Beautiful antique books to add instant character


We are getting to the end of the First Arrivals! And it's perfect timing, because my three crates of shipped items from the UK are due to arrive later this week.

So today and next week we will have one more online restock, then pause for two weeks while we hold items for the local Found Collection sale.

This week I have an amazing selection of vintage and antique books to share.

An antique Haydn's Mass Folio - Shop Here
Soft, worn leather with marbled endpapers and delicate sheet music.


R. Caldecott Sketchbook - Shop Here
Reproductions of the famed antique illustrator, 23 color scenes and 23 ink drawings that you could easily frame for a beautiful art collection.


British Birds Vintage Ladybird Book - Shop Here
One of 4 vintage Ladybird books from the 1950s. Highly collectible and filled with full color illustrations on each spread.

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I'll be back next week with a few pieces of framed antique art, and then it's time to start preparing for the in-person sale.

I hope you are able to join us for the event, May 8-9 in downtown Springdale, Arkansas. I'll be sharing lots of behind the scenes as my crates arrive and we start unpacking on my social media, if you would like to follow along.

Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Melanie Alexander
Creator of The Found Collection

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