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Things Found in Books

Michael Ceraolo

1

The Federalist Papers
Bantam Classic Edition
published February 1982,
with
a note on the inside of the front cover
(in red)
dated February 2000,
addressed to a David
from his brother Ed
wishing him the best of luck
in his political pursuits
and offering the book as advice
No last names,
so
one can only wonder if David
did indeed pursue a political career,
and
if he did so,
what,
if anything,
he took from the book

before he recycled it

2

The Holy Sinner
by Thomas Mann,

copyright 1951
by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
The signature of a Jack Peterson
with a 74 underneath it
(the year of his high school
or college graduation?)
In purchasing the book
I struck up a conversation
with the owner of the bookstore,
who said he was the same Jack Peterson
(I didn’t ask about the number),
and
that when he first opened the bookstore
way back in 1988,
he didn’t have
nearly enough books to fill the shelves
so he augmented his inventory
with a number of books from his personal library,
this one among them

3

A Fan’s Notes
by Frederick Exley
Vintage Contemporaries Edition
September 1988
Inside
was an airline ticket
from USA 3000 Airlines
for a Mr. Brian Starrfield
Flight #109
Boarding at 8:15 AM
at Gate E-8
(no date noted)
Seat 16 D
Destination CUN
(which I learned was the designation
for Cancun, Mexico)
I don’t know if Mr. Starrfield
actually used this ticket,
but
if he did,
I hope
he had a nice vacation

4

The Selected Writings of Salvatore Quasimodo
First Noonday Paperbound Edition 1961
And inside was the card of Newell B. Walters,
Consultant on Teacher Welfare
for the Office of Professional Development and Welfare
of the National Education Association of the United States,
1201 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington 6, D.C.
Was Mr. Walters using his card as a bookmark,
or had someone else taken or been given his card
to mull over whether to use his professional services?
And did either of the potential readers
actually read Quasimodo?

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