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I once bought a used book, in as-new condition. When I came home I found an inscription in it. From the text I could tell it was a graduation gift. Through some
by mongol 5y ago
I once bought a used book, in as-new condition. When I came home I found an inscription in it. From the text I could tell it was a graduation gift. Through some clues in the well-wishing inscription, and some detective work on Google, I found that the gift-givers were Anni-Frid Lyngstad and her late husband, prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss. Anni-Frid was one of the singers in ABBA. That made the book more than worth it's price to me.
- Freak_NL 5y agoIs one of the singers in ABBA. I'm always torn on inscriptions. Interesting when quite old and both giver and recipient have long since departed, but a bit weird when a book was gifted only recently. As the proud owner of a two year old kid, thrift stores and second hand book stores are a great source for children's books, but reading a lovely written inscription from a loving aunt in a good children's book only a few years old feels awkward. Personally, I'm of the no-inscription school of gift-giving. Add a note or letter, sure, but leave the book clean. A book that gets re-gifted, loaned, inherited, sold, and endlessly re-read is doing its job well, so don't burden the recipient with an inscription that may form a barrier to doing so.
- mongol 5y agoTrue. Except ABBA is no more. I don't know whether that matters?
- iso1210 5y agoAbba never officially ended - and indeed they are actively working on a new tour at the moment
- BizarroLand 5y agoEspecially with the boost to their popularity that Dave Grohl just gave to them, it's a good time to strike.
- stevekemp 5y agoI find reading the inscriptions fascinating. I once found a children's book here, for 2-5 year olds, in Finland which was bought from a school library. The library? In New Zealand. How did it travel all that distance? No idea, but it's fascinating to think about.