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A Writer's Notebook
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Great Britain: William Heinemann Ltd; The Book Society Ltd, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this publication of W. Somerset Maugham's personal notebook. First edition, in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. A Writer's Notebook is William Somerset Maugham's published personal notebook. He kept a notebook from 1892, when he was around eighteen, until up to the date of publication. This was also during most of the years of his writing career. William Somerset Maugham was a writer of plays, novels, and short stories. This published notebook reveals much about his thought processes when writing.Prior owner's book plate to the front free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's book plate to the front free endpaper. The dust wrapper is slightly worn to the extremities, with a few repaired closed tears and slight loss to the head of the spine, with light age toning and a few spots. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856W67
- Title
- A Writer's Notebook
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd; The Book Society Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- W. Somerset Maugham Writer's Notebook Autobiography Memoirs Writer's Notebook
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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