A Writer's Notebook
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket As Issued
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Compan, January 1949. First Edition. Cloth . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. [6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'] In clear mylar jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering in black rectangle & decorative borderline devices along spine. Tightly bound. Deckled fore-edge. Gilt stained textblock top edge. 'This edition is limited to one thousand numbered and signed copies.' #62/1000. Signed by Maugham on limitation page. [367 pages] In stiff cardstock slipcase covered in black paper with large [4 & 1/2' x 6'] title plate affixed to one side of case. Plate printed in red & white & black. Moderate wear to slipcase. Title plate is rubbed with light scratches and one tiny pock mark like paper scar.
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 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 , Moon and Sixpence , Theatre , and Up at the Villa .
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- Bookseller
- A Cappella Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295059
- Title
- A Writer's Notebook
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Compan
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- January 1949
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About the Seller
A Cappella Books
Biblio member since 2005
Atlanta, Georgia
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A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Spine
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