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Gaff Topsails by Kavanagh, Patrick
- Bookseller: A Good Read
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 2115
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0920953956
- ISBN 13: 9780920953952
- Publisher: Cormorant
- Place: Dunvegan, Ontario
- Date published: 1996
Description
Dunvegan, Ontario: Cormorant, 1996 First novel from this author. Minor bumps to tips of wrapper of otherwise tight, clean unread copy. . First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Bumps : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Book summary
All the action of this novel takes place in Newfoundland on June 24, 1948. It delves into the consciousness of various characters, and their thoughts play off each other until their lives and destinies are vividly revealed.
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