Blue hardcover National Geographic Atlas, 2005 edition
Description
Yesterday around 3pm I realized my blue hardcover National Geographic Atlas, 2005 edition, was missing here in SW Florida. I had left it on the table near the Starbucks at Bell Tower Shops on S. Cleveland Ave in Fort Myers, and by the time I swung back it was gone. The atlas is hefty, about two pounds, with a blue cover and gold lettering; the lower corner is creased and there's a bright red silk bookmark sticking out. Inside the front flyleaf I doodled a tiny lighthouse in pencil and my initials 'P.P.' are faintly written there. It was a gift from my grandfather and has real sentimental value, so I’m really hoping to get it back.
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