A wonderful thing about old books is the mystery of their lives before the library, and it is especi
A wonderful thing about old books is the mystery of their lives before the library, and it is especially exciting when we find evidence that gives us a sense of their previous role. Take, for example, this copy of L. Frank Baum’s The Tin Woodman of Oz, (Chicago, 1918), with its book plate.***The Tin Woodman of Oz, Chicago: 1918Call number: PS3503.A923 T56 1918 http://ow.ly/bJT530gfKx5***#KislakCenter #Pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #WizardofOz #TinMan #librariesofinstagram #provenance #bookplate #thisbookbelongsto #childrenslit #childrensbooks -- source link
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