Lost
Blue hardcover copy of The Night Circus
Brownsville
Lost
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I lost my blue hardcover copy of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern yesterday around 3pm. I think I dropped it near the Starbucks on Boca Chica Blvd and 23rd Street in Brownsville while juggling a latte and a tote. The book is a blue cloth-bound hardcover, about 7.5 by 9.5 inches, with a gold foil title on the spine and a lightly creased dust jacket. It has a red ribbon bookmark peeking out and a small coffee stain on the bottom edge. Inside cover there's an inscription: 'To Priya, from Mom, 2019.' It's sentimental to me—my mom gave it to me, and I really need it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Brownsville
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