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40 Times People Were So Surprised By The Things They Found In Second-Hand Books, They Just Had To Share
The treasures inside second-hand books aren't limited to the texts they possess. From time to time, readers leave all kinds of gifts for others to discover. Some of them, like a pair of glasses, are simply forgotten between the pages but every once in a while, a good samaritan leaves behind a little thingy just to make your day. Continue scrolling through this list by Bored Panda and check out what I'm talking about for yourself! Oh, and upvote your favorite entries along the way.
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#1
Found A Little Surprise In The Library Book I Borrowed
Hello it Smee 6 years ago
Leave the next guy $5 but and leave the note from the original person, lol
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Or you could have had the library look up whoever had borrowed the book last and made sure they got their ticket back.
Gary Born 6 years ago
I do not think so. Imagine how sick they felt when they could not find the ticket, having forgot where it was placed... "Honey, remember the lotto scratch off..."
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Paula Robertson 6 years ago
I found a twenty dollar note once inside a book! Boy it made me smile.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I once found a $50 bill on the sidewalk in the Financial District of San Francisco. I was coming into work late that day and there was no one around where I found the money, so there was no way to return it to anyone one. I felt kinda bad because it was only a week or two before Christmas.
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fainasKeturatis 6 years ago
no no no no - he must buy another ticket and only that ticket owns a place in the book
There are no official data for the size of the second-hand book market. But according to a survey by Statista, in both the UK and the US more than half of us are choosing to buy books second-hand instead of new.
Patrik Oqvist from World of Books, the UK's largest second-hand book retailer, believes the market is growing by 8-10% a year.
"There's no stigma to buying second-hand now," he told BBC. "We take them to the beach and spill coffee on them, but they don't stop working because of that." Other reasons might be important for buyers as well, for example,the lower price, and the fact that they're recycling.
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#2
Nothing Like Picking Up A Book And Finding A Photo (And Autograph) Of The Author Inside
Bill 6 years ago
Not really. King used to do signings in Maine monthly back then. I have 8 from him
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Cristina Sacchi 6 years ago
Steven King looks like one of the characters from Dr. Seuss books 😋 download-5...4b744c.jpg 
Lucy Shupe 6 years ago
I bought a book at an antique store in Maryland. It was written by a man who was an interesting character. It was called Senate Journal, 1943-1945. I knew it was signed by the author. I bought it to give to my oldest who is a government, history and political science teacher. Later my son in law discovered that the book had an additional autograph, it was Lady Bird Johnson’s autograph. Blew my mind.
78thStitch 6 years ago
As a huge SK fan, I am insanely jealous, but also very pleased for the person who found this
And, of course, there's the chance of finding something unique. World of Books received a call last year from a grandmother in Australia who had ordered an annual that she remembered owning as a child, full of quizzes, mazes and puzzles. When she got it, she couldn't believe it was her own original copy, with the inscription from her parents to her.
#3
These 4 And 5 Leaf Clovers I Found In This Nearly 200-Year-Old Book
Koalamonster 6 years ago
That's pretty awesome. My eyes immediately went to the words "immortal shamrock" on the page on the left. Which is also pretty awesome.
Louise Duchaine 6 years ago
the other book says, "they are preserved " at the top of the shamrock
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Paloma Vita 6 years ago
That's awesome! I once found a four-leaf clover in a second-hand book I bought from a street vendor (a historical fiction about the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry). I was on my way to Ireland from Vancouver and I bought it the night before I left so I had something to read on the plane. I discovered it on the plane! The symbol of the shamrock was even more significant. I had an amazing trip :)
Salinger Foyard 6 years ago
as said below; my eyes also went directly to the word "immortal shamrock"
Skadi Lifdis 6 years ago
There's quite a few of those hidden in my books. Had a clover plant that routinely popped out 4, 5, and even a 7 leaf clover.
#4
I Found This In A 1949 Children's Book I Bought Today
Mosheh Wolf 6 years ago (edited)
It is Eletelephony, by Laura Elizabeth Richards. Not written by her, of course, since she passed away in 1943.
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Probably practicing typing for class. With the uneven letters, the typos, and the "Poem 1" up top it seems a good chance that's what it is.
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Jane Ramirez 6 years ago
That poem was in my high school literature book. I still can recite it from memory!
#5
Used Books Store Has A Wall Of Forgotten Bookmarks
Francis 6 years ago
i love the pictures.. but on the other hand it's kinda sad the families lost those memories..
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
It's likely possible they can get reprints [*fingers crossed*]
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Julie Evans 6 years ago
That’s bookmark wall is pretty neat. I used to have a habit of putting photos in books. 🥴 Maybe someone will see their photos or someone who knows them and returns their memories to them.
Josie Brooks 6 years ago
As a bookstore owner..I always leave in the book...whatever was 'in the book'!
Ladislav Pollo 5 years ago
I see any piece of toilet paper... that is my favourite bookmark :D
Sarah Storm 6 years ago
*wonders who's checked out the books with my forgotten math homework used as bookmarks*
#6
Note Found In "The Book Of Outdoor Gardening" By Smith And Hawken
Dear Mommy,
I think that you are very very pretty.
Love,
Lacey
I love you Mommy
Moondust 4 years ago
If that is really yours, that means a lot you made that and she kept that!
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 6 years ago
Well, that just made me feel all warm and mushy- very cute
#7
My Son Found A Report Card From Nearly 100 Years Ago In His Library Book
Ellen 6 years ago
Maybe try finding her since the name is clearly visible. She could still be alive you never know!
TheDivineMs.M 6 years ago
Found her: annamae m valpey born 1914, lived in California- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/42/?name=Katherine+M_Valpey&pg=2
L McN 6 years ago
I love the fact that they had a class called citizenship. Classes like this need brought back! To apply for citizenship a person must know more than the average natural born citizen actually knows, which is sad that we aren't taught all of this.
Alexandra Davis 6 years ago
My mum is a citizenship and PSHE (personal social health education) teacher in the UK, I used to be on too. They are taught in most UK schools!
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Vanessa Humic 6 years ago
With her street address this was my elementary school in Long Beach California
Dippin Dot 6 years ago
I have my grandfather's report cards from the 1940's; the entire collection of them. Not nearly as old as these, but still a family treasure.
#8
Somewhere Back In Time, The Former Owner Of These Glasses Is Still Looking For Them
It looks like they have been in there so long, they have cracked the binding. Found in "The Story of a Fight" by Hugh Lloyd
Foxxy 6 years ago
I don't understand how someone can forget their glasses, the book isn't going to close properly with them in there so surely you would notice something was up.
Mangoes'nRum 6 years ago
Those are really old reading glasses. That sort of design folds really flat, unlike todays spectacle designs, but not flat enough to allow the book to close properly. I can see someone shelving the book in a hurry or this being one of many books being shelved that the person did not realize there was something in the book.
Load More Replies... Koalamonster 6 years ago
That makes me weirdly sad. Mainly because my first thought is that the person was looking at the book, set it down to go to sleep, and never needed their glasses again... I've made myself sad.
Saulo Frota 6 years ago
I loved the title for this one. I can actually picture the owner right "now" (somewhere in time) looking for it. Since time is a dimension we just can't see, it's really happening right now.
#9
In A Vintage Hemingway
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Yes, hopefully the war was over and it was obsolete.
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#10
Found Tucked Between The Pages Of A Secondhand Textbook I Bought
Maya Baggins 6 years ago
You can see the love in his tiny eyes when he looks at her on the last pic!
Elsker 6 years ago
Ohh... that's the sad side of our mobile era... i miss those photo booth pictures
Bell Smith 6 years ago
You reckon? I think they make a good couple. He's a cutie:)
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Found A Dried Lizard Between My Book's Pages
Kathy Osborne 6 years ago
Guess they either used it as s bookmark or it ran upon the page &"the reader slammed the book shut
#12
I Found This In A Random Book On The Shelves Of A Cafe
Gary 6 years ago
If so, were they testing if time travel was ever invented?
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#13
Found In An 1860's Bible
LuckyCorgi 6 years ago
I have a peacock feather from balboa park, they had peacocks walking around there
#14
Beautiful Photo Found In A Copy Of "Birds Of Alaska"
Binxyminxem 6 years ago
Lol I thought he was crying till I zoomed in and saw him washing his face! Beautiful scene
#15
Found This Neat Little Metal Bookmark In "The Life Of Colonel Paul Revere" From 1909
Tommy Jo Hunt 6 years ago
When my husbands mother passed away in 1990, I found something. Like that, but hadn’t a clue what it was.
#16
A 1970's Plane Ticket
Väinö-Oskari Astala 6 years ago
Actually air quality was higher because they had to replace the air inside cabin more often. Now airlines replace as little air as possible and therefore the quality has tanked.
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EpicFangirl 6 years ago
haha id be that one person to bring the ticket up to the flight and be like- " so ya, im around 50 years late for my flight but uh..... can i still get that trip to New York.... ? ;D"
Julie Malenfant 6 years ago (edited)
I think that Waltrud Ireland was an author in the 70’s. He (or she?) did a study on german communism which would explain why the plane ticket was found in a book written in german with annotations.
Troy Currie 6 years ago
Last name Ireland, flying a Scottish Airline, located at at Scotland Airport, flying from New York, to London, and back to New York...go figure.
Troy Currie 6 years ago (edited)
Last name Ireland, flying a Scottish airline located at a Scotland, Airport, from New York, to London, and back to New York...go figure.
Teresa Taylor 6 years ago
Back in the “good old days” when women didn’t have names of their own. This ticket belonged to the wife of Waltreed Vreland. I’m sure before she was his wife, she was the possession (oops, I mean daughter) of her father.
Laura Doherty 6 years ago
Looks like whoever issued the ticket, couldn't find a pen and just used a colouring pencil they had lying around.
#17
Found This In House I’m Tearing Apart In A Book Like Someone Wanted To Keep Them Don’t Think It’s Real Money
jaeibi escarmoso 6 years ago
This is a currency used in the Philippines when japan invaded our country..
Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
Judging by the other comments, looks like they found an interesting piece of history
Mosheh Wolf 6 years ago
It's kinda real. It was the money that the Japanese empire issued for the Philippines when they occupied it in WWII (look down at #78 - they found an entire collection)
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Cool exclamation marks! I'm using the BP app rather than a webpage because of issues when I do the latter, so emojis are not an option at the moment.
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Alex Tolstoy 6 years ago
It’s funny, this money during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines is called Mickey Mouse Money because of its lack of value especially when WWII was about to end.
L McN 6 years ago
dont toss that! it is worth some real money! it could be worth more if in better shape though....
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
The Philippines was ruled by Spain until 1898.
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My Mother Found A 108-Year-Old Ticket To A Fair In An Old Book Being Used As A Bookmark
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
that's f*****g amazing. First the condition of the ticket, and then the beautiful design
Julie Evans 6 years ago
Packed tightly between the pages where the elements can’t age it.
Load More Replies... Tommy Jo Hunt 6 years ago
That’s the year my oldest sister Agnes was born! Wouldn’t I love to have that?
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
My grandfather's oldest sister was named Agnes. If my grandfather were still alive, he would be 109 years old...
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Kelly Thornton 6 years ago
Looked up Houston and Stewart County Fair and got a location of Erin, TN I'd send it back home!
#19
A Guy In My Japanese Class Found This In The Back Of His Book. Can Relate
darubyprincess 6 years ago
My first language is English and sometimes I can't figure out what the heck to do with it. Read or read? AAAAA!
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Sandra Louisa Buchdorff 6 years ago
Kinda look Like the drawing paul pava is making and getting Rich on 😂
Nostalgic Hyena 6 years ago
My school used to have Japanese as a language to take, and I considered possibly learning it if it were still there.. taking Spanish right now and I already feel like this sometimes.
miten sasmita 6 years ago
Yes. The speaking isn't so bad, the letters are bitches. How tf do you write and read with 3 different letters including unlimited kanji???
#20
We Found This Lovely Lady In A Book We Listed Yesterday. She Has Been Trimmed From A 19th Century Women's Periodical Or Magazine
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
That interval when hoop skirts were briefly revived
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Sue Lowe 6 years ago
Looks like a ladies Fan, to me. Still folded up...the fan, not the picture.
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#21
Received At Our Donation Center. Someone's Drug Stash In A Book
Mimi M 6 years ago (edited)
My brother made one of those. Probably kept his little stash in it. Those were the days. PS: He stole the little stash ('pot' or 'grass' as it was colloquially known then) from my mom. Who PS, had taken if away from my other bro who found it on the floor of our house of worship. Bro would take little bits from where my mom had put it, and replace with oregano, until it was all oregano.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I've made a couple of these - mostly as a secure spot for my Rx pain meds but also just for the novelty of it. The first one took forever to make, only to discover a really disturbing passage of writing that rendered it unusable; the second took only about an hour and came out neater. I used books from the library's free-giveaway shelf.
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#22
Found A Cool Surprise In My Library Book
Poisson Volant 6 years ago
I think someone intended it to be found! Neat.
Load More Replies... ChiPomMom 6 years ago
I have one put away with my money collection, that I've had for many years. A shame that I lost the one that my great grandmother gave me the year I graduated (1976). Sadly, it got stolen.
Poisson Volant 6 years ago
It shouldn't be difficult to replace a 1976 $2 bill. Over half a billion ("b") were printed for the Bicentennial, and large numbers of them were saved as keepsakes. You should be able to get a nice uncirculated one from a dealer for maybe $3-$5.
Load More Replies... Marty Sunderland 6 years ago
I've heard stories of store clerks calling the p olice on people trying to use these to make purchases, insisting there's "no such thing as a $2 bill." I have several, uncirculated that my mother had saved.
M O'Connell 6 years ago
Go to your local bank with two dollars, and ask for one. They are still in circulation.
Load More Replies... wisdom evee 6 years ago
duuuuuuuuuude real $2 bills are super rare! they dont make these anymore so its really hard to get them! i have at least three $2 bills on me.
L Lee 6 years ago
They are not rare, not worth more than their face value and are in US circulation. Only certain years are worth money. I have a color 1976 $2 bill that's worth about $4.
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Sadie Jayne 6 years ago
I love to play " dollar poker" and the serial numbers on this bill are "to die for"!!!!
Tommy Jo Hunt 6 years ago
I used to save those, but nosy granddaughters went through my stuff!
Poisson Volant 6 years ago
Modern green-seal $2 bills are uncommon, but they're not rare. They only make up about 1% of bills in circulation but that still amounts to maybe a billion of them. The problem is that people _think_ they're rare so they save any they do find in change, making the bill even less common, and so on. In any case the Treasury considers them to be part of regular currency production, with new ones printed every few years as needed. The bills definitely haven't been discontinued or withdrawn - in fact production's gone up somewhat over the last 3 or 4 years. FWIW, the US is one of the few major countries that *doesn't* have a regularly-circulating $2 denomination. If we did it would save us taxpayers a nice chunk of change because a lot fewer $1 bills would have to be printed.
#23
A Message And A Coin
"Rember me
To my dear friend Hazel, keep this book and read it in your spare time. It was great fun seeing u & I hope to do this again. Until that time keep in touch.
Your friend, Juliana R"
Emerald Joanna 6 years ago
Is noone going to point out that Hazel did not, in fact, keep this book?
Rene Chenier 6 years ago
We don't know how long Hazel owned this book. She might have read it!
#24
One Key, Tied To A String. Found In A Sealed Envelope From The Gladstone Hotel In New York City
The book was "Dr. Priestley Investigates" by John Rhode
Koalamonster 6 years ago
That seems like the beginning to a mystery. Now you've gotta go to that hotel, they'll see the key and take you to a weird room in the basement that has a locked box in it that has been there as long as anyone can remember. Inside that box you'll find everything you need to complete your journey.
Troy Currie 6 years ago
Maryland Monroe moved in this hotel after her divorce from Joe DiMaggio in 1955. It was later sold to SHERATON in 1964.
#25
A Charming Handmade Bookmark Found In "Little Women"
DC 6 years ago
Is that a pig without eyes and other facial detailery, holding a US flag ... or ... what is it?
Laura Martin 6 years ago
awww, looks like it could have been a mother's day or birthday present.
#26
Found A Dog License From 1919 In "The Oregon Trail"
Binxyminxem 6 years ago
Does it say the dog was a scotch shepherd called Teddy? I had to Google it and they look like collies!
love life you only live once 6 years ago
no one is going to mention that the dongs name is teddy because that is so cute
Catlady6000 6 years ago
Does the breed still exist? I don't think I've ever heard of a Scotch Shepherd?
Blue Cicada 6 years ago
$2?! That sounds like a lot! It only cost $10 today, at least a that sounds like a lot! It only cost $10 today, at least in some Ohio counties.
#27
Found In An 1860's Era Bible
L McN 6 years ago
This from an age when "Healthy" and "Harmless" could mean trace amounts of arsenic and lead, high quantities of opium or morphine, and quite a few other unwanted ingredients makes me question it's safety. Good news though, this seems to still be in use (at least a modified version of) and this card is now a collectible. Also, there are no listed problems with this powder, so maybe it really was a safe one.
Eva Månsson 6 years ago
Probably once belonged to a Swedish immigrant. About 10% of the Swedish population left their homes to try and find a future in the USA in those days.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
From the little bit you can see of the pages, the Bible looks like it’s in excellent condition. It really preserved the advertising card too. Most ephemera that old, and not purposely preserved, get delicate and very crumbly, especially if exposed to extreme heat like in an attic.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
What people used before the invention of toothpaste.
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#28
A 30-Year-Old Ticket Stub To Van Halen's Monsters Of Rock Tour
The book is "Between the strokes of night", a sci-fi book from 1985 by Charles Sheffield. This "bookmark" might be from the original owner
Ellen 6 years ago (edited)
You might as well jump! ... about finding it (and also I love that song)
ChiPomMom 6 years ago
I went to a Van Halen concert in the 1980's, and that was the opening song. David Lee Roth came running out, and he jumped...and fell flat on his a*s. My sister and i still laugh about it to this day. He was a trooper, just got up and went on with the performance.
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Nathalie Langevin 6 years ago
Wow! The price! You can't even go to puppet shows for that money now!
Troy Currie 6 years ago
Back when a concert was only $25. Sounds like there were probably other big bands there as well.
#29
Things I Have Found In Books
Amongst all these letters, photos and bookmarks you will see a report from the Adult Parole Board dated 1987. The person mentioned had been in Pentridge Prison since late 1977 for a very vicious murder committed under the influence of alcohol. The eleven page report states that he was quite intelligent and articulate but had been in trouble while in prison and had been moved around the prison system.It also says that he was hoping to start a new life once released and planned on changing his name. Whether he was released, or when, is unknown as I can find no record of him after the date on the parole papers
frederic eeckman 6 years ago
An eleven page report ? That should have left a pretty bump in that book !
Kiwi Canuck 6 years ago
Hahaha I thought it said "Adult Pardle Report" on the envelope and I was repeating "pardle, pardle pardle" in my mind to see if it was a word that sounded familiar. It did not.
Bobby Marshall 5 years ago
This is fascinating! I used to live near this prison which is no longer a prison and is in fact now luxury apartments in the suburb of Preston in Melbourne, Australia!
Rene Chenier 6 years ago
Maiby he did actually reform and change his name. Aren't official records somwehere? Court order?
#30
Dead Bookworm Found In A Late 16th Century Book
Foxxy 6 years ago (edited)
Never seen a bookworm before (or so I thought) so decided to google and the more common type are what I know them as silverfish.
John 6 years ago
And you likely won't see one in a book. Modern paper is poisonous to the little jerks.
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EpicFangirl 6 years ago
just a little gross for one, and two thats actually really cool!!! i didn't know bookworms were actually bugs XD i always just thought of it as a person who read a lot
Milda Mockūnaitė 6 years ago
Never knew it was a real thing :O I thought it's just a name for book lovers
#31
Could Someone Explain What These Save Buttons Are Doing In The Back Of My Book?
Patrick McKemie 6 years ago
I showed one to my niece and asked her what did she think it was. She guessed a 3D printout of the save icon.
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
I don't care if they only hold 1.44 mb, i love these little things
Christopher Ryan 6 years ago
That was enough for a cool game or multiple text files back in the day! Today it won't hold an average digital photo...
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Lina Maverick 6 years ago
Yeah.. me too. But maybe we feel that way, because technology is developing so incredibly fast.
Load More Replies... EpicFangirl 6 years ago
i think some people try to hard to sound smart, 99% of us already know what a floppy disk is XD
Uwe Theiss 6 years ago
And then having a reading error at disc 39? So you had to start from 1 again? I remember that as well.
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Theresa Tzitzira 6 years ago
Wow, I am NOT so old, but I suddenly feel as a real dinosaur in front of ppl who have no clue about items widely used only a handful of years ago!
#32
Found In Textbook. Guess They Were Lightening Up The Mood
DemPugs 6 years ago
Snoopy Pupperino, otherwise known as "pup" was a well known gangster specializing in the art of stealing people's hearts. He was nearly caught twice, but escaped both times because he was too fluffy to hold.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
It's the tongue, is what it is. Unimaginably cute!!!
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Ursula Moran-Stearns 6 years ago
It's Mr. Winkle. I had several of his calendars. His owner found him by the side of the road one night and saved him. She began photographing him and he became pretty well known in the early 2000s.
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Found In My Copy Of "Moby-Dick"
#34
Found A Garden's Worth Of Pressed Flowers And Plants In A Book From 1833
Found in volume five of "The New Testament with Commentary and Critical Notes by Adam Clarke" published by B. Waugh and T. Mason
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
I’d take them to a local botanical society or university Botany Department. It’s possible some of those plants have changed in almost 180 years (if these are vintage to the publication date of the book), or may have become rare. Probably not, but maybe. Someone (botanist or botany student?) might be interested in identifying them and comparing them to modern versions.
Sarah Storm 6 years ago
I found something similar over a series of pages from my ancestors that dated back to 1873... One of my relatives kept a scrap book filled with old articles and on many pages their were pressed flowers and little drawings.
#35
Sometimes What You Find In An Old Book Is A Bit More Exciting Than The Old Book Itself
The Girl on Fire 6 years ago
I imagine most things would be more interesting than a book about the public service of James A. Garfield.
Douglas Campbell 6 years ago
Last time I used francs in the 90's a franc was worth about fifteen cents.
Poisson Volant 6 years ago
France revalued the franc numerous times. It was about 15¢ the last time I used them, too, but before that it was anywhere from a quarter to fractions of a penny depending on what version. Of course now it's all euros.
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Poisson Volant 6 years ago
Cool find! I did a bit of research and the bill appears to be from the first issue of Allied military currency printed after the liberation. That's consistent with the date (Series of 1944) and the logo "Émis en France" (Issued in France). Sadly it's probably not worth much as a collectible - maybe 5 bucks in top condition. But it's a heck of a reminder of those eventful days.
#36
Found This In A 1947 Red Cross First Aid Textbook
love life you only live once 6 years ago
bro that is the face i make when i'm trying to hide something from the person that just walked into the room. Lol
#37
That Time Edgar Allan Poe Fell Out Of My Library Book. This Academic Baby Daddy Just Made My Day
#38
Favorite Photos I've Found Left In Books
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
now you have been able to experience some of the happy moments in other people's lives without them forcing you to
Jo Bebe 6 years ago
Without printed pictures being a thing anymore we may find less and less as years pass :(
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#39
Ambassador And Madame J. H. Van Roijen Red Cross Membership Card From 1956
Boebabazz 6 years ago
There is some nice background story to this man. Herman van Roijen was a member of the Dutch resistance in WWII and captured multiple times. After the war he became minister in the dutch government. From 1950 until 1964 he was ambassador in Washington where he served 4 presidents. He was known for his undiplomatic openess, was one of the most respected analysts of American Politics. When he left, the New York Times paid tribute to him in a long article on him. I’m very curious what book this membership was found! https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lljh08xs/j_h_herman_van_roijen
Tara 6 years ago
Definitely. I got curious and checked out inflation. $500 is equivalent to a little over $4,000 today in 2019
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Sonja Timmerman 6 years ago
It says, mr roemels, mr. Pope. .... friends of Douglas. (It's Dutch).
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Catlady6000 6 years ago
Back when the causes were still worthy:(. Have to be careful these days, even the well known ones have their iffy moments
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Vintage Paper Doll Pieces Found In "Joyful Songs"
GenXandEarnedItAll 6 years ago
Those sermons sometimes do go on and on. Had to have something to keep mamma from pinching her so she'd be quiet and quit fidgeting.
#41
Found These In A Book I Bought At A Used Book Store. Money Distributed In The Philippines During The Japanese Occupation
Sarahí Covarrubias 6 years ago
There's another image with similar money paper... They are asking if it is real.. Image #32
#42
Ring Found In "Some Tales From Uncle Remus" By Joel Chandler Harris
#43
Advertising Button From The Dairymen's League. Found In "Farms And Farmers" By William H. Clark
#44
Wife's Great-Uncle Passed Away. His Only Possessions Were An Old Radio And A Little Book Of Pics From The War. Found This One In There. Hitler's House, July 1945
#45
One Of My Favorite Finds. An Invitation, Of Sorts, Written On A Singed Piece Of Paper
Pledge Marilyn Clark,
Well, it's begun and now we'll see if you can take it. I want you to find out who I am and leave me a note in my mailbox today. I'm sweet, shy and innocent. Also, I'm a blonde, about 5'. Find out what has happened to me recently and know all about me.
I have some work for you.
Your Beautiful Initiator
Found in "A Sociology of Education" by Wilbur Brookover
Lorraine R 6 years ago (edited)
Apparently it's a challenge issued to Marilyn when she pledged a sorority. She has to find out who her 'beautiful initiator' is.
Julie Malenfant 6 years ago
Marilyn Clark went to Colorado College in the 1950’s. She was Delta Gamma pledged.
#46
Here's One Of The Strangest Finds: A "Sensation" Hair Net
JZ Thompson 6 years ago
When I was a waitress 55 years ago, we had to wear these. They came in different colors, and were sold at Kresge's Five and Dime. I think that they looked better than those paper shower caps they wear today, but I prefer them to nothing at all. I hate hair in my soup!
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
A female studying to be an engineer? Or a male who swiped whatever was at hand to use.
EpicFangirl 6 years ago
i thought that was some kinda turd or bug until i actually read the title
#47
Unexpected Find Found In A Book
#48
A Book I Found At The Thrift Store Had A Secret Compartment With A Check In It
EpicFangirl 6 years ago
wow. i find it funny how theres an ACTUAL built in compartment in the book... was not expecting that XD
Mary Tonningsen 6 years ago
I have a book like that, purchased about 35 yrs ago. I used to hide things in it that I didn't want my kid to find, like an old pocket knife that was my grandfather's... :)
Emma B 6 years ago
It's not signed so there was no money to waste in the first place.
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#49
Found In My Used Book
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I would make a point of writing the code for the next person - so there, Amazon!
#50
Forgotten Somali Notes As Bookmarks
#51
Homemade Laminated Bookmark Featuring The Statue Of Liberty. Found In "Learn To Bake... You'll Love It!"
Jolene Jolene 6 years ago
So cute. When I worked with children, I'd laminate little pieces of art they created and gifted to me and use them as bookmarks, too. Still have a couple in random spots. Sweet memories.
#52
Got Home From A Used Book Store And Found This Bookmark
Koalamonster 6 years ago
I wish that had a year on it- 1941? Maybe? Looks really good for that age.
Debbie Ashcraft 6 years ago
I remember KYA as an AM radio station in San Francisco. Circa 1950s.
#53
Here's A Stick Of RAM I Found In Tracy Chevalier's "Remarkable Creatures"
#54
Found This Forgotten Bookmark
M O'Connell 6 years ago
even more interesting, it's a strip of movie film. The dark band on the left side is the sound track.
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Be Careful Out There Reading Adventurers. Found This In A Library Book
"CAUTION: Reading can be very addictive and fun!"
#56
Homemade Bookmark. Found In "The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise" By Victor Durham. Published By Saalfield, 1910
#57
I Found Nick Offerman's Autograph In His Book At Target. None Of The Other Books Had It
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
Authors sometimes autograph random copies of their books, I don't know why. For fun? Maybe the first one printed? who knows. I've books I've bought online with a genuine autograph
Jennifer Crompton 6 years ago
I think that means he was in that Target store and signed books from the shelf. I've seen videos online of authors sneaking into stores to sign their books.
thomas the tank engine 5 years ago
target does that a lot i have a lot of signed books i got from target
#58
Doll Dress. Found In "The Mysterious Image: A Nancy Drew Mystery" By Carolyn Keene
nanashi 6 years ago
glad I'm not the only one who would use anything at all as a bookmark, but never an actual bookmark.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I went on a crafting kick for about a year and made dozens and dozens of bookmarks...and do I use them? Nope, I use whatever scrap is at hand.
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Forgotten Bookmark 3: Kevin. This Is His 6th Grade Picture From 2001. Kevin Is My Favorite. His Nose Was Missing When I Found Him
#60
Found In A Copy Of The Sparrow I Picked Up From Thrift Books
Jenica Thomas 6 years ago (edited)
If they mean thriftbooks.com I have gotten many books from them with sweet notes, doodles and photos in them. It somehow makes the book an even better read.
#61
This Is By Far The Sparkliest Forgotten Bookmark We've Seen
So far we've seen receipts, photos, postcards, candy wrappers and even used popsicle sticks in returned books
#62
South Australian Apple Users' Club Member Card Found In A Book
Foxxy 6 years ago
This group is still going, just no longer at Prospect but at Highgate.
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Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Took me a minute...I thought they were referring to actual apples!
#63
Fabric Patch For The Bear Cub Scout Program With A Safety Pin
Found in "Adventures in the Haunted House" by Page McBrier
#64
Empty Box Of Mr. T Crayons Found In "Encyclopedia Brown Carries On" By Donald J. Sobol
love life you only live once 6 years ago
am i the only one who notices how many necklaces he is wearing..... yes. Ok 😂😂😂😂😂
Bunzilla 6 years ago
Mr. T is famous for his love of gold necklaces and 'bling'. Apparently, there's actually profound meaning behind all of it. He said his necklaces are connected to his African slave ancestors, who were brought to America in iron chains, and he turned that to gold. He said he still felt like a slave, bought and sold by 'the powers that be'. And, yes, also because he loves gold. His hairstyle was inspired by the Mandinka warriors who are descendants of the great Mali Empire in Africa. I won't even go into his earrings, but there's great symbolism behind those as well.
Load More Replies... EpicFangirl 6 years ago
non toxic... but you put a scary looking guy on the front of a kids crayons...?
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Oh, he was hugely popular for a while - little white kids going around saying "I pity da fool!"
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Found This Book Of Matches From Lee's Hawaiian Islander, Lyndhurst, Nj
Kristy P 6 years ago
It sure is!! You can even check out some photos online. If I lived closer to NJ, I'd go!
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#66
Took A Book From A Free Library - Found $20 And It Was Dated Christmas 2001
#67
What's The Most Unusual Thing You Have Used As A Bookmark? We Found This Gem In A Book
#68
Medusa Bookmark Found In A Book
love life you only live once 6 years ago
HEY! thats my picture from when i just woke up! WHERE DID YOU GET IT?!?!?!
#69
Eek! This Cockroach (Cut From A Much Older Book) Was Found In A Copy Of "Monsters" By Leonard Wolf
EpicFangirl 6 years ago
o god i hope roaches didn't look like that back then... i feel bad for the people who had these in their homes if it was actually real
#70
Found In A Library Book
"I need to get rid of my anger before I let anyone in again"
#71
Kiss Found In "The Grove" By John Rector
Kaisu 6 years ago
From its weird placement I would say it was used to blot their lipstick. If they wanted to put a kiss in the book, wouldn't it make more sense to do it in the center of the page instead of weirdly at the top edge
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#72
United States Army Patch. Found In "Vanguards Of The Frontier" By Everett Dick
#73
Found This Book Review
"This is a scarry book Im note afrayd to"
#74
Scary But Adorable Dinosaur Drawing Found Between The Pages
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
you need to submit this to the site that makes plushies from childrens drawings
#75
Don’t Have A Bookmark? Try Using A Taco (Actual Photo Of An Actual Book Found In The Book Drop At My Library In Indiana A Few Years Back)
Patrick McKemie 6 years ago
I don't know the bigger offense. Ruining the book, or not eating a taco.
Ava Florine 6 years ago
Yup. Sounds like Indiana. (I'm a Hoosier myself and some very dumb people live here.)
Bianka Howwess 6 years ago
As an Indiana native, I apologize sincerely for what my fellow Hoosier has done. They will be shunned and forced from our lands, forbidden to ever step foot back into our Taco joints again.
#76
Found In Moore, Oklahoma Along With A Bookmark For Square Books In Oxford, Mississippi
Found in "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
#77
Found This Children's Play Badge (It's Metal And Pretty Solid) In "Springboard To Tokyo"
#78
A Time Traveler From The 70's Greeted Me When I Opened This! Found In "Free To Be... You And Me" By Marlo Thomas
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
D'you think it 's anyone specific, or an anonymous 'hippie musician'?
#79
Friend Just Found This In An Old Shakespeare Book. Any Idea How Much They Owe Now?
Francis 6 years ago
well, today is 09.10.2019; back than 20.11.1953 (dd.mm.yyyy) so there were 24064 days inbetween (thanks internet!). 0.1$ for every day.. on day 1= 0.1 on day 2 = 0.2 3 = 0.3 and so on... day 24064 = 2406.60$ i hope this is not totally wrong :D
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago
24064 x $0.10 = $2406.40. You're overcharging Lindsey Emerson 20 cents.
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#80
Our Worker Found This Lock Of Hair While Doing An Inventory
Eniko Bata 6 years ago
In my family, it’s not rare that parents put a lock of their children’s first hair away. I don’t know why, but my mom has a lock from my first haircut.🤷🏼♀️
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Spider In A Book. One Of My Coworkers Found This In Volume 3 Of "The Family Shakespeare" From 1807
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darubyprincess 6 years ago
Ok, I am now going to leave random bookmarks that I drew myself in books because why not.
Carol Emory 6 years ago (edited)
I was going through my grandparents-in-laws book collection and came across an 1880 $10 bill. I showed it to them, they had no idea it was there. They put it back in the book and back on the shelf. Years later, they said they donated the books to a library. I asked if they took the $10 bill out. They forgot about it again. Someone got a nice collectors item probably worth a bundle.
Catherine Cramer 6 years ago
I just had to say I love your screen name, lol :) Gave me a smile on a very early morning!
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Croline Lason 6 years ago
Not long ago we found a birthday card with 50€ (55$) in a library book, we explained it to the librarian who got us in touch with the previous renter, checked that he was the the recipient of the birthday card (his name was on it) and gave him his birthday money... this young 18 year old guy was so surprised and pleased, he offered us a box of chocolates 😉
Jo Choto 6 years ago
If you come across something meaningful or valuable in a library book, please consider taking it back to the library so they can hunt down the owner. Our software could tell us the last person to have the book, so we were happy to return things to our patrons.
M O'Connell 6 years ago
The library I used to work for enacted measures to preserve anonymity in checking out library books. The Patriot Act gave the government access to this information which was previously protected by the first amendment. As soon as a book is checked in the record of who last checked it out is purged. All we know is the number of checkouts in a given calendar year. It's better that way, really.
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Awkward Manatee 6 years ago
I freaking love this post so much. It really made me happy that like you get this insight on peoples lives and its just such a special moment captured between the pages of a book. More posts like this BP <3
Hanneke Schoon 6 years ago
At a fleemarket, I found a book with drawings and poems published just after WW2. To my astonishment I found this (Dutch) Jew star between the pages. P1080203-5...3383ec.jpg 
ChiPomMom 6 years ago (edited)
Wow. It must be like touching history. I'm just curious. Were the artists/poets survivors of the war?
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Rachael Marrast 6 years ago
Now I want to go look in used book stores and see if I find any cool stuff.
ChiPomMom 6 years ago
Check out Goodwill, etc type of stores. They have a great selection.
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darubyprincess 6 years ago
Ok, I am now going to leave random bookmarks that I drew myself in books because why not.
Carol Emory 6 years ago (edited)
I was going through my grandparents-in-laws book collection and came across an 1880 $10 bill. I showed it to them, they had no idea it was there. They put it back in the book and back on the shelf. Years later, they said they donated the books to a library. I asked if they took the $10 bill out. They forgot about it again. Someone got a nice collectors item probably worth a bundle.
Catherine Cramer 6 years ago
I just had to say I love your screen name, lol :) Gave me a smile on a very early morning!
Load More Replies... Croline Lason 6 years ago
Not long ago we found a birthday card with 50€ (55$) in a library book, we explained it to the librarian who got us in touch with the previous renter, checked that he was the the recipient of the birthday card (his name was on it) and gave him his birthday money... this young 18 year old guy was so surprised and pleased, he offered us a box of chocolates 😉
Jo Choto 6 years ago
If you come across something meaningful or valuable in a library book, please consider taking it back to the library so they can hunt down the owner. Our software could tell us the last person to have the book, so we were happy to return things to our patrons.
M O'Connell 6 years ago
The library I used to work for enacted measures to preserve anonymity in checking out library books. The Patriot Act gave the government access to this information which was previously protected by the first amendment. As soon as a book is checked in the record of who last checked it out is purged. All we know is the number of checkouts in a given calendar year. It's better that way, really.
Load More Replies... Awkward Manatee 6 years ago
I freaking love this post so much. It really made me happy that like you get this insight on peoples lives and its just such a special moment captured between the pages of a book. More posts like this BP <3
Hanneke Schoon 6 years ago
At a fleemarket, I found a book with drawings and poems published just after WW2. To my astonishment I found this (Dutch) Jew star between the pages. P1080203-5...3383ec.jpg
ChiPomMom 6 years ago (edited)
Wow. It must be like touching history. I'm just curious. Were the artists/poets survivors of the war?
Load More Replies... Rachael Marrast 6 years ago
Now I want to go look in used book stores and see if I find any cool stuff.
ChiPomMom 6 years ago
Check out Goodwill, etc type of stores. They have a great selection.
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