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Then and Now
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/none
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
* Then and now, W Somerset Maugham - Doubleday & Company, Inc , Garden City, NY.1946, red cloth possibly buckram covers , faded at spine , send significant amounts of where on its edges , rubbing some on the front of the book at the spine gold titling spine and Insignia embossed on front decorative Brown beige end papers previous owner signature and a address sticker inside -balance the book is clean and unmarked it's printed on that wonderful soft cotney paper that many old books were printed in USA at the Country Life press, Garden City New York period. Tanned two pages, Good/No Jacket, about 5.5 x 8x 1 in. - hard cover,red w/gold lettering on front and faded lettering on spine. 278 pgs. First Edition . -Clean tight copy. ... probably more of a personal use reading copy rather than collectible......... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit.... generally 7 Days Coast to Coast, quicker if you're closer...Then Now 5067 HC Classic WB1 - 631 Cochran
Synopsis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He began to study medicine in London but quit to focus exclusively on writing. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place for a number of writers, artists and politicians. He died in 1965.
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5067
- Title
- Then and Now
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1946
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- then and now W. somerset maugham novel classic ruth reaser lax vespa
- Bookseller catalogs
- classic fiction;
- Size
- about 5.5 x 8x 1 in
Terms of Sale
Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
Biblio member since 2013
Los Angeles, California
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