Blue hardcover first-edition novel found near Park Library
Description
I found a blue hardcover first-edition novel this afternoon around 3:20 pm, sitting on a bench outside the CMU Student Center near Park Library on University Avenue in Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan. The book is about 350 pages, with a dust jacket that has a small tear along the spine and a faint coffee ring on the back cover. The inside front cover has a bright red ribbon bookmark sticking out, and there is a dog-eared page around page 120. The smell is a mix of old paper and coffee, and the corners are a bit worn, clearly well loved. I figure someone must be missing it after class; if this rings a bell, let me know so I can get it back to them.
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