Pre-Owned Bookmarks.

I tend to be fascinated with all things voyeuristic, so when I saw this homage to Pre-Owned Bookmarks over on swissmiss my heart essentially skipped a beat. Turns out it’s a collection of “bookmarks” collected over the years from books purchased at flea markets, garage sales, used bookstores, etc.

I almost never use an actual bookmark in books I’m reading (which usually happens to be more than one at a time). My favorite page markers are those annoying subscription cards that fall out of magazines when you’re trying to read them, so I was drawn to the one above. Who knows, maybe it’s even mine. Creepy.

4 Comments
  • design for mankind.

    February 6, 2008 at 9:12 pm Reply

    Oh i LOVE it!

    And yeah, I don’t do bookmarks either, although I love them!

    I’m so weird.

  • Joanna Goddard

    February 6, 2008 at 9:32 pm Reply

    love that. i use bookmarks from bookstores and really like them:) my dad was OBSESSED with telling us not to “doggy-ear” the pages.

  • Who Sees the Seven...

    February 6, 2008 at 9:39 pm Reply

    I currently have a New York Magazine annoying subscription card in “Under the Tuscan Sun”. I think I have had one or two REAL bookmarks in my life and am unsure of where they are…most likely in books I am in the middle of but put back in my bookcase!

  • Pomegranate

    February 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm Reply

    I thought i was the only one who uses the subscription thingies as magazine bookmarks.
    But i have a really nice silver one for my novels.

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