Old Treasures

I love old books.  There is just something that is magical about an old book.  I mean I love books in general but to find an old rare book is like finding a lost treasure or something.  Well anyway while I was out today looking in thrift and vintage shops (hobby of mine) I found an old book.  I was in my element.  I found the first edition of the book, The Poetic Works of John Keats published in 1817. I was so thrilled! I was holding a book published in 1817.  If I wasn't thrilled enough with that book, lo and behold I found another.  The second book is called, The Tide of Time by Henry Newbolt which is third edition published in 1926.  It's fabulous.  I've learned you can never know what you might find in a second hand or thrift type shop.  One day I found a box full of vintage dress patterns from the 1950s, 60s and 70s that had barely or never been used.  Below is a picture of my two books.  Cheers and happy book hunting!