1858 Set by hjbenson

1858 Set

Our oldest book set is a 3 volume set of American History going up to James Buchanan presidency.

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For my other photos of today http://365project.org/hjbenson/others/2013-03-22
Great shot! Really caught my eye as I am hoping to read a book Elizabeth Custer wrote about General Custer named "Boots and Saddles."
March 23rd, 2013  
Nice historical shot!
March 23rd, 2013  
Must be priceless.
March 23rd, 2013  
Very cool
March 23rd, 2013  
Oh wow - what a great collection. I bet they smell great. I love the smell of old books:)
March 23rd, 2013  
@exposure4u Thank you Wendy, I hadn't heard of that book before, but now I have downloaded to my kindale.
@myhrhelper Thank you Kathy, books can really take you times and places
@sangwann Thank you Dione, it is to us :)
March 23rd, 2013  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, they are a great set and have given us different perspectives on history.
@westcoastwallis Thank you Paula, there are very few things better then the smell of old books :)
March 23rd, 2013  
This looks like a great set of books! Love the illustration you have captured.
March 23rd, 2013  
superb set - I love old books
March 23rd, 2013  
Wonderful images, what a neat book!
March 23rd, 2013  
great presentation!
March 24th, 2013  
@sparkle Thank you Juliette, so do we
@pamfromcalgary Thank you Pam, I wanted to show an illustration from one of them and this one set up nicely
@archaeofrog Thank you Katie, they are interesting reading to see what they thought of at the time
@cscecil Thank you Carolyn, books are always good
March 24th, 2013  
Beautiful old litho
March 24th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff Thank you Peter, there are a lot of great lithographs in the 3 volumes.
March 24th, 2013  
See? There's the problem with history. They keep adding to it. ;-)
March 26th, 2013  
@webfoot Thank you Paul, which is why I stuck with math and science :)
March 26th, 2013  
So cool! Bet they smell old book delicious!
March 26th, 2013  
@kph129 Thank you Kristin, they do :)
March 27th, 2013  
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