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14104073 No.14104073 [Reply] [Original]

> open an old edition of dead author's work
> "Author's Name" (born 1930)
> mfw he's still alive in the book

>> No.14104115
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14104115

>get old book from an antiquarian shop
>at the first pages
>hi (person name)! hope you enjoy this wonderful book!
>1948
>they're all dead or extremely decrepit by now

>> No.14104394
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14104394

>open book I have about rocks
>"To dear 'Anon', to help you on your road to being a good scientist, Merry Christmas 2008, From Trish 'Lastname'"
>No clue who the fuck Trish is and I ain't no scientist

>> No.14104619

>>14104115
fuck, finding messages in old books is always the feelest

>> No.14104748
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14104748

>1905 copy of They by Rudyard Kipling
>story is about the ghosts of dead children
>handwritten dedication reads: in memory of Basil, Xmas 1907
>second name, Nancy, added in different handwriting
a hundred years of tears and despair and it ended up in a secondhand shop where i bought it for £3

>> No.14106227

>Congratulations on graduating
>Your grandfather gave me this book right before he passed
>I hope it brings you the comfort it brought me
>Please pass it on to my grandchild

Not exact quotes from the dedication but something along those lines. Found it in a used book store for $1. I wish I could find that ungrateful son and smash this book across his face.

>> No.14106281

>>14106227
What book was it?

>> No.14106340

>>14104073
he only died three weeks ago, what did you expect

>> No.14107377
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14107377

>open old book
>see this ex libris
your move?
>

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14107407

>studying obscure highly unsuccessful yet eccentric and interesting writer from my city for thesis
>all his works were self-published
>buy copy on abebooks
>it is personally enscribed by said author
>"Dear Mother, I hope this is good enough for you. If this doesn't make you proud of me, I don't know what will. With sadness, your son."

>> No.14107410

>>14107377
Not going to lie it would be kind of cool to own one of his books.

>> No.14107932

>>14107407
Well now you've gone and made me upset. Who is the author in question?