"Hello, I have been searching for a book for 50 years, it's Ballantyne, the Gorilla Hunters. I had a copy as a boy. When I left for national service, my mother gave it away. I've been looking for it ever since - I doubt you will be able to help me, nobody has been able to."
"Yes sir, we have a 1907 copy here, in excellent condition for £4"
"Oh have you......"
Can anyone fill in what happened next ?
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... one less expensive?"
Kill em all - let God sort em out.
Just had one today: enthusing about a copy of Poachers' Tales, how much they'd been looking for it, how interesting it was, until it came to paying time. Fiddles among moths in wallet: "£3 then?". Me: "No, £8.00" (shows price written inside). "Oh" ... customer looks through book again ... "Oh. I must have misread. On second thoughts, it might be a bit gory for me. Thanks" (leaves).
Coming clean about it being beyond budget: fine. Coming up with lame excuse: insulting.
... any copies with my name inscribed within, for I am only interested in that exact same copy my mother gave away 50 years ago.
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