ASHENDEN
by Maugham W. Somerset
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
PASADENA, California, United States
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About This Item
HEINEMANN, 1928. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). FIRST. A good minus first edition second printing with spine replaced. INSCRIBED BY MAUGHAM fine Facsimile dust jacket..
Synopsis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He began to study medicine in London but quit to focus exclusively on writing. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place for a number of writers, artists and politicians. He died in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- VAGABOND BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- her 3/8-11
- Title
- ASHENDEN
- Author
- Maugham W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- FIRST
- Publisher
- HEINEMANN
- Date Published
- 1928
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Facsimile
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
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