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65 Short Stories
by Maugham, W. Somerset (January 25, 1874 December 16, 1965)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0905712056
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712055
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Heinemann/Octopus, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Good Condition/Very Good. the book itself is bound in a dark red vinyl with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. The dustjacket has lost any crispness of the folds that it may have had. Foxing to the top edge of the textblock, slight softness of the front hinge. Christmas annotation on the half title page. Written intermittently between 1920 and 1945, the stories have been grouped by Maugham himself according to their locale so that "the reader can take his bearings and whatever distant lands I choose to lead him to". First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 937 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0905712056. ISBN/EAN: 9780905712055. Inventory No: 0246470. . 9780905712055
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0246470
- Title
- 65 Short Stories
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset (January 25, 1874 December 16, 1965)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0905712056
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712055
- Publisher
- Heinemann/Octopus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short stories Somerset Maugham Literature & Literary; Unbranded ISBN: 0905712056 EAN: 9780905712055 Maugham, W. Somerset (January 25, 1874 December 16, 1965) 65 Short Stories
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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