/r/BookInscriptions
Cool writing found in books.
Since the very first books were printed, people have been adding writing of their own. A name in the front flap, annotations in the margin, declarations of love, notes of sympathy, or messages to future readers (us). The words inscribed in books give us a small, sometimes tiny, but always human glimpse into the lives and thoughts of people from days gone by.
BookInscriptions is dedicated to the preservation of these wonderful and often forgotten looks into society’s past. Come and share all of the writing you find, no matter the subject, sender or recipient. If it’s written in a book, it belongs here.
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In a collection of e.e. cummings' poetry I thrifted
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Found a note in a botanical foeld guide from 1899
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Found at a thrift store this year. I felt bad about this on Abuelita Kathy’s behalf
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“Katherine A. O’Keeffe O’Mahoney 1898” - Writer and Teacher of Robert Frost - Found in a free book bin!
19:06 UTC
Lovely Inscription
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The duality of inscriptions
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Inscription from Lane Hirabayashi
I bought a copy of A Principled Stand: The Story of Hirabayashi V. United States and it was inscribed by Lane Hirabayashi, Gordon Hirabayashi’s nephew. It’s not valuable or anything, but I loved his handwriting.
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Found in a thrift store book - an uplifting Christmas message from a son to his mother
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1 thing I this sub taught me is that nearly everyone who gifts Lolita severely misunderstood it
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Found a note inside this book
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Poor old Peter
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This one gave me a good laugh!
15:16 UTC
Bought a 2nd hand book
12:44 UTC
Anyone able to decipher this?
00:12 UTC
Derek and Phil! I hope you guys are still friends!
14:43 UTC
Cliff Chiang remarque in Paper Girls I just got at Baltimore Comic Con
21:24 UTC
CPT
My late brother was a voracious reader. He often inscribed his books with his initials ‘CPT’. Sometimes he added a date or a few notes. If anyone comes across his books and could take the time to send me a pic I would deeply appreciate it.
19:20 UTC
1896, found in a second hand bookstore in Hay-on-Wye
It also had loose pieces of paper with notes on, perhaps from the same person?
16:05 UTC
Found an inscription for the first time!
I buy a lot of second hand books, but this is the first time I found an inscription. Can't figure out what the second line is or what the whole thing is supposed to mean! An attempt at a haiku perhaps?
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