The Stream That Stood Still
by Nichols, Beverley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape 1954, 3rd print. (Cloth) 218pp. Fine in very good dust jacket. 12mo. Red cloth covers with silver gilt illustration to front and lettering to spine. Illus., EP'S. Frontispiece. SIGNED and INSCRIBED. Clean, white and tight thropughout. DJ showschipping to front fore edge corners, head and tail of spine andhead and tail of rear. Nichols' second book. Beautiful watercolor and ink illustrations by Richard Kennedy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113623
- Title
- The Stream That Stood Still
- Author
- Nichols, Beverley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Children's Literature, Fiction, Literature
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...