The Complete Short Stories (3 vols)
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition (1st reprint same year), no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling somewhat faded; text blocks ge
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1951. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition (1st reprint same year), no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling somewhat faded; text blocks generally good (I & III a little loose); pages unmarked (apart from light pencil). Provenance: owned by P. M. B. Savage, renowned Headmaster of Summer Fields, Oxford until 1975.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Maugham's brilliant stories move the reader from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. It includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of a narrow-minded and overzealous missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes,' an extravagantly sardonic tale of abstention and greed, as well as a host of other brilliant tales. 65 stories in total.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC90785
- Title
- The Complete Short Stories (3 vols)
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition (1st reprint same year), no d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling somewhat faded; text blocks ge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 1576
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, set, short stories, fiction, Maugham
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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