Lost
Blue Penguin Classics poetry book with gold embossing
Western Kentucky
Lost
listing
Posted
about 2 months
ago
Description
I’m hoping someone might have picked up my blue Penguin Classics poetry collection. It’s a hardcover, about 320 pages, with gold embossing on the spine and a red bookmark ribbon that sticks out a bit. There’s a coffee ring on the back and a pencil note that says 'For Jane' inside the front cover. I last had it yesterday around 3pm near Fountain Square Park in downtown Bowling Green, by the coffee shop on Center Street. It’s sentimental to me because it belonged to my late aunt, and I really need it back. If you found it, reach out and we can arrange a meetup to get it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Western Kentucky
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