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Mr. Maugham Himself: A Collection of Writings By W. Somerset Maugham
by MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA: Doubleday, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. A clean, unmarked tight and solid book. Navy cloth with a red title/author panel and a red and gold stripe design on the spine, with gilt lettering. Touch of wear to extremities. Rough cut. Internals very clean, unmarked, pages toned. Double column format. Binding is tight, solid, square with endbands. Lower corner edge of text block a little darkened. Contents are the novel 'Of Human Bondage' and four short pieces plus 'The Summing UP' from A Writer's Notebook. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is known for his economy of expression, satire, and ironical detachment. "Of Human Bondage", first published 1915, partially autobiographical, is considered his finest work and is considered part of the Western Canon, a body of books that have been traditionally accepted by Western scholars as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. 688 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1954, Doubleday, New York, New York, USA.
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 013329
- Title
- Mr. Maugham Himself: A Collection of Writings By W. Somerset Maugham
- Author
- MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE-20TH CENTURY MAUGHAM, SOMERSET (1874-1965)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Modern Classics;
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