Boots

Brown or black, that is the question. These walked all the way from Las Vegas.

Wooden Mini Totem Pole

The first truely wooden totem pole. Shipped in this roundish package from Australia. Bubble wrapped to death. And taped. Might be vintage.

Semele

Handel's Semele: An Oratorio

Came in regular manila padded envelope with bubble wrap. Celophane around the plastic spiral bound book.

Leatherman Micra

Mini multi-tool in arrived in Amazon box, surrounded by recycled Fill-Air packaging, hermetically sealed in that annoying hard plastic case you need the knife inside to open.

L'heure espagnole

Maurice Ravel's L'heure espagnole.

Arrived with clear tape all over the cover, the name LAZARUS written in capital letters on cover. Price in pencil 14.50 crossed off and replaced with 13.05. Libretto in French and English. Handwritten notes in pencil inside, including in capital letters DRY ICE BOX on page 63.

L'incoronazione di Poppea

Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea.

Arrived intact, used, pencil mark of 1800 on cover. Colorful drawing of lady in yellow dress with hair on top of neck. No face.

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Francis Poulene's Dialogues of the Carmelites.

Arrived intact in an Amazon box with tight shrinkwrapping, a proper invoice, typed address label, and this plastic bag in which I'm meant to send in an old cell phone so soldiers can call home.