Books: Very Grand Tour

NYMPH ERRANT—James Laver — Knopf.

Publisher Alfred Knopf personally wrote the blurb for this light-minded satire—an honor he usually reserves for more serious, "worthy" works. Says he : "I have never published a first novel with such a feeling of absolute assurance in its success." Sexy Artist Arno (New Yorker) has drawn a faithful portrait of the heroine for the jacket. If you wish to be entertained and hope to be a little shocked, Nymph Errant should give you at least half your wish.

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