mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

Boolbar

Are the words a work of fiction?

Raak

Is it a physical copy of a book?

Radox The Green

Does it belong to you?

Chalky

An inscription ... on to parchment of some sort?

Tuj

Written by one specific person?

I've never felt so useful! That'll wear off.

Simons Mith

Phew, suddenly homing in from miles away

[fiction] yes
[physical] yes
[mine] no
[inscription] no
[one author] yes

Software

1984?

Raak

Is it in on public display?

Tuj

Written last century?

Superman

Does it have pictures?

Simons Mith

[1984] No
[Display] No
[20C] Yes
[Pictures] No

CdM

Is the following a correct (not necessarily exhaustive) summary of what we have learned? We are seeking to identify a single specific physical copy of a not-green less-than-toaster-sized book that is a single-authored work of 20th century fiction without pictures, is located in Europe, is not on public display or in a museum, would not be classified as art, is not 1984, does not begin with P, and—and this is the most puzzling bit—does not have a single owner.

CdM

And a follow-up question on the puzzling bit: is the ownership of this book none the less clearly defined?

(For example, owned by a household or an institution such as a school or library)

Is it a forgery?

Is it poetry?

Written in English?

Is it hidden away because of its dangerous content?

Simons Mith

[shopping list] No. Pretty good summary, but not perfect.
[clearly-defined owner] No.
[forgery] No.
[poetry] No.
[English] Yes.
[dangerous] No.

Raak

Are there multiple copies of this book?