The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Condition
- good: ring stain and age wear to boards, spine sunned. text clean, binding tight/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday Doran and Company, 1930. hardcover. good: ring stain and age wear to boards, spine sunned. text clean, binding tight/no DJ. Octavo 300pp. Early printing of one of Maugham's "travel books" novels. #00171.
Synopsis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He began to study medicine in London but quit to focus exclusively on writing. 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
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351
- Title
- The Gentleman in the Parlour
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good: ring stain and age wear to boards, spine sunned. text clean, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran and Company
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- fiction, literature
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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