School of Curiosity
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The things found in books
June 7, 2013
Books are great anyway, but especially great when you find something unexpected, like this photo found in a copy of Three Men in a Boat.
To look at more things found in books take a look at this little collection http://bit.ly/sbAhy8
Have a curious day.
Secret stories of secondhand books
December 11, 2012
Now that we are all trying to re-use things rather than always buying new (which we are aren’t we?) there’s a new frisson of excitement to be had next time you trawl through a second hand book store.
Wayne Gooderham has been making a point of trying to find pre-loved books with something personal in them. He’s found bookmarks galore obviously but other things too including a blurred photograph of an inquisitive chocolate-brown dog, a child’s handmade card, an ad for Spokes & Son’s Motor Cycle Service, and an itemised bill for rooms 10-11, of the Caledonian Hotel, Callander, circa 1953.
He’s compiled an exhibition of his finds The Secret History of Second Hand Books which is a celebration of all things forgotten.
What do your old books contain?
Have a curious day.