(I don't sell collectable books anymore)
Part
of the joy of listing books to sell is that I usually try to list only
collectable books. I mostly get them at auctions and thrift stores.
Everyone that knows me, knows that not only do I like reading books, I
enjoy having books all around me!
In
buying used books - especially the old ones - so many times there are
names, dates, comments written inside the books. That is a special
surprising joy - to see that someone else loved the book enough to write
in it.
This
book, "The Count of Mente Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is really in too
bad of shape to list. Lots of damage on the cover and spine. However the
pages are all intact. I had such a wonderful surprise when I opened
this book. In the most beautiful handwriting ever - written with an ink pen it says:
"To Oliver ----
Christmas, 1928
From William ------ --------
Of the many fine friendships that we have the opportunity of
cultivating as we travel through life, perhaps one of the finest is to
be found in the lasting friendship of good books. The man or woman who
avails himself of every opportunity to read good books soon realizes
that he is building a friendship which the vicissitudes of our human
existence cannot destroy. Such a friendship is indeed priceless. It is
with a great deal of pleasure that I present to you a good friend of
mine, 'The Count of Monte Cristo.'
Your Friend
William ------ --------"
Many
times when I've finished a book I realize I miss the people I've met
within it's pages. How fun it is to find others that feel the same
way.
In what books have you found friends?
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