600 Miles is Not Far

shirley maclaine book inscription

silk pajamas are extremely HOT!
charles Heston ten commandments
abortion
600 miLes is not Far.
Faith? They have no choice but to work.
The Artist
Do Chinese smoke?

A 1976 copy of You Can Get There From Here by Shirley MacLaine.

Found at Capitol Hill Books in Washington, DC.

Bruckner

practical calculus book inscription

Bruckner

A 1924 copy of Practical Calculus for Home Study by Claude Irwin Palmer

Found at Second Story Books in Washington, DC.

Fill Your Bookshelves

green mansions book inscription

Dearest of all my Cousins:

This is just to fill your
bookshelves, and, if you need to
pass some time away, you may
read it once over lightly—

Michael
6 April 1950

A 1944 copy of Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by W.H. Hudson.

Found at Capitol Hill Books in Washington, DC.

Cuddle Up to Jack

spend all your kisses book inscription

Xmas 1978
Cuddle up to Jack
and have a merry, merry
Billie

Found in A Castle of Books, Stanton, CA.

Your Special Island

galapagos book inscription

To Rich,

FRIEND + FELLOW VOYAGER
MAY YOU FIND YOUR SPECIAL ISLAND
WHERE ALL YOUR DREAMS WILL
COME TRUE.

GABE

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut.

Thanks to Emily Wilson, who says:

“I found this copy at Strand Book Store in New York City.
Also, it was written in the book upside down, in the back cover.”

Just Like You

cats are cats book inscription

Dear Patti,

Cats are warm, soft, loving and gentle—
just like you.

All my affection,
George
Christmas, 1988

Found in A Castle of Books, Stanton, CA.

east of the sun book inscription

Dear Marilyn,

At your age, this book
of fairy tales is the best thing I could
think of for proper reading. When you
get older—much older—and grow
tired of fairy tales, I will then
suggest the books you wlll really
enjoy.

Sincerely
Your cousin,
Aaron

Thanks to Rebecca, who, as a kid, loved to rescue old toys and books from her
grandmother’s attic.