About this title: Based on the life of Paul Gaugin, THE MOON AND SIXPENCE chronicles the life of Charles Strickland, a middle-class stockbroker who flees from his London life and family, first to Paris and then to a distant Pacific island. The narrator of the story, a writer, tracks down Strickland as a favor to his wife, a society woman known for her interest in art until her husband deserts her.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book League of America
Date Published: 1919
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. Cloth cover faded, foxing on margins. 341 p. Fictionalized biography of the artist Paul Gaugin and his life in the South Pacific. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140004687ISBN:0140004688
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover wear, underlining and notes inside. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1919
Description: Good. No Jacket. Pages clean, very aged (turning brown) cover tan with green print and design. binding tight. sticker inside cover. corners and spine bumped, lightly soiled front and back. good condition for age of book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Doran, NY
Date Published: 1919
Description: Good. No Jacket. Prev. owners name. Authors name spelled correctly. -----Serving the NW Chicago suburbs and the World since 1975----- read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780486287317ISBN:0486287319
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Covers flexible a fairly good amount, rest of binding a little flexible, little edge wear, clean pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 164 p. Dover Thrift Editions. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140004687ISBN:0140004688
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. No marks on pages but for pencil name inside cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780486287317ISBN:0486287319
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
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