A Magical Surprise
As stated before, I lost out on the chance to by a classic antique magic book. After not buying it at Powells, there was my failed attempt to call and buy it. Someone had beat me to it!
That someone was Iriewoman. What a sweet and thoughtful thing to do. She was laughing inside for a week as I talked about regretting not getting it and then it just showed up in the mail a few days ago. She rocks.
The book is interesting because there is no date in it although it says that it is the first American edition. I did some research and found it was first published in 1876 in London and then the first American edition came out in 1881. My research also confirmed that this edition did not have a date in it - kind of strange. So I have a magic book that is 125 years old! I love it.
That someone was Iriewoman. What a sweet and thoughtful thing to do. She was laughing inside for a week as I talked about regretting not getting it and then it just showed up in the mail a few days ago. She rocks.
The book is interesting because there is no date in it although it says that it is the first American edition. I did some research and found it was first published in 1876 in London and then the first American edition came out in 1881. My research also confirmed that this edition did not have a date in it - kind of strange. So I have a magic book that is 125 years old! I love it.
1 Comments:
Teehee! All week I was hoping that you wouldn't try to buy the book elsewhere - I'm glad you didn't! It's a beautiful book!
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