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I have a copy of Unlikely Animals by Annie Harnett (36 wishers) that has a small amount (half a quarter sized or so) of water damage to the bottom of the first 50ish pages. One credit please. 

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I have a copy of The Story of Charlotte's Web, it currently has 8 wishers. My copy has a couple of small flaws: the first free endpage has a thumb sized stain in the margin and page 1 has a small tear in the margin with no paper missing.

I would like one credit. If you are interested, please PM me.

 

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These are available as a free selection when ordering another book from my shelf or my MWL books in the Multi WL Thread.

Drop me a PM if interested.  Thanks for looking!

All books were checked and are Wishlisted as of 2/2/25.

 

The Weight of Ink: A Novel - (PB) by Rachel Kadish

Listed in Unpostable thread due to some green pen underlining: from page 36 - 67; 1 pen mark on page 108; rest of the book appears clean.

 

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland - (PB) - by Jim Defede

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in.

 

Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope - (PB) - by Christopher and Angela Yuan

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in.

 

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - (PB) - by Robert M. Sapolsky

Ex-Library book - a bit beat up and what looks like some water damage up to about Page 77 - but totally readable. 

 

Meet Me At The Lake - (PB) - by Carley Fortune

From Page 233 on it looks like the pages are wavy as though they became damp, although there is no staining or watermarks that point to that.

 

The Devils Pawn - Faust, Bk 2 - (PB) - by Oliver Potzsch (translated by Lisa Reinhardt)

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in.

 

Papillon - (PB) - by Henri Charriere

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in.

 

The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West - (PB) - by Edward Abbey

Slightly dingy on the page's edges and a 1/4 inch tear on the binding - in decent shape for a book from 1977.

 

The Secret Scripture - (PB) - by Sebastian Barry

Has pencil underlining throughout.

 

Growing an Inch: Cal Gant, Bk 3 - (PB) by Stanley Gordon West

Has what looks like rippled pages due to water from page 1 to 27.  Possibly read by a pool?

 

Darker Than Night: The True Story of a Brutal Double Homicide-and an 18 Year Long Quest for Justice - (PB) - by Tom Henderson

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in. 

 

They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 - (PB) - by David Maraniss

Has a possible watermark on the cover and a bit of dirt marking on the papers' edge in spots.

 

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts - (PB) - by Andrew Chaikin

Actually this book is postable; it's just not in the perfect condition I like to send out WL books in.

 

The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco - (PB) by Marilyn Chase

Has tiny stain on the edge of pages 153 - 162.

 

 



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I have a copy of the omnibus edition of Kathy Tyers' Firebird Trilogy (Firebird, Fusion Fire, and Crown of Fire) with some page staining. ISBN 0764229273

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Random in Death (In Death, Bk 58) :: J. D. Robb  ISBN-13: 9781250289544  (53 Wishers) - has a small (smaller than eraser on pencil) coffee stain at bottom of pages 229 and 230.  FREE with an order of a book from my bookshelf or a credit. Pat

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Pat I just sent you a message regarding this.  I also just ordered a book from your shelf. Sharon 

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These books all have water damage that caused rippled pages, but without staining.  If you'd like a more detailed description of how many pages are affected, please PM me.  One credit each, or all three for two credits.

The Luster of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller (WL 1)

Beach Read by Emily Henry (WL 2)

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (WL 20)
 

This book has unobtrusive coffee-colored staining at the edges of the upper corners of the last third of the book.  Free with any of the above.

Fire Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow (WL 0)

 



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9780786888764 - J. R. Moehringer

book has bent cover corner and a few pages and partial sales sticker on cover. One credit

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Just added 4 new books to my Unpostable Wishlist post

Top 4 books.

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I have a copy of Finlay Donovan is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, Bk 1) by Elle Cosimano (17 WL). 

Book arrived with a stain on one page, and a few wavy page bottoms. 

One credit, please- or free with a book order from my bookshelf. Please be sure to send PM if interested.

 



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