The Moon and Sixpence
by MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First American Edition, First Printing. Small octavo. 13 x 19.5 cm. 314 pp. Condition: Very good. First state of the first Ameri/No Jacket
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First American Edition, First Printing. First state of the first American edition. No dustjacket, as issued. Contemporary (1919) previous ownership on front free endpaper. Overall, very good in original dark green cloth lettered in black. Spine a bit dull, small tears to the top of pages 14-15, and rear board starting, but firm. Small octavo. 13 x 19.5 cm. 314 pp.
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
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4861
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First American Edition, First Printing. Small octavo. 13 x 19.5 cm. 314 pp. Condition: Very good. First state of the first Ameri
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- First State
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