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Brehms Thierleben, Allgemeine Kunde Des Thierreichs, Volume 1; Volume 7 | Schmidt, Alfred Edmund 1829-1884 Brehm, Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
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So, I actually have 3 volumes of Brehm's from my Swiss ancestors. @CrowCAH #bookishgenealogy

MayJasper 😮 7y
CrowCAH OMG sooo pretty!!! 😍 They're gorgeous and such a treasure to be displayed on your shelves!!! 7y
SharonGoforth 😍😍 7y
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Brehms Thierleben, Allgemeine Kunde Des Thierreichs, Volume 1; Volume 7 | Schmidt, Alfred Edmund 1829-1884 Brehm, Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
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For your random enjoyment, an illustration from an 1868 zoological Atlas passed down from my Swiss ancestors. #bookishgenealogy

SusanInTiburon Love! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Lcsmcat Beautiful ! 7y
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Oh, well, I have never posted a title page from the volumes of Heine, so one more. #bookishgenealogy @CrowCAH

CrowCAH These are just mind blowing, such great condition! 😍 8y
Seshat Thanks, @CrowCAH Only one seems to be really damaged. 8y
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CrowCAH Is that an etching print? Or photograph? (I think they had that technology back then) 8y
Seshat That's an etching print, I believe, @CrowCAH 8y
CrowCAH @Seshat awesome! 8y
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CrowCAH 1869! That's old and awesome! Older than any old book I have. 8y
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The title page #bookishgenealogy

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#signedsunday #bookishgenealogy @CrowCAH So, this is signed to my great grandmother, Elise Hindermann (father Swiss, mother French Creole). I have no idea who the older lady is but she is probably one of her father's cousins. I have other pictures of her and she is not one of her Swiss aunts or her Swiss grandmother (I have pictures of them, too).

/Going to give cousin Elise, descendant of the above, this book for a graduation present.

DivineDiana What a thoughtful gift! 8y
CrowCAH That is such a thoughtful gift to give; perfect! 😊 8y
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What is the oldest book you guys have? This is mine. It is kind of a Swiss Farmer's Almanac, I believe. @CrowCAH #bookishgenealogy

LeahBergen Very cool! I have one from 1649 and a couple from the 1700s. 😄 8y
Seshat Wow, @LeahBergen !! Pictures? 8y
Texreader Oh gorgeous. I'll have to go digging to find mine. Not quite this old. But it's a German Bible that came over when my Swiss fam immigrated. A prized possession with the fam genealogy recorded in it. The artwork is amazing. 8y
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Seshat Awesome, @Texreader I also have several volumes of Heinrich Heine poetry not too much younger. 8y
Texreader @Seshat Post pics!! 8y
LeahBergen I'll post a pic and tag you! 👍🏼 8y
Seshat I'd love that, @LeahBergen I'll do that @Texreader 8y
Texreader @Seshat I'd love that. I have some 1800s Washington Irving books I'll have to post as well. ❤️ old books!!! 8y
Sydsavvy I want to play! I've got a cool one to tag but I'll have to do it later. 🤓 8y
SharonGoforth I love old books and have some to share 😍 8y
CrowCAH Wow, yours definitely beats mine! It looks so cool, lovely engraving artwork! The old books, I think, only go back to the 1880s; I'd have to check for sure. And my oldest P&P book is 1905. 8y
tournevis I have a Catholic Church ritual manual *somewhere* in the house, but I can't find it. It's from 1721. 8y
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#muscles Greek gods and heroes have them. #aprilbookshowers #day4 @RealLifeReading By the by, @CrowCAH this illustration is from the 1866 3 vol set I have. #bookishgenealogy

CrowCAH So awesome! I can see each stroke the artist made for this engraving; spectacular work! 8y
Seshat Thanks, @CrowCAH There really are some lovely illustrations in the old books. 8y
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Stephanette | Rene Bazin
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The inscription mentioned in my last post. #bookishgenealogy