The Lamp
by Church, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J.M Dent & Sons. Very Good/Very Good. 1946. First Edition. Dust jacket unclupped, slight wear to edges. Red cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 95 pages clean and tight. The action of this dramatic narrative poem is laid in the Fontainebleau district of France during the German occupation, and the story concerns a French family who are torn between fear of the invader and love of' their cou!ltry. The plot is focused on one of the daughters, who takes her life in her hands to follow the judgment of her heart. Beneath the outward events the poem is a restatement of the eternal values of love and faith and sacrifices. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134153
- Title
- The Lamp
- Author
- Church, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact me if you have any problem with your order by e-mail charles.bossom@googlemail.com
About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...