On a Chinese Screen
por W Somerset Maugham:
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/No Jacket
- Livreiro
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Heinemann, 1922. First Edition. Cloth . Good/No Jacket. First UK edition, missing dustjacket. Octavo withslightly cocked spine and worn at edges and spine ridges. Gold stamped lettering and decorative tree on spine. Front cover shows Pegasus 3 times between title and author,all in gold. Deckled fore-edge. A few grey streaks of discoloration on front panel. Newton Hall, Cambridge bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Heavily tanned front and rear free end pages. [237 pages.]
Sinopse
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London where he started writing his first novels. 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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- A Cappella Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 273341
- Título
- On a Chinese Screen
- Autor
- W Somerset Maugham:
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Heinemann
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1922
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Atlanta, Georgia
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A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
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