Antique Oxford

My newest pride and Joy, the Oxford book of English verse, 1907, original blue cloth binding on india paper.
This lovely volume has become a bit of an obsession for me. Not only can I peruse 13th century poetry at my leisure,but the book has a story and a life of it's own.
I'd love to say I discovered in my grandmothers attic, or tucked away in a homey old brownstone bookstore, but I found it on Ebay.



On it's own it stands as a beautiful volume, obviously well loved by it's previous caretaker, but tucked within it's pages is a wealth of information. Whoever loved this book as much as I do tucked everything from newspaper clippings to a funeral announcement and even a love letter in it's pages. The vast majority of the newspaper clippings are of poetry from the New York Times during the mid 1930's.
To whoever Mary E.V Hanks is, I thank you. More then likely you have gone to the great library in the sky, but I feel honored to have your book in my hands.
I shall cherish this volume, and when I grow old, pass it along with newspaper clippings and poetry from my area...along with a note of who I was, who Mary may have been, and the story of how this book crossed so many miles.
Your book is in safe hands Mary Hanks.

The Oxford book of english verse