I've just listed an interesting book on eBay. It's by [tag]Merle Armitage[/tag], who evidently was a book designer, author and concert impresario. He passed away in 1975 - but apparently not before befriending a certain "Betty and her squid."
The book is "Pagans Conquistadores Heroes and Martyrs." It's a special edition (1 of only 1500) from 1964 and it is all about the history of the southwest United States and how the bad Europeans came in and took over. In any case, the inscription is the interesting part. Just inside it says, "To dear Betty and her squid remembering our delightful orgy of June 14. -Merle" Wow.
If you are a thrift store buyer, do you look inside to find signatures and inscriptions? It could raise the value of your find considerably. I have found lots of signatures in the past few months, none earth-shattering, but I keep looking.
If you're an author - be careful what you say in your inscriptions. Your dear one's squid just may stick that old book in a rummage sale some day and news of your delightful orgies could be on display for the world to see...
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You remind me of a story….
I forget who the author was, but he found one of his own books in a second hand shop, inscribed “to [a close friend], with affection”. He bought it, re-inscribed it “with renewed affection” and gave it back to the ungrateful friend. :-D
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