One of the most common kinds of presentation notes we find, especially in books printed within the l

One of the most common kinds of presentation notes we find, especially in books printed within the last 200 years or so, is the Christmas gift inscription. Whether from friends, family, or the authors themselves, these notes show that books have been popular gifts for generations.

The inscriptions shown here appear in the following works (in the order in which they appear above):

http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b1967953~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b1959977~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b2963814~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b10009534~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b9074626~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b2959512~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b1958508~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b1588168~S39a
http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b1570932~S39a

We hope you’ll continue the tradition and give away lots of books this holiday season!

~Andrew