ladymacphisto:

jenna221b:

Please forgive me for the ridiculous amount of pictures, but I’m unbelievably excited! <3

So, if you know of this post, you’ll see that I received a first edition copy of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes which was sent to Glasgow uni library for me. But, as it was a library book, I couldn’t buy it… but I was told to try abebooks, a site that sells second-hand books, to see if I could find another copy.

AND I DID. ANOTHER FIRST EDITION (JUNE 1934). FOR A MERE £18. OMG.

(And I laughed so hard when I saw it was published in Glasgow! <3)

It just arrived for me today and I still can’t believe it… on the inside, the previous owner pasted in a newspaper article with a picture of The Reichenbach Falls and I gasped when I saw it! <3 @waitingforgarridebs thinks the previous owner’s inscription reads “R.W. Kennedy” maybe?? And I also saw “William Gillette, January 1st 1923″ written on a photo of William Gillette- I checked, and the same is written in my library book copy… could it be his signature?!!

Endless thank yous to @ladymacphisto for suggesting that I read this book in the first place!

JOIN ME IN SCREAMING ABOUT THIS SO I DON’T FEEL ALONE IN MY EXCITEMENT 😉 <3

OH MY GOD JENNA!!! I AM SO FREAKIN EXCITED FOR YOU!!! That is AMAZING!!!

I actually got a bit weepy with excitement!

This made my day.

Never apologize for stuff like this. This is fantastic.

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