STOP THIEF

We need your help: on Wed the 14^th, we noticed that someone had stolen a very valuable and collectable book. We had a set of The Da Vinci Code for sale – a review copy 1^st print hardcover with publisher’s materials laid in and an advanced reader’s copy of the book. Both were new, unread and signed and dated (“March 23, 2003”) on the title page. They were displayed discreetly on a high shelf behind the front counter, so it took some audacity to take the hardcover out of the box, leaving the advanced copy behind.

If someone offers the book to you, turn it down. It is stolen. And then let us know. We’ve filed a report with the SPD, alerted other local dealers about the missing book, and done what we can to get the word out. You are hereby deputized to help us. We really don’t expect to recover the book, though that would be great. But we want whoever stole it to not be able to enjoy it, to have to hide it away and to not be able to show it off or brag about it to their fellow book collectors.

Thanks for your assistance.