Tucked in the middle of the coffee table books shelves was this poor sight of a book in a box. I stretched to reach for it. And when I finally took the book out of the shabby box and had a good look at it, I did a double take!
Marked down to $25 from its brand new price of $50, Booksale was selling it for P60! The box would need some restoration, but it was a deal I could not walk away from. And so I brought it home and assessed the damage it sustained from too much handling.
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| The bottom of the box was about to fall off |
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| The frayed edges of the box looked like it was nibbled on |
And so I took out the materials needed to restore it and make it worth its space in the bookcase containing the other books in my Stephen King collection.
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| Using strips of construction paper to cover the frayed edges |
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| Although it was not restored to its mint condition, the book now looks presentable :) |
But I was in for one last surprise. Since I was not aware that My Pretty Pony was published as a separate book (a large one at that!), I decided to Google it. Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was one of 15,000 copies issued as a trade edition!
And my copy is a first trade edition! Woooot!
Here's an audio version of the book as read by Jery Garcia of the Grateful Dead band:
