People buy secondhand books for a lot of reasons: maybe they don’t live near a library, or they read too fast to buy them full price, or they enjoy a good deal. But one of those reasons will always be that reading someone else’s book can be like a little glimpse into their life.
And for these 18 people, that peek turned out to be more than they bargained for…in the best way possible.
18. How utterly charming.
I found this in a 1949 children’s book I bought today from ForgottenBookmarks
17. I hope she had an extra pair lying around at home.
16. Nope, she’s not giving you the code word!
I found this in a random book on the shelves of a cafe. from funny
15. Really lovely work.
14. Someone is definitely missing this!
13. Well I mean, money is always a nice surprise.
Found a Little Surprise in the Library Book I Borrowed from pics
12. People are so careless with those things!
used bookstore has a wall of forgotten bookmarks from ForgottenBookmarks
11. Honestly, probably worth more then than now.
10. I want to know the story of their trip.
9. Aw, I remember when my grandpa gave me one of these.
8. Kind of makes you feel like you won the lottery!
Nothing like picking up a book and finding a photo (and autograph) of the author inside from ForgottenBookmarks
7. Oh you guys my heart.
: The Book of Outdoor Gardening- Smith and Hawken #inusedbooks #usedbooks #oldbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #igbooks #minimalist #usedbookstore #livefolk #instagood #thingsfound #bookmark #thriftstorebooks #lostinbooks #thingsfoundinbooks #foundinbooks #foundinabook #ephemera #gardening #happymothersday #mothersday #card #mom #lostandfound #foundpaper 6. I bet they’re so sorry they lost these.
Found tucked between the pages of a secondhand textbook I bought. from FoundPaper
5. I wish I had found this.
My mother found a 108 year old ticket to a fair in an old book being used as a book mark. from mildlyinteresting
4. How utterly adorable.
3. I hope they’re as lucky for you as they were for the first person!
This 4 and 5 leaf clover I found in this nearly 200 year old book from mildlyinteresting
2. A little piece of history.
My son found a report card from nearly 100 years ago in his library book from mildlyinteresting
1. This one is definitely not as charming as the others.
I can’t wait for my next trip to the used book store…but also I need to go through my own books and make sure there’s nothing embarrassing in there before I donate.
Just in case.
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