The Magician
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Duffield & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition hardcover. Spine ends frayed, spine darkened, corners bumped/worn, edges rubbed, dampstain to heel, stains to covers/edge. Front hinge starting, few spots to block edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31914
- Title
- The Magician
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duffield & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1909
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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- 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....