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This image featured another bookplate that reads "Birmingham School Board. 'A Perfect Attendance Prize' Presented to Edith Ellis (Scholar in the IV Standard) Board School Aug. 31st 1898. C.A. Bell Head Teacher. " This bookplate features a highly…

This bookplate reads, as far as can be deciphered, "School Board of London / Flech Mel School, Thom Needham in Standard II attended punctually and regularly during the two School Quarters ended Dec 1880 and March 1881. Book Awarded for Punctual and…

This bookplate reads "Nottingham School Board. Bath Street Board School. Presented to James Harvey for regular attendance , good conduct, and attention to lessons during the year ended Aug 31 1881 / AH, Angrane. Head Teacher." At the bottom of the…

This book features an inscription that reads "This book was bought from an Indian near Hudsons Bay Jan 20th 1886" and if that doesn't make you wonder about the previous owner of this book then nothing will! The handwriting is cramped but not…

Here we have another occurrence of poetry that was written into a book. These poems, however, were written by a child and are clearly playful, teasing remarks. These poems give us an idea of the child's personality and their relationships- who they…

This images show nother way a book might have been bound to prevent damage, as well as newspaper or magazine articles that were pasted in. The book is a french textbook of sorts and it is interesting that the articles also reference the french…

This handwriting is a puzzle waiting to be solved. An intricate inscription, this handwriting features many flourishes and dots that add to the beauty, if also the illegibility. This style of handwriting likely means that the writer belonged to a…