Old Books, Prints & Ephemera
Here are some entertaining excerpts from old books that we have found in the course of our travels. Read more about finding and identifying old prints, and see some of the ephemera that passes our way.........

Old Books

During the course of seeking out stock for my business, I acquire many fascinating old books, many of which I have collected mainly for their quirky and entertaining contents. This section of Autumn Cottage Diary will bring you extracts from some of these, downloadable as individual pages that can be printed out to make interesting posters or used in other imaginative and decorative ways. By changing the font in which they are printed out and perhaps using some antiqued paper, all the appearance of an "original" old document can be created. Have fun reading and using them!

"A Receipt Book" A Collection of Domestic Recipes from 1808
The Village Inn The Old Inns of England
Ephemera

These items could well be described as serendipitous discoveries, often from the bottoms of boxes in a jumble sale, or enfolded in between the pages of an old book. Look what we've come across in the past......

Letters from India Rescued from a carboot sale....