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The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, 1941. Narrow 4to size light tan colored cloth bound hardcover with brown decorations and titles on cover and titles on spine; 282 pages with black and white illustrations by Frederick Door Steele and color illustrations, including endpapers by Paul Gauguin. Frederick Dorr Steele (1873 - 1944) was an artist and illustrator. Steele was best known for his characterization of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character, and illustrated many of Doyle's works. Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903) was a French artist and painter. A significant body of his work was done in Tahiti, where he lived for many years. Includes original slipcase and copy of The Heritage Club Sandglass - a pamphet which accompanied each title. This four-pager discusses the book, the author, the neighborhood of Washington Square and even which actress appeared in the movie version. The slipcase is in average used condition and there is a small spot on the spine. The book's spine is tanned and the top corners are bumped. There is a bookplate on fep, which obscures part of the Gauguin illustrated endpaper. The Sandglass is creased at top corners. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Steele, Frederick Dorr & Paul Gauguin. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005765
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Illustrator
- Steele, Frederick Dorr & Paul Gauguin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- collectibles; illustrated; Heritage Press; reprints;slipcase; Sandglass;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Collectible;
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