The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fine/fine
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Avon, CT: Heritage Press, 1969. hardcover. fine/fine. Paul Gauguin, Frederic Dorr Steele. Fine book in fine slipcase, includes Sandglass promotional pamphlet. Slipcase is brown with very minimal to no wear. Beige cloth covered boards with red printing on front and spine; end papers are color illustration by Paul Gauguin. Binding is very tight and straight. Pages are clean and unmarked. The Heritage Press hard cover with slipcase, no dust jacket as issued; 1941 edition but 1969 reissue; 282 pages. Black and white illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele; color illustrations by Paul Gauguin. 8vo (6.25" x 9.5")
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
- Bujoldfan (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04132304sixpencelr
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Illustrator
- Paul Gauguin, Frederic Dorr Steele
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 282
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
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- literature;
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