Favorite of the Week - A Very Young Dancer by Jill Krementz

A Very Young Dancer by Jill Krementz is a rare and especially lovely book about ballet for young readers. The photographs by Krementz, of a young dancer who is chosen to perform in the New York City Ballet's Nutcracker Ballet, are wonderful.

Jill Krementz was a Vietnam War photographer, and she is the widow of Kurt Vonnegut. While I like all her children's photography, I especially like her A Very Young series of books.

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Favorite of the Week - Antique Christmas Postcards

I went to an ephemera show a while back and bought a wonderful assortment of antique postcards. I kept a few favorites ... and have listed many on eBay (with many more still to list). I put a bunch of vintage Christmas postcards up this week. They are beautiful cards! The greetings on the back are fascinating reading, too.

The three cards pictured here are all by artist Ellen Clapsaddle. She lived 1863 to 1934, and was the most popular postcard illustrator of her time. I love her cards -- especially the ones for Christmas and Halloween!

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Favorite of the Week - Halloween Costume Patterns

My favorite this week -- cute Halloween costume sewing patterns, some new and some vintage! I love this pattern for a variety of costumes: bat, flowerpot (so cute!), and lady bug.

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Favorite of the Week - Uneeda Pee Wee Doll House

Too cute for words! I had to share a picture of this adorable vintage doll house. This dollhouse is 1960s vintage -- I would date it as 1966 to 1968. It's a Uneeda dollhouse for Pee Wee dolls. Perfect Liddle Kiddle scale, too. Super cute and oh so retro! I couldn't find a reference for this dollhouse anywhere online, so I believe it is a rare one.

Sold for $49.99 from my store.

Favorite of the Week - Purefoy Hotel Cook Book

My favorite this week is the Purefoy Hotel Cook Book from Talladega, Alabama. It's a 1971 softcover book with spiral binding, and it says on the cover "true and tried recipes of real Southern cooking." As you flip through the pages, you will find lots of charming, old fashioned Southern recipes here. It made me hungry to list this book!

A tip for both collectors and for eBay sellers - when I worked in bookstore management, we called these books "Junior League style" cookbooks because they are similar in format to the popular Junior League cookbooks. These books sell really well on eBay, whether Junior League, church group, regional restaurant, etc. ... and the recipes seem to always be wonderful! I have a very small collection of these cookbooks myself, from my hometown, and from restaurants I have really enjoyed eating at over the years.

Here is a little peek at a few of the cookbooks you'll find in my store online: http://search.stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books_cookbook-cook-book-193-194-195-196-197_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfromZR10QQfsnZBirdhouseQ20BooksQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsascsZ0QQsaselZ81052548QQsatitleZQ28cookbookQ2ccookQ20bookQ29Q20Q28193Q2aQ2c194Q2aQ2c195Q2aQ2c196Q2aQ2c197Q2aQ29QQsofpZ0