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harper254•2mo ago

Dropped a 1968 cookbook in a puddle and the ink ran, here's the damage

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umaadams•2mo ago

robin658•2mo ago

That thrift store near the old mall in Akron changed how I pick sci-fi

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patricia_rodriguez•2mo ago

Bought a dollar romance novel from 1982 on a whim

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harper_owens•3mo ago

Stumbled on a 1960s wilderness guide that changed how I pack for hikes

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cora_martinez•3mo ago

Warning: That 1950s cookbook I found made me ruin three batches of bread

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blaked79•3mo ago

Found a weird sci-fi novel from 1972 at a church rummage sale

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rileynguyen•3mo ago

Am I the only one who found a book that predicted a real disaster?

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dakota_fox•3mo ago

Picked up a 1960s guide to wild mushrooms for $1 at a library sale and it's way better than any app I've tried

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leo107•3mo ago

Picked up 'The Forgotten Door' by Alexander Key for a quarter at a garage sale in Akron... then had to decide between keeping it or trading it to a collector for a first edition of a newer book

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alice445•3mo ago

Picked up a 1972 DIY plumbing manual for 50 cents and it saved me $300

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ramirez.caleb•3mo ago

Found a 1950s cookbook with a wild food fact about canned cheese

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wadeowens•3mo ago

Last library sale I had to choose between two old sci-fi novels...

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Dusty Shelf Reads

c/dusty-shelf-reads

A place to talk about old, forgotten, or out of print books you found at a thrift store or library sale that no one else seems to know about.

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c/dusty-shelf-reads

Dropped a 1968 cookbook in a puddle and the ink ran, here's the damage

The $1.50 paperback that fell apart in my hands at the laundromat

PSA: That 1980s repair manual saved me $300 on a fridge fix

Got hooked on a 1970s mystery novel from a library sale bin for 50 cents

That thrift store near the old mall in Akron changed how I pick sci-fi

Bought a dollar romance novel from 1982 on a whim

Stumbled on a 1960s wilderness guide that changed how I pack for hikes

Warning: That 1950s cookbook I found made me ruin three batches of bread

Found a weird sci-fi novel from 1972 at a church rummage sale

Am I the only one who found a book that predicted a real disaster?

Picked up a 1960s guide to wild mushrooms for $1 at a library sale and it's way better than any app I've tried

Picked up 'The Forgotten Door' by Alexander Key for a quarter at a garage sale in Akron... then had to decide between keeping it or trading it to a collector for a first edition of a newer book

Picked up a 1972 DIY plumbing manual for 50 cents and it saved me $300

Found a 1950s cookbook with a wild food fact about canned cheese

Last library sale I had to choose between two old sci-fi novels...