I will offer the latter to son-in-law, though he’s no stranger to creating without boundaries.
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Similarly, I will ask Nathan’s advice on these, whether they are current knowledge or useful to him.
The New Solar Electric Home 3rd edition
Solar Electric Handbook 2012 edition
Solar Water Heating revised & expanded
The New Solar Electric Home 3rd edition
Solar Electric Handbook 2012 edition
Solar Water Heating revised & expanded
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Edward S. Curtis Chronicles Native Nations
How to Clean Practically Anything - probably out of date from 2002.
Trustee from the Toolroom - glad I read it, but I will not revisit.
How to Clean Practically Anything - probably out of date from 2002.
Trustee from the Toolroom - glad I read it, but I will not revisit.
25MarthaJeanne
>24 2wonderY: Trustee... is one that I revisit again and again. One of Shute's best.
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I’m looking for a new home for Popular History of the Civil War in America, first published in 1864, which makes it a primary document or nearly so.
Professor Crum teaches about the Civil War. I will offer it to him first, but to Special Collections at the Hutchins Library, if he passes it.
I’ve pulled all the books out from my history section, hoping to find resources for this term.
I found a whole lot I have collected but haven’t read in several catagories.
Communes
Labor
Migrants
Race and heredity - old materials
Poor law
Professor Crum teaches about the Civil War. I will offer it to him first, but to Special Collections at the Hutchins Library, if he passes it.
I’ve pulled all the books out from my history section, hoping to find resources for this term.
I found a whole lot I have collected but haven’t read in several catagories.
Communes
Labor
Migrants
Race and heredity - old materials
Poor law
272wonderY
In the video drawers, Treme.
It promised New Orleans music and stories of post-Katrina. But it also gave unexpected X-rated scenes; which turned me off immediately. Yuck!
I will not sample it again. Problem is what to do with it.
I might just trash the discs.
It promised New Orleans music and stories of post-Katrina. But it also gave unexpected X-rated scenes; which turned me off immediately. Yuck!
I will not sample it again. Problem is what to do with it.
I might just trash the discs.
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My shelves are getting a general rearrangement today. I found I have two copies of Deep Economy. The paperback can go. The hardcover is much easier to read.
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Full blown chaos in the living room and my bedroom.
A friend opened a Dollhouse Museum in town and I went to visit today.
Do I have anything I can contribute?
Why yes, I have dollhouse books and architecture books I can lend to display.
But I can also offer a couple of old reference books for him to keep or give away as he wishes.
The Miniatures Catalog from 1986. It will have model names and brands for his kit-built homes.
Creative Dollhouses from Kits, as he is doing some renovations.
A friend opened a Dollhouse Museum in town and I went to visit today.
Do I have anything I can contribute?
Why yes, I have dollhouse books and architecture books I can lend to display.
But I can also offer a couple of old reference books for him to keep or give away as he wishes.
The Miniatures Catalog from 1986. It will have model names and brands for his kit-built homes.
Creative Dollhouses from Kits, as he is doing some renovations.
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American Horse-Drawn Vehicles - I know, totally random subject. It’s not a rare circumstance here.
Who Is This Jesus? - pretty bland.
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle - daughter had asked about it and I just bumped into it.
More Silver Pennies
Who Is This Jesus? - pretty bland.
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle - daughter had asked about it and I just bumped into it.
More Silver Pennies
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Do I need four books on garden ponds? We shall not decide tonight.
But I have decided to offer two pre-1900 books illustrated by Gustave Doré to the college library special collections.
I’d like to ask a return favor and get help repairing my copy of The Dream City.
But I have decided to offer two pre-1900 books illustrated by Gustave Doré to the college library special collections.
I’d like to ask a return favor and get help repairing my copy of The Dream City.
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>25 MarthaJeanne: Shute is on my favorites list, but I’m more anxious to re-visit A Town Like Alice or Pied Piper. And I haven’t read Pastorale yet, though I own a copy.
For me, Keith Stewart is a remarkable character, but so understated it was almost painful.
For me, Keith Stewart is a remarkable character, but so understated it was almost painful.
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Recipe books.
I find I have duplicates of these two
Good Housekeeping’s Book on The Business of Housekeeping
Eating Vitamines - it’s hard to decide which one to let go. One has a nicer cover; the other has a cleaner interior.
Also Family Circle Cooking With Herbs & Spices
I find I have duplicates of these two
Good Housekeeping’s Book on The Business of Housekeeping
Eating Vitamines - it’s hard to decide which one to let go. One has a nicer cover; the other has a cleaner interior.
Also Family Circle Cooking With Herbs & Spices
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Les Plus Excellents Bastiments De France - will offer to the library. It’s in pristine condition in old style binding and heavy paper. 1972 reprint
Beautiful Beads - projects. I like the shoe clips and slipper badges, but realistically will never do this work.
Miller’s Ceramics of the ‘20s & ‘30s - not really my style. I may have one or two pieces from the time period. Having a reference book is silly.
Beautiful Beads - projects. I like the shoe clips and slipper badges, but realistically will never do this work.
Miller’s Ceramics of the ‘20s & ‘30s - not really my style. I may have one or two pieces from the time period. Having a reference book is silly.
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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - not even sure where this came from.
How We Learn to Be Brave
VHS tapes
Good Morning Vietnam
Pleasantville
In the Company of Whales
Pretty Woman
Star Trek IV
Star Trek V
How We Learn to Be Brave
VHS tapes
Good Morning Vietnam
Pleasantville
In the Company of Whales
Pretty Woman
Star Trek IV
Star Trek V
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Drat! I forgot to record the two I gave to Professor Crum today.
Primary sources both.
One was the legislative records of West Virginia for a term early in the state’s history.
The other was an early 19th century record of court cases in the District Court of Connecticut. The odd thing is that the records were still dated according to the year’s reign of George III. Lovely copperplate typeface on heavy paper, but the binding was only half there.
If I hadn’t scarfed them up from wherever, they would have been thrown in a dumpster a long time ago.
Primary sources both.
One was the legislative records of West Virginia for a term early in the state’s history.
The other was an early 19th century record of court cases in the District Court of Connecticut. The odd thing is that the records were still dated according to the year’s reign of George III. Lovely copperplate typeface on heavy paper, but the binding was only half there.
If I hadn’t scarfed them up from wherever, they would have been thrown in a dumpster a long time ago.
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I’ve owned A Nursery in the Nineties for decades and never cracked it open. (My library is about half aspirational.). Trying to decide today whether it should stay, I randomly found
“Papa never told me I must read anything (but when he had read me a bit out of a new author or poet, he had wound up the watch and it went of itself.)”
Exactly! Keeping it.
But unshelving whole swaths of books to consider, I again find I’ve got a duplicate of Lippincott’s Home Manuals: House and Home.
“Papa never told me I must read anything (but when he had read me a bit out of a new author or poet, he had wound up the watch and it went of itself.)”
Exactly! Keeping it.
But unshelving whole swaths of books to consider, I again find I’ve got a duplicate of Lippincott’s Home Manuals: House and Home.
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I am motivated.
There are piles everywhere.
Some of the classroom buildings I have been in have a table for free stuff. I’ve only used the one in the Art building, but the Music building has one too.
So,
Tchaikovsky goes there.
Art Past and Art Present goes in the first building.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam goes to Walter. It’s a lovely edition illustrated by Edmund Dulac. I don’t appreciate it much.
Also an edition of Poor Richard’s Almanack
There are piles everywhere.
Some of the classroom buildings I have been in have a table for free stuff. I’ve only used the one in the Art building, but the Music building has one too.
So,
Tchaikovsky goes there.
Art Past and Art Present goes in the first building.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam goes to Walter. It’s a lovely edition illustrated by Edmund Dulac. I don’t appreciate it much.
Also an edition of Poor Richard’s Almanack
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The Early Liturgy though I see I never cataloged it.
Gave it to a Newman Club member I met in history class. They have a library, he tells me. Good! I’ll have more later.
Better Homes and Gardens New Decorating Book
Gave it to a Newman Club member I met in history class. They have a library, he tells me. Good! I’ll have more later.
Better Homes and Gardens New Decorating Book
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June - 3
July - 0
August - 42
September
Jesus Within Judaism - I see the first page references “the historical Jesus” and I now know that phrase accompanies a lot of hogwash.
>39 2wonderY: Luke said his wife, also interested in theology, was delighted with my donation.
Grace Kelly: the American Princess - vhs tape. Found and watched it on YouTube.
Bob’s Basics: Composting - gift from someone at work. I just throw my scraps into empty garden spaces.
July - 0
August - 42
September
Jesus Within Judaism - I see the first page references “the historical Jesus” and I now know that phrase accompanies a lot of hogwash.
>39 2wonderY: Luke said his wife, also interested in theology, was delighted with my donation.
Grace Kelly: the American Princess - vhs tape. Found and watched it on YouTube.
Bob’s Basics: Composting - gift from someone at work. I just throw my scraps into empty garden spaces.
412wonderY
https://www.uillinois.edu/president/presidential_history/peabody
A hand lettered notebook bound in decorative boards with quadrupled twine.
The student is Charles N. Roberts
Offering it to Special Collections
A hand lettered notebook bound in decorative boards with quadrupled twine.
The student is Charles N. Roberts
Offering it to Special Collections
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I find myself boasting of my end of2023 year because I didn’t summarize at the end of 2024. So I tracked down the numbers
2017 - 178
2018 - 424
2019 - 435
2020 - 503
2021 - 408
2022 - 350
2023 - 190
2024 - 116
Total= 2604
2017 - 178
2018 - 424
2019 - 435
2020 - 503
2021 - 408
2022 - 350
2023 - 190
2024 - 116
Total= 2604
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Daddy’s Girl - too tattered, browned and tiny print.
Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates - duplicate. Hutchins Library doesn’t have a copy.
Treasure Island / Kidnapped - fine condition, but I have them separately bound.
Warehouse 13: season five - duplicate
The Road Home - vhs tape
Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates - duplicate. Hutchins Library doesn’t have a copy.
Treasure Island / Kidnapped - fine condition, but I have them separately bound.
Warehouse 13: season five - duplicate
The Road Home - vhs tape
442wonderY
It’s been four years since I haven’t met with a small group for spiritual warfare prayer. But Pope Leo, on his TikTok account, recommends getting back to it. So I need to gather a group. I’ve got one stack of actual prayer books and another just on the concept of spiritual warfare that I may not have actually read in total. I’m sure to find rich material in Michael Scanlon and Francis MacNutt; and probably also Jeffrey Steffon and Dutch Sheets.
However, I see that Ray Stedman’s content is not inspiring and Steven Lawson is actually counter to my beliefs, as he seems to think feminism is a device of the devil.
So getting rid of 2 copies of Spiritual Warfare and going to put Faith Under Fire in the recycling bin.
However, I see that Ray Stedman’s content is not inspiring and Steven Lawson is actually counter to my beliefs, as he seems to think feminism is a device of the devil.
So getting rid of 2 copies of Spiritual Warfare and going to put Faith Under Fire in the recycling bin.
452wonderY
American Victoriana goes to Walter. He said last week he was researching for his one Victorian dollhouse. He mostly collects mid-century modern.
462wonderY
Daughter is making dolls and doll clothes this season. So it’s time to give her
The Dolls Dressmaker and
Two-Hour Dolls’ Clothes
The Dolls Dressmaker and
Two-Hour Dolls’ Clothes
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Tim in Special Collections did not want the incomplete (5 of 8) The New Cabinet 'Cyclopaedia. So I placed them on the free books shelves at the entrance to the library. But I saw a few (more slender) volumes that I brought home provisionally.
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September - 9
October and November - 14
December
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - extra copy
I may have company over the holidays so I’m focusing on reducing the piles in the attic and bringing a few seasonal decorations out.
October and November - 14
December
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - extra copy
I may have company over the holidays so I’m focusing on reducing the piles in the attic and bringing a few seasonal decorations out.
502wonderY
Out of the Silent Planet - extra copy
