from the classic, beloved series by laura lee hope, this beautiful, vintage 1927 book includes a book jacket with no tears and in great shape other than a tiny bit of general aging along the edges. the book itself looks nearly perfect, except for an ink-penned original owner's name inscription of "judy capito" inside the book's cover. good job, judy, if you're out there. you took wonderful care of your book. oh, and your handwriting gets an A+!
this 93-year-old book and book jacket look so good that you could consider them in near "fine" condition.
i found this very special book in a small town's antique store, located on the square. the store contains an enormous collection of vintage books, gathered throughout a lifetime by the elderly owner. he said he went to his first auction at age seven and lucked out with a boxful of treasures he re-sold for a profit and "was then hooked for life."
as i looked through his beautiful collection of vintage children's book, he hovered nearby, clearly almost giddy to see someone else who loved the bobbsey twins and other vintage books the way he did. he gave me lots of tips about hunting for vintage items, the most important one for books being to "keep the book jacket, even if it's not in great shape; everyone just throws it away and it's often the most valuable part!"
this collector and judy capito both knew something else very important: take good care of your books, because each book is something special.
growing up, i read and re-read every bobbsey twins book in my elementary school library. i never owned one of my own. so, i bought every single one of this small town antique store's bobbsey twin series.
why am i selling any of them, then? this collector bought multiple copies and...so did i! i'm only parting with my duplicate copies. the rest are in our living room bookshelves.
this book comes with high recommendations from me, a passionate collector, and judy...
