Monday, April 8, 2013

Books and a Mini Draw

My blog is nearing it's two year mark - and all of a sudden I've got 200 followers - as I did last year, I plan to have a draw for my blogiversary, but first  I'm having a mini pre-blogiversary draw to celebrate the milestone 200 followers.   It pays to enter, I just won two draws in the past 24 hours!!  Just comment either here or on my Facebook page - you can "like" me and comment there as well - if you're lucky, these vintage cookbooks could be arriving in your mailbox.  The draw will be made on Wednesday night at 9 pm.  Keep watching  - my two year draw will be coming up soon....


The prizes are - Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys & Girls, it is a hardcover book, copyright 1975 and two soft cover books - 250 Ways to Serve Fresh Vegetables, copyright 1949, the other book is Good Housekeeping's Book of Salads, copyright 1958.  I found all of these books last week at the same shop.


Snacks for Boys & Girls


Salads galore..


A bounty of vegetables



I was happy to find an old Golden Book for my collection and a Christmas one is even better - I got out my trusty Little Golden Book Identification Guide - it's a first edition.. Howdy Doody and Santa Claus...


Golden Book #237 - copyright 1955, the spine is in rough shape, but the pages are not torn and have no markings at all.  I paid 50 cents.  



The old Golden Book back cover


The book belonged to Lisa Hammond



I don't remember much about Howdy Doody but I did have a pack of cards with the Howdy Doody gang on them.  


This is a cute one too, it was printed in 1973 and sold for 39 cents


Baby Owl says - enter the draw!

Today the linkups will be - The Nifty ThriftyMagpie Monday and Thriftasauras



9 comments:

  1. Those are great old cookbooks Jill, so please put my name in the draw. I remember the Howdy Doody Show on TV as a child (yes, I'm that old!) but don't remember the book. That's a fun find. I always liked the back cover of the original Golden Books. Congrats on your 200 followers. Pamela

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  2. Hi Jill,
    Love the Little Golden Books, they're adorable.

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  3. Baby Animals?! As if the Little Golden Books weren't sweet enough!

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  4. Happy blog-aversary! I sure haven't seen the Howdy Doody book, but I remember well the baby animals. It was a favortie of my kids! Great finds!

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  5. I love those little golden books! I rarely see any old ones around here. Please enter me in the draw, and happy blog adversary!

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  6. I would love the books AND I love your blog! :)

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  7. Congratulations on your (over) 200 followers! Sweet prizes. I have won a few things myself, so I never complain that "I don't win anything." :)

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  8. Jill, Congrats on your 200 follower milestone! I can't pass up those vintage cookbooks and decorating books, so sign me up. :) Pam

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  9. I love seeing your Golden books! What fun you're having!

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