The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W Somerset
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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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Early Reprint Edition
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Albany, California, USA
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$40.00
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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. Early Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good - . In red cloth with gilt to spine. Early reprint in a smaller format and part of the Murray Hill Library from the 1920's. Light edgewear, mostly to spine ends and some tiny spots of loss to gilt on spine. Light tanning to endpapers.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Good
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- 1974
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- Paperback
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- 9780330241113
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Wellington, NZL
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London and Sydney: Pan Books. Good. Paperback. 1974. Owner's name on flyleaf.<br>Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, Th e Moon and Sixpence is the story of Charles Strickland, a London stockbroker who suddenly abandons his wife and family to become a painter. At once a portrayal of the mentality of genius and a ha rsh and disturbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - acceptable
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- very poor
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- Modern Library Edition
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- Hardcover W DJ
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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The Moon and Sixpence, W. Somerset Maugham, A Modern Library Book, Random House, N.Y. (copyright 1919), circa 1930's .. Book is in acceptable condition but does have issues, Dust jacket in very poor, has been glued, taped to boards. Hinge is torn- split between front board & front endpaper but pages are still well secured to binding. Name … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- First Edition
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- 1919
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Northridge, California, USA
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NY: George H. Doran Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition. Cloth variant with the misspelling of Maugham's name. Cloth edges rubbed/frayed, spine softened/soiled, hinges cracked, spine slant. Unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Good +
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- first american edition
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- 1919
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Blue Hill, Maine, USA
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New York: George H. Doran, 1919. first american edition. Hardcover. Good +. 6 x 8 in. 314 pp. Green cloth boards. Fisrt edition with Maugham's name spelled correctly on cover. Condition is GOOD+ ' front has a tiny pale spot, rear has a group of them, spine mildly toned with some mild vertical creasing. Corners and spine ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by William Somerset Maugham
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- Paperback
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- 9780099284765
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Moon and Sixpence, The
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Heron Books Edition
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Buttaba, New South Wales, AUS
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London, England: Heron Books Book. Illus. by Brown, Ralph. Good. Hardcover. Heron Books Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with gold stamped faux leather blue boards and yellow material bookmark, Heron Books edition, part of the Complete Works of W. Somerset Maugham, not issued with dust jacket, 398gms, 251 pages, decorated endpapers. Book is in good condition… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Good. 1st edition, original green cloth-bound with black titling on boards and spine. Pages browned but very little foxing, spin
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- 1st
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- 1919
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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London: William Heinemann, 1919. 1st. hardback. Good. 1st edition, original green cloth-bound with black titling on boards and spine. Pages browned but very little foxing, spine a little loose but intact. 4pp catalogue at back. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Maugham's 1919 novel It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Good
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780486446028
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Dover Publications, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used
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- Vintage Copy
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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- 9781125620267
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Pomona, New York, USA
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1919. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. 1125620269 . Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Weak number stamp FEP. Spine cocked. Jacket has two 2" tears, spine sunned and chipped. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 280 pages . Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
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- Used - First American Edition, First Printing. Small octavo. 13 x 19.5 cm. 314 pp. Condition: Very good. First state of the first Ameri
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Potomac, Maryland, USA
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$550.00
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First American Edition, First Printing. First state of the first American edition. No dustjacket, as issued. Contemporary (1919) previous ownership on front free endpaper. Overall, very good in original dark green cloth lettered in black. Spine a bit dull, small tears to the top of pages 14-15, and rear board starting, but firm. Small octavo. 13 x 19.5 cm. 314… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780486446028
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Dover Publications, 2006. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- 1919
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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London: Heinemann, 1919. London: William Heinemann, 1919. A first edition, first printing. A very good copy. Decorated green cloth with titles and Heinemann imprint in black. Corners slightly bumped but square, slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Pages uniformly age toned but supple. With the four page catalogue at back, but seven Philpott titles. Hinges starting but… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 2007
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- Paperback
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- 9780760793541
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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NY: Barnes & Noble, 2007. 5th printing. Trade-sized. Cover art by Octave Morillot. Minor handling wear.. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence [Montague Shearman's copy]
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1919
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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$200.00
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London: William Heinemann, 1919. Very Good. London: William Heinemann, 1919. First Edition, first issue with three titles by Zangwill to advertisements at rear. Octavo. 263 + 4 pp. advertisements. Green boards stamped in black. No dust jacket. Bookplate of English judge and athlete Montague Shearman to front pastedown.
Boards worn at extremities, corners bumped, spine toned, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine Slipcase
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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Bacova, Virginia, USA
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$22.00
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NY: Heritage Press, 1941. Book. Illus. by Frederic Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Near fine in a Near fine slipcase, no dj as issued. Spine of book very lightly sun faded, slipcase a bit shelf rubbed. Priority and/or international shipping on this item will be extra and will be at actual shipping cost..… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Good+
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- 1919
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Middleville , New York, USA
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$25.00
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Doubleday & Company, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Pages are unmarked. ~ Later printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy. Item Price
$25.00
The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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- Special Edition
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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$25.00
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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1969. Special Edition. Hardcover. B&w illustrations, color plates by Frederick Dorr Steel and Paul Gauguin; COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF FAMOUS EDITIONS; banded, rust full leather binding, paper-backed satin paste-downs; all edges gilt. No dj. ; COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF FAMOUS EDITIONS Series; 8vo; 282 pages . Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$3,500.00
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London: William Heinemann, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, second issue with four pages of ads, including one ad for seven, rather than six titles by Eden Philpotts. Cheap paper browned as always, corners a little bumped, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. This copy Inscribed on the front fly, in what looks like an earlier… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Moon and Sixpence
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1993
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140185973
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1993. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.48