The Nymph and the Lamp by Raddall, Thomas H
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1010951
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG. Ink inscription on FFE. Wear by spine board bottom. Boards and block square.
- Jacket condition: Good. Scratches across front face DJ; chips to spine and back DJ.
- Edition: 1st
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
- Date published: 1950
- Pages: 376 pages.
Description
McClelland & Stewart, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. VG. Ink inscription on FFE. Wear by spine board bottom. Boards and block square./Good. Scratches across front face DJ; chips to spine and back DJ.. Octavo. Blue cloth boards. Outer paper block deckled. Canadian novel of the relationship between a Halifax woman and the North Atlantic lighthouse keeper she marries. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been cut into eight pages.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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