I know this is kinda late asking, but I think you have a book of mine. I left it with you/Joe while I was once visiting (Joe told me, a while back, he left it in your care--or, at least, at your house in Germantown). It's called Don Camillo Takes the Devil by the Tail and is by Giovanni Guareschi. It's pretty small--I don't have my measuring tape handy, but it's about the length of my index finger by the length of my palm, and no thicker than a centimeter (250ish pages). IIRC, It's Cold War era fiction--a fairly old book and a little delicate.
I'm reminded because I'm finally putting my books on bookshelves (fancy, ain't I?) and found its brother, Don Camillo and His Flock. I'd really like the book back--not only because it's bizarre and amusing, but also because it belonged to my grandfather.
Please let me know if you find it. :[