The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Illustrated DJ cover has the movie cast photos of the United Artists release. DJ corner flap states "Madison Square" no price. Page edges are darkening as is usually seen. Tan cloth binding with green illustration and lettering. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayward Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017748
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts
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