The Complete Short Stories - Vol 2
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd; Melbourne, London, Toronto., 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Boards have been laminated. Volume II. Pagination continued from previous volume. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing overall. Stained dark mark to rear board.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1643367255OLB
- Title
- The Complete Short Stories - Vol 2
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd; Melbourne, London, Toronto.
- Date Published
- 1951
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...