Old Book Love

  Are you a collector of old books? I don't really fall into the category of  "collector", but I do have a decent collection of old books that I love. In other words if I buy an old book it's because I like to read it, not because I like the cover.
Last week I connected with a blogging lady that had read my profile and noticed that  many of our favorite books to read where the same. This isn't that unusual-many people share a love for the same authors. But what was different about this story is that the books are very, very old and neither of us thought there was
anyone else on the planet that would ever read them. Since then Kim and I have corresponded and found that there were even more obscure books that we have in common. Now isn't that something you just love about blogging?

And here is one of my all time favorite authors-Gene Stratton Porter. The 1st book I read was "The Girl
of Limberlost". These are some of the books Kim and I have in common.

This book takes place in the Indiana swamps of Limberlost were Elnora lives and collects moths to sell to raise money. Her mother is resentful of her-I won't go into details and ruin it for you. But she doesn't provide for Elnora so this is why she has to raise money selling moths. And then there are loving neighbors that help
and the bird lady to whom she sell her moths. It is a beautiful story and if you once pick it up and read it, you'll want to read Mrs. Porter's other books as well.

Look at the front of this one. Isn't it just gorgeous? I don't often find many books with a picture front and I was so happy to get this one. My finds of GSP books span several states. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri are the four I remember.

                                  Here's one my dad liked to read. I bet yours did too!

                                                     I just love the inside opening of this book.

                                                This old one is beginning to get ragged.

                                 Do you reconize any here that you have read?

And who doesn't need a 1938 book on etiquette?  I'm afraid that I've just discovered in the chapter on conversation that I am mis-pronuncing my u's. I am making my u's sound like oo's. Ex: duty (I say dooty)
tune(I say toon). Well from what I've read I'm mispronuncing everything with a u!! Well someone should've informed Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman that how we pronunce our words depends on what part of the country we're from, right? I just happened to be raised in the midwest and that is the way we say our u's!
I have several other books I was going to share, but I'll save them for another day. If you are interested in finding some good books from by-gone days to read Kim has a neat site she can refer you to. Her blog is
http://www.fieldofmydreams.blogspot.com/
Have a great Wednesday!