ON A CHINESE SCREEN,
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place for a number of writers, artists and politicians. He died in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 718
- Title
- ON A CHINESE SCREEN,
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Co
- Date Published
- 1922
Terms of Sale
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Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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