A note on books received since mid-June. . .
I've rec'd a few books here in the U.S. since I left Rome on June 13th.
I am really good about sending Thank You notes. . .so, if you haven't rec'd one from me two possibilities for this come to mind:
1). I haven't rec'd the book yet.
2). I have rec'd your book, but it didn't come with a return address on the invoice.
Possibility #2 happens if you bought the book used and had the bookstore ship it to me. They rarely put the buyer's name and address on their invoices.
Also, used bookstores sometimes take three times as long to ship books. However, Used Book are perfectly fine with me. When I read a book for class or for research, I really use it--marginal notes, dog-eared pages, cracked spines, the works!
So, don't be afraid that I will think less of a Used Book. . .I welcome them as laborers from the fields!
P.S. A third possibility just occurred to me. . .you bought the book just before I left Rome and it was shipped to me there.
I've rec'd a few books here in the U.S. since I left Rome on June 13th.
I am really good about sending Thank You notes. . .so, if you haven't rec'd one from me two possibilities for this come to mind:
1). I haven't rec'd the book yet.
2). I have rec'd your book, but it didn't come with a return address on the invoice.
Possibility #2 happens if you bought the book used and had the bookstore ship it to me. They rarely put the buyer's name and address on their invoices.
Also, used bookstores sometimes take three times as long to ship books. However, Used Book are perfectly fine with me. When I read a book for class or for research, I really use it--marginal notes, dog-eared pages, cracked spines, the works!
So, don't be afraid that I will think less of a Used Book. . .I welcome them as laborers from the fields!
P.S. A third possibility just occurred to me. . .you bought the book just before I left Rome and it was shipped to me there.
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