The Velveteen Rabbit

The great search has commenced.

Following the dismal failure of the hunt for my copy of "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams at my parents' house, recently, I've decided to take to the streets and have opened my search to include various new and used bookstores in the area. This weekend, I hit The Book Bear on Route 9 in West Brookfield and despite the sheer number of books located in that warehouse (otherwise known as Mecca), I was unsuccessful.

So I've expanded my search to include online sites, on which there are a number of copies of the book: different editions with different illustrators. Be still my heart. I might just have to order all of them.

This is where my gluttonous nature takes over. Why settle for one when I can have several?

I'd settle for any edition, really. I'm not going to be picky (even though at this point, with so many choices at my disposal, I can afford to be), but really, I'd kill for a first edition. It's reportedly worth $15,000. Not that the money means anything to me... I want the book purely for sentimental reasons. But hey, if my neurotic book collecting tendencies nets me a substantial amount of money, who am I to complain?