The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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post falls, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
U. S. A.: The Easton Press. As New. 1969. Leather. 382pp Brownish orange leather with gold lettering and decoration Raised bands on spine Silk moire endpapers Gilt page edges Illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin Silk ribbon marker Easton Press bookplate inside front cover is blank Separate "Notes from the archives" included .
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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- Bookseller
- First Choice Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86122
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Illustrator
- Steele, Frederick Dorr & Paughuin, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Fiction, Easton, Press, Editions, Gauguin, Paul
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectables;
Terms of Sale
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