definitely buy the book. if i gave out a book i would except to get it back in the same condition as i gave it, no matter what. am generally easy going about stuff but when it comes to books i make no concessions.

Ok, you've all shamed me into buying a new book

I managed to get a hold of one cheaper than I though, yippee! So I'll hopefully receive it in the post in a few days and will replace it with the slightly water-logged one.

Thanks for the replies.