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.
#1 Found A Little Surprise In The Library Book I Borrowed
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#2 Nothing Like Picking Up A Book And Finding A Photo (And Autograph) Of The Author Inside
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#3 These 4 And 5 Leaf Clovers I Found In This Nearly 200-Year-Old Book
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#4 I Found This In A 1949 Children’s Book I Bought Today
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#5 Used Books Store Has A Wall Of Forgotten Bookmarks
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#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
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#7 My Son Found A Report Card From Nearly 100 Years Ago In His Library Book
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#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
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#9 In A Vintage Hemingway
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#10 Found Tucked Between The Pages Of A Secondhand Textbook I Bought
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#11 Found A Dried Lizard Between My Book’s Pages
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#12 I Found This In A Random Book On The Shelves Of A Cafe
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#13 Found In An 1860’s Bible
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#14 Beautiful Photo Found In A Copy Of “Birds Of Alaska”
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#15 Found This Neat Little Metal Bookmark In “The Life Of Colonel Paul Revere” From 1909
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#16 A 1970’s Plane Ticket
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#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
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#18 My Mother Found A 108-Year-Old Ticket To A Fair In An Old Book Being Used As A Bookmark
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#19 A Guy In My Japanese Class Found This In The Back Of His Book. Can Relate
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#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
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#21 Received At Our Donation Center. Someone’s Drug Stash In A Book
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#22 Found A Cool Surprise In My Library Book
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#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”
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#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
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#25 A Charming Handmade Bookmark Found In “Little Women”
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#26 Found A Dog License From 1919 In “The Oregon Trail”
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#27 Found In An 1860’s Era Bible
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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
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#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
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#30 Dead Bookworm Found In A Late 16th Century Book
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#31 Could Someone Explain What These Save Buttons Are Doing In The Back Of My Book?
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#32 Found In Textbook. Guess They Were Lightening Up The Mood
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#33 Found In My Copy Of “Moby-Dick”
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#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
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#35 Sometimes What You Find In An Old Book Is A Bit More Exciting Than The Old Book Itself
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#36 Found This In A 1947 Red Cross First Aid Textbook
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#37 That Time Edgar Allan Poe Fell Out Of My Library Book. This Academic Baby Daddy Just Made My Day
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#38 Favorite Photos I’ve Found Left In Books
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#39 Ambassador And Madame J. H. Van Roijen Red Cross Membership Card From 1956
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#40 Vintage Paper Doll Pieces Found In “Joyful Songs”
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