tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post7785650020284299672..comments2023-10-05T11:30:10.608+01:00Comments on cardigangirlverity: Heirloomsverityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-83423942894898970842009-11-30T07:32:25.379+00:002009-11-30T07:32:25.379+00:00That is amazing. It would be so great to own a boo...That is amazing. It would be so great to own a book, that's passed through generations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-4742481919502223712009-11-26T14:15:35.153+00:002009-11-26T14:15:35.153+00:00Darlene - that bible sounds wonderful. There isn&...Darlene - that bible sounds wonderful. There isn't anything in mine, but maybe I should start that...<br /><br />Dot - it is lovely indeed.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-82660489196098899762009-11-26T13:10:33.112+00:002009-11-26T13:10:33.112+00:00That is so lovely! I think giving other people boo...That is so lovely! I think giving other people books is one of the best things in the world but it has even more significance if a book is kept within a family.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-53846366224640976432009-11-26T13:07:29.885+00:002009-11-26T13:07:29.885+00:00Such a touching gesture Verity. It is something s...Such a touching gesture Verity. It is something special to be the keeper of a book from the past until it's time to pass it on again. As the eldest in my family I have the family bible which is over one hundred years old. There are little bits of dried flowers, old newspaper clippings, movie stubs on old card stock and a small piece of cross-stitch.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-31483635453357145762009-11-26T12:49:56.756+00:002009-11-26T12:49:56.756+00:00Sophie - I think it was seeing inscriptions in old...Sophie - I think it was seeing inscriptions in old books which got me inscribing mine - also my Dad does it!<br /><br />Simon - it is lovely! I was so touched too.<br /><br />Merenia - exactly! Thanks for popping in.<br /><br />Jackie - you have children so that would be a great idea.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-66265208796942813392009-11-26T10:14:52.830+00:002009-11-26T10:14:52.830+00:00That is beautiful! I feel like starting something ...That is beautiful! I feel like starting something similar right now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-79830193563249053432009-11-25T23:25:12.455+00:002009-11-25T23:25:12.455+00:00What a precious lovely gift on every level.
The ae...What a precious lovely gift on every level.<br />The aesthetic, the history, the sentiment, the content!Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-45300678159504681322009-11-25T20:09:03.533+00:002009-11-25T20:09:03.533+00:00That is just beautiful Verity, I actually found it...That is just beautiful Verity, I actually found it very, very touching and think its delightful you have been passed that book. Lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-63399719664181405522009-11-25T17:25:39.322+00:002009-11-25T17:25:39.322+00:00Oh, how absolutely lovely. I always like finding o...Oh, how absolutely lovely. I always like finding out the provenance of books, and obviously it's often useful in terms of my research if I can find out early or original owners of the Early Modern books I study.<br /><br />I'm interested to read about what you write inside your books. I also put my name and the date. I always used to put the city of purchase too, but somehow (perhaps since I started buying more online!) this has been altered and I now put my college and Oxford in instead (possibly influenced by all the old books I've read which are inscribed 'John Smith of Balliol College his book' etc!)Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263980996873885826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-37059109754961891332009-11-25T17:24:24.385+00:002009-11-25T17:24:24.385+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263980996873885826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-34171288077860672122009-11-25T17:14:05.611+00:002009-11-25T17:14:05.611+00:00Thanks Owen - I do write my name in pencil in my b...Thanks Owen - I do write my name in pencil in my books along with the date and city of purchase. Sadly I have yet to acquire anything that I would want to bequeath to anybody.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-46764460017821321032009-11-25T17:12:05.180+00:002009-11-25T17:12:05.180+00:00That is wonderful, I agree. Do you write your name...That is wonderful, I agree. Do you write your name in any of your own books? Will you in future?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539053857006112462noreply@blogger.com