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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- CollectibleGood
- ISBN 10
- 1420951920
- ISBN 13
- 9781420951929
- Seller
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Wantage, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
CollectibleGood. 1941 Heritage Press Gaugin and Steel illustrated hardcover edition with jacket, tight and unmarked, jacket has edge wear, exlibris bookplate, good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
Synopsis
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.
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- Bookseller
- Best and Fastest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1M5000006PUK_ns
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Book Condition
- Used - CollectibleGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1420951920
- ISBN 13
- 9781420951929
- Publisher
- Digireads.com Publishing
- This edition first published
- 2016-01
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.