Rare Book by Pope Thrown Out by Postman

Editor: Wow, not sure how "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" is rare or valuable, but why not?

Book dealer Christian White returned from a holiday to find a signed copy of a book by Pope John Paul II had been recycled after a postman left it in his bin A man has hit out after he bought a rare book written and signed by Pope John  Paul II - which was then destroyed after a hapless postman left it in a recycling bin.Book dealer Christian White arrived home from a break to discover a note through his door from the Royal Mail saying the treasured book had been left in his recycling bin.

In a cruel twist of fate the bin had already been put out by a kind neighbour and the book, a 1994 edition of Crossing the Threshold of Hope, written by the late Pope John Paul II, ended up being recycled.

H/t: Rach

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