The biography Napoleon by Emil Ludwig recently arrived at Toledo's main library, with a brief note that read:
"I removed this book from your stacks in 1949 and did not check it out. I apologize. It's an excellent book and in good condition."The person who signed it "An ex-Toledoan" also wrote, "Carrying guilt for 60 years is a terrible thing."
Library spokeswoman Rhonda Sewell says the package, with its Beverly Hills, Calif., postmark, came as a shock.
She says the holiday season may have moved the sender to right a longtime wrong.
Circulation clerk Harry Johnston speculates the book was taken by a high school student in a hurry.
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