Red hardcover poetry book with fox bookmark
Description
Yesterday around 3pm, I lost my red hardcover poetry book outside the Truman State University Bookstore on Normal Ave in Kirksville. It's about 6 by 9 inches, with a slightly rubbed red cloth cover and a small coffee stain on the back; the corners are a bit bent from travel. Inside, my blue ink initials 'P.P.' are on the flyleaf, and there's a tiny green library sticker. A fox-shaped metal bookmark sticks out from page 42, making it easy to spot if you skim through it. This book was a gift from my grandmother and it has a lot of sentimental value—would be devastated to get it back.
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