There is a
lot of fun to be had by reading antique and old books, but it
takes some digging to get to the good stuff. I dig.
This page is designed to share
with you some of the best pieces I find. I'll update it whenever I come
across a good one, so please check back often, or even better, join my mailing
list to receive updates and more.
Clicking on the cover of a book will
bring you to a brief description of its contents and to scanned
pages that can be downloaded.
(Netscape users click
Control+D)
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Memoirs
of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
England
1869
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Multi-layer absorbent lining for application inside coffins
(European Patent Application
No. EP 1
243 243A2)
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Sketches and Anecdotes of Animal Life, England, 1854
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Home
Comfort, England, ca. 1880
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The
Cottage Physician, U.S.A., 1900
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The
English Cookery Book, England, ca 1870
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Praise
of Drunkenness, England, 1723
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Bygone Punishments, England, 1899
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