Bookmarks Past and Present

Our second hand book shop is very much part of our offer at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, and we are grateful to all the people who donate books for us to sell.  Second hand books are often more interesting than new books, because they have a history of ownership which may be shown by hand written inscriptions, book plates or library stamps.  Another literal marker of where their readers have been is the bookmark which may sometimes be left between the pages.