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Penguin Classics orange paperback found with blue bookmark
Hickory / Lenoir
Found
listing
Posted
8 days
ago
Description
I found a well-worn Penguin Classics orange paperback this afternoon around 4:15pm, tucked behind the downtown Hickory Farmers Market on 1st Ave NW. It's about 1/2 inch thick, with a creased spine and a blue feather-shaped bookmark sticking out from page 72. There's a small coffee stain along the right edge, and inside the front cover someone wrote 'For Lily – 2019' in faded blue ink. It feels sentimental - like it was a gift or something someone cherished. If this is yours, drop me a note here and we can arrange a pickup so it gets back to its owner.
Approximate found location
Hickory / Lenoir
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