The Painted Veil
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: George H. Doran Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Original red cloth titled in gilt. First US trade edition. Board edges rubbed/frayed, a few soft page creases, gilt rubbed/tarnished, some insect nibbles to rear board. The scarce DJ in mylar is soiled and rubbed, edgeworn, chipped, creased. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
W. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century’s most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics Of Human Bondage , The Razor’s Edge , Cakes and Ale , Christmas Holiday , The Moon and Sixpence , Theatre , and Up at the Villa .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24035
- Title
- The Painted Veil
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1925
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...