Liza of Lambeth.
by MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- One corner bumped; some light foxing to fore-edge; in a very good jacket with some light fraying to the extremities of the spine
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: William Heinemann,, [1950].. Later edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. One corner bumped; some light foxing to fore-edge; in a very good jacket with some light fraying to the extremities of the spine and some overall soiling.. 8vo,. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in 1961.
Synopsis
Liza of Lambeth (1897) narrates Liza's last four months alive. She lives in a working-class area of London, and as the youngest of thirteen siblings she is left to look after their incompetent mother. She rejects a local suitor, but finds herself attracted to a mysterious stranger on a site-seeing trip. The novel gives insight into working-class London at the turn of the century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12429
- Title
- Liza of Lambeth.
- Author
- MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - One corner bumped; some light foxing to fore-edge; in a very good jacket with some light fraying to the extremities of the spine
- Edition
- Later edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- [1950].
- Pages
- 171 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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