Penguin Classics Moby-Dick paperback, green cover
Description
I’m missing my Penguin Classics edition of Moby-Dick, a well-worn paperback with a green cover and a white whale on the spine. It’s the classic Penguin edition, pages dog-eared and the spine creased from years of reading. I was sitting on a bench near the Friday Harbor ferry terminal on Front Street yesterday around 3pm, and I must have left it there as I rushed to catch the last boat. It has a blue whale-shaped bookmark tucked between pages 112 and 113, and a coffee stain on page 140 from a spilled latte. This book means a lot to me—it’s my travel companion and I’d be devastated to lose it; I’d really appreciate getting it back if anyone found it.
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