Browsers and bibliophiles leave a mess at the used book stalls. Cheapest volumes, those that get handled the most, already have cracked spines and margins filled with notations. Words are underlined. Fingerprints decorate the title page. Pages are dog-eared. See that guy in a business suit who picked up a book in one hand with a full coffee cup in the other!
Finally, the book fair’s doors close. Vendors repair the damage and prepare for tomorrow’s crowd. At the used book stalls, the disheveled books welcome their seller’s soothing hand and the feather duster she uses to smooth their pages.
Finally, the book fair’s doors close. Vendors repair the damage and prepare for tomorrow’s crowd. At the used book stalls, the disheveled books welcome their seller’s soothing hand and the feather duster she uses to smooth their pages.
