On A Chinese Screen - rebound beautifully by Vauthrin-Pezet Paris
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1922. A first edition, first printing published by Heinemann in 1922 and sumptuously rebound by Vauthrin-Pezet of Paris. Six raised band and gilt titling and tooling - neat previous owner's bookplate to the endpaper. A lovely example.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11803
- Title
- On A Chinese Screen - rebound beautifully by Vauthrin-Pezet Paris
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
About John Atkinson Books
Offering rare and unique signed books not available elsewhere with constant changes in stock. Our showroom holds 100 rare first editions
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...