Henry Alford at the New York Times has a lovely piece about the strange things that people leave in books - objects accidentally forgotten, the deliberately placed and those used as aide-mémoire.All together now - You can't do this with an e-book!
Henry Alford at the New York Times has a lovely piece about the strange things that people leave in books - objects accidentally forgotten, the deliberately placed and those used as aide-mémoire.
A few years ago Harper's magazine published a list, compiled by librarians, of objects found between the pages of returned books -- I remember my very favourite item on that list was A CHICKEN BONE. Yum. Nothing like finding that while reshelving.
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A chicken bone bookmark?
ReplyDeletemy favourite bookmark was the dried frog found between the pages of a C16th book of witchcraft ... i'd have been truly spooked if i'd found it!
ReplyDeleteA used bookstore in downtown Denver, Colorado called Capitol Hill Books (it's located behind the State Capitol!) has a wall dedicated to things they've found in books. Some are relics, I must say!
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