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The Summing Up
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
International Collectors Library. Near Fine. 1938. Leather Bound. Binding tight -- probably never read. Pages unmarked and only a little aged. Gilt top edge fine; red ribbon bookmark too. Red cover with gilt design and spine title -- all with little or no wear. Also includes International Collectors Library leaflet about the book. No dustjacket at issue. ; International Collectors Library; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 310 pages .
Synopsis
WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas' Hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth , published in 1897, won him over to literature. Of Human Bondage , the first of his masterpieces, came out in 1915, and with the publication in 1919 of The Moon and Sixpence his reputation as a novelist was established. At the same time his fame as a successful playwright and writer was being consolidated with acclaimed productions of various plays and the publication of several short story collections. His other works include travel books, essays, criticism and the autobiographical The Summing Up and A Writer's Notebook . In 1927 Somerset Maugham settled in the South of France and lived there until his death in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eat My Words Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26947
- Title
- The Summing Up
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- International Collectors Library
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eat My Words Books
Biblio member since 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Eat My Words Books
We are a small, independent book shop in NE Minneapolis. We sell mostly used books with a section of new books by local authors. We also have a large rare and collectible book section. Our real storefront hosts all sorts of community events and often serves up bread, coffee, and tea.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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