The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: George H. Doran Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition. Cloth variant with the misspelling of Maugham's name. Cloth edges rubbed/frayed, spine softened/soiled, hinges cracked, spine slant. Unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32709
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1919
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