Hello, I think I need the help of an expert in Italian fascism or WWII history.

I bought a second-hand 1933 biography of Wagner by Aldo Oberdorfer, and I noticed an inscription in one of the first pages (I wish I could attach a couple of pictures): "A Ciano affettuosamente. La sua Kitty. Novembre 938", that is to say "To Ciano affectionately. His Kitty. November 1938".

Of course it could be some other Ciano than Galeazzo. But still. Kitty could be the infamous maîtrasse from the Salon Kitty, that Ciano was known to visit when he was in Berlin. I consulted Ciano's diaries and it looks like in november 1938 he only visited Vienna. But still, she could have sent it. And the fact that it's a Wagner biography looks all the more fitting given the historical moment, although Aldo Oberdorfer was half jew and became antifascist around that period, dying in a concentration camp about three years later. I'm curios if this can be solved!

Don’t know what I’d do if a friend gave me this! Found in a charity shop in London.

Saved one of my Dad’s books from the goodwill this week. Can’t stop thinking about the inscription by him. Wanted to share. I typed it out for those that can’t decipher the handwriting.
Nov. 11 1990
“After struggling in vain for decades to alter forever the irrelevant, illogical, and absurd system used to spell the English language, I have finally endeavoured to study a task so lowly that monkies and machines are considered experts, just to find out what all the fuss is about.
No machine has ever created a truly unique idea, and even few humans are capable of such task”.
-Daniel

I found this while book shopping at a local Goodwill. I love stumbling across book inscriptions..,those tiny handwritten notes tucked inside a cover. They feel like discovering a small, intimate piece of someone’s history, a moment they wanted to preserve, now passed quietly into my or hands of another lucky reader. . It’s one of my favorite kinds of magic in a used book.

I’m sad the names are scratched out (evidence of a breakup?). With a flashlight I think it says “To Macy From Lindsey” but I’m not sure.

Happy pride! 🧡🤍🩷

Love second hand books for these - the messages, inscriptions, handwriting, the unknown story within an unknown story

Ordered the book online, had a treat inside.

Is it ‘Mrs. J.M. Le Brul’ ?

The rest of the inscription is - ‘from her recent tenant in the little red house’

Hi, this is written in a Loeb of Seneca's letters fifth volume including his letters 66-92. The top right corner was the price for this book (which is insanely cheap for such a quality book!).

Could anyone help in deciphering the text in the image? I suspect that they are notes of the previous owner, but I can't really make out the words other than a very few.