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VALENTINE WRITERS
Books of Romance
Before
Valentines became a recognized article of merchandise,
lovers were constrained to construct their own. Materials
for these were a quill pen, a sheet of thick writing paper,
and an acquaintance with the muse of poetry. Failing this
latter commodity, it was essential to have access to the
pages of some obliging little chap-book called a valentine
“writer.”
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