Janet Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought we had a thread like this, but I've searched to no avail! Anyway, I often buy books second-hand. Today, I pulled As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee to read next, and out fell a red paper heart with the word 'Mum' written on one outside half. Inside it reads... Hi Mum, I just wanted to say 'how did you doin darts?' One more thing thanksfor everything and I just wanted to say I love youtell dad I love him too! Love Katherinexxxx P.S Good night! Awwwwww! I've found a few bookmarks before (including quite an old one from Penguin books) but never anything personal like that. It made me think about Katherine and wonder what she's like (and how old she is, when it was written...). Have you ever found anything like this inside a book? ETA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) I've bought quite a lot of second-hand books and have found various 'bookmarks' in them including a postcard with a George VI (I think) stamp on it and a small clump of shamrock. I always flick through my library books as I return them and one of our librarians told me that one of his colleagues had found a rasher of bacon in a book that someone had been using as a bookmark! Edited January 12, 2011 by Ophelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I found a £10 in a book once! It was my own and id tucked it inside a book so I didnt loose it. In the end I couldnt remember what I had done with it and it turned up inside a book. I was quite happy when I found it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh that's so lovely it made me feel all weepy I never found anything as nice as that in a book but I do like it when people have written a little message on the inside cover to whoever they've given the book too, it's like a little piece of the books journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brida Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought you meant food Hmm, well there's always a lot of notes in library books. Other than food particles of course... There was this one Paulo Coelho book I got from the library, and someone made notes on every page, underlining sentences, and writing (mostly) questions like ''Why?'', ''What does he mean??'', ''This is so ridiculous!?!?'' '' What a load of...'' and it kept annoying me throughout the book I tried to ignore it but - I have eyes! It just kept popping in front of my eyes... Other than that, just the usual notes: X&Y <3 4ever, ''I'm dying here'', lyrics etc. I haven't ever found money or anything other than notes, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funrun Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I HAVE FOUND SHOPPING DOCKETS AND BOOK MARKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I got a shopping list once (and a boring one at that)... that's been about it I'm jealous. What an interesting find, Janet. And, Ophelia, I can't believe anyone would use a rasher of bacon. Was there grease all over the pages? How vulgar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymacbeth Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 My husband's slightly mad friend from school claims she found a feather in her bible. Supposedly belonging to an angel. There is a certain church with this particular belief. Ugh - spare me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) I've found loads of stuff and I always keep what I find, I kind of collect them now. I've found people's pictures, a few letters, someone's test scores for understanding spoken English (I believe he'd written 'Oh ****'... next to the score, eventhough he hadn't done that bad, maybe he's a perfectionist?) and even a coin. Sadly the coin was the smallest coin and not even a currently valid currency Edited January 13, 2011 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I thought you meant food Hmm, well there's always a lot of notes in library books. Other than food particles of course... There was this one Paulo Coelho book I got from the library, and someone made notes on every page, underlining sentences, and writing (mostly) questions like ''Why?'', ''What does he mean??'', ''This is so ridiculous!?!?'' '' What a load of...'' and it kept annoying me throughout the book I tried to ignore it but - I have eyes! It just kept popping in front of my eyes... Other than that, just the usual notes: X&Y <3 4ever, ''I'm dying here'', lyrics etc. I haven't ever found money or anything other than notes, though This is one of my biggest bugbears. People writing notes in books - ESP library books. It's the height of arrogance and very bad manners. My local library have now introduced a system where they quickly scan returned books and if they find notes written inside, they now charge a small fine! Regarding finding stuff inside, I once bought an old hardback from a second hand bookshop and found a beautiful old postcard - circa 1930 - inside from Torquay saying "having a lovely time, wish you were here! from Dotty and Caroline." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Martini Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 The only thing I have ever found inside a book was someone's shopping list. The strange thing about this particular list was that it was written IN the book, inside the back cover. Why would you do something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumo Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Recently I found £100 However, it was one of my books and it was my £100. I had put it there a few months earlier for safe keeping, then forgot all about it. Made me want to go and check all my other books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Martini Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Recently I found £100 However, it was one of my books and it was my £100. I had put it there a few months earlier for safe keeping, then forgot all about it. Made me want to go and check all my other books lol what is with people storing money in books? This is leading me to believe that librarians rake in a lot more money than I once thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I once found a stub from a plane ticket in a used book. It was a fligt to Germany. I was very jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I got a used book in the mail today and inside was a little pamphlet for a Summer Breeze ... A Motown Affair -party or something. Too bad I got the 'invitation' so late, I'm like 6 months behind. I hope people had fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I found a lovely hologram-bookmark with a wolf on it, a photo of a kid pasted on a "don't do drugs" book mark, a photo from what I assume to be a wildlife reserve with some stone carving of a stag on it and in one book, two people had exchanged notes that went something like "I love you" "IF you liked me you wouldn't treat me this way" "But I care" "Then why did you hurt me?" "I want to be with you." "Learn how to treat a lady first." All written in pencil and in different handwriting so it leads me to think that some couple were exchanging notes in this unique fashion. I'd have damned them to hell for writing in a book though. hmm I've also found many names inside books, of the previous owners, or notes when the book were gifted (sad that they give them away after someone took pains to write "merry christmas dear XXX" in a book. I could write a story about all of this. :') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Yeah, thought so too. I like used books for the history that they bring along with em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 I always flick through my library books as I return them and one of our librarians told me that one of his colleagues had found a rasher of bacon in a book that someone had been using as a bookmark! I know you might find this impossible to believe, but I was chatting with a friend on another (non-book) forum about libraries, as she is a librarian, and she posted this... We get a lot of bookmarks. But the best was a slice of bacon still between the pages. She works in a library in Cheshire. Either it's the same event, or there is a secret Bacon-Bookmark cult that we don't know of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Crikey, Janet. There's more of it about than we thought! We'll just have to hope that it doesn't catch on too much or people might start sticking their fried egg in between the pages, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Other than crums of bread or cookies and what appears to be tomatoe sauce (I hope), book marks (however, never very nice ones), notes (with name of other books to read, one note calling some teacher bad names, a note with just a name), once a picture, a news paper article. The notes, book marks and picture were only in library books, so I put them back in those books. You never know if somone realises it's still in the already returned library book and needs it back. However, in used books I buy, I always take these items out. I don't buy new books very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I found a shopping list in a library book the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Recently I found £100 However, it was one of my books and it was my £100. I had put it there a few months earlier for safe keeping, then forgot all about it. Made me want to go and check all my other books Hi everyone! I'm new here. This made me chuckle as I've told my children, after my demise, to open each book, turn it upside down and let fall out what may. They will be wealthy I'm sure as I've forgotten where and how much I have hidden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fev Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I found a feather in a book the other day. The book in question was nothing special, and didn't look at all well-thumbed, so I can only assume that whoever placed it in there simply thought it was a pretty one and worth keeping, rather than using it as a novelty bookmark. Made me smile though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Hi all I think the bacon bookmark certainly has all the other ones beat . It bugs me if I get a book that smells like smoke -- if people smoke when they read, it just kinda sinks into the pages . I also cannot stand weird stains on books, because you always wonder what they are and try not to touch them . (YEK) Edited November 22, 2011 by julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abcinthia Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I've found a few shopping lists and receipts. The nicest things I've found are messages written inside the front cover of books. My partner and I leave a little message whenever we buy each other books so it's nice to read things other people write to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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