The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Chama, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : The Heritage Press, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Frederick Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin. Very nice edition, with good brown slipcase. The book has cream cloth covered boards, spine is lightly faded, with a few small dirt smudges. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Sandglass is laid inside front cover.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Rabbit Peak Thrift and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000147
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Illustrator
- Frederick Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 282
- Keywords
- Moon, sixpence, gauguin, maugham
- Bookseller catalogs
- Heritage Press;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rabbit Peak Thrift and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2022
Chama, New Mexico
About Rabbit Peak Thrift and Collectibles
Rabbit Peak Thrift and Collectibles is a second-hand store in Chama, NM with an emphasis on fine collectibles. It also features used books.My book inventory will be growing as I add more of the collection.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.