
Do you frequent second hand book stores? Have you ever brought a book home only to find something interesting within its pages?
I do frequent used bookstores; one of my favorite indies, Harvard Book Store, is sort of famous for its used-book basement and I also love Raven Used Books in Harvard Square and the Bryn Mawr Bookstore just outside. I've spent many a late Saturday night in Raven and HBS. I grew up haunting the aisles of a used bookstore in my town and I still think used bookstores are often more interesting than new bookstores for the variety and surprises you find there. I bought a used copy of Sholem Aleichem short stories once and found this,

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I am allergic to just about everything. And so I can't even go INTO used book stores because of the musty smell. And if a book from the library smells like perfume or smoke, I get welts on my hands and start sneezing and can't read it! It's a condition that is very good for the those who wish me to pay full price for new books!
That's a great find! What have you done with it?
Kathy- I have it in a safe place at home. :-)
Jill, OMG! That's awful. I'm so sorry!
Wow that's a great find! I would have been ecstatic to find something like that (But I study religion so I'm a bit of a nerd that way).
I just love the used book store, and will go out of my way to find new ones in my area. About a year ago, there was a great used book store in my neighborhood that was going out of business, and I was able to snap up quite a few really wonderful books for an amazing price. These days, there are two that I frequent about once a month, and I always come home with some amazing finds. I love the unpredictability of those little stores!! Also, that is a really cool find, it meshes nicely with some of your reading interests!!
That's a fantastic thing to find! I sometimes go to used bookstores, but not that often. My full post is here.
Ditto to the Harvard Book Store. Where is Raven Book Store in Harvard Square? I am apparently a *really* bad bargain book finder because I haven't found it.
What a treasure! This is why I love used books. I have found the most interesting notes, plane tickets, receipts, etc in the books and I love imagining the people who read the book before me. This treasure you found is frameable!
what a great find...I have never found anything, not a blessed thing.
Wow!!! That's a great find!
There's this fabulous used book store in Connecticut, the Book Barn (bookbarnniantic.com). I love to go there during the spring and summer months. It's open, airy, and has a fabulous selection. Not to mention, they have adorable pets!
wow - what a find! I am usually just satisfied with the great book deals I find but to discover a piece of history is a real treat!
You are so lucky to live in such a close proximity to Harvard, I can only imagine all the bookstores you get to go to.
I love second hand bookstores and visit them any chance I get.
What a great find! I love used book stores, love the scent, the bindings, the everything.
If I could live in a used bookstore, I would! When I lived in Brookline, I was really close to the Brookline Booksmith. That basement was my second home. :)
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