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Somerset Maugham, W.. Of Human Bondage. A Novel.. London, William Heinemann., 1915.
Price: US$121.99 + shipping
Description: Second Impression. September 1915. 19 x 12 cm. 648 pages. Original cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on front board and spine. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine in 2020. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Mild staining to boards (see images). Age darkened. Internally clean. A solid copy. Sprache: english.
Seller: West Coast Rare Books, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second impression, September 1915. The cover shows some edgewear with rubbing and fading and discoloration. The binding is sound.
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. William Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$232.85 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 648pp. First UK edition, first impression, with "help" for "helped" at p. 257, line 4; no 16pp catalogue to back. Alternative binding with black title to spine and nothing to upper board (presumably an early rebind). Fly-leaf also removed - starts with half title. Contents shaken but would suit a new rebind.
Seller: Sportspages, Farnham, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset [1874-1965]. OF HUMAN BONDAGE: A Novel. London William Heinemann 1915, 1915.
Price: US$521.33 + shipping
Description: FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with "help" instead of "helped" to p. 257). 8vo. dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. 648pp. Very faint erased inscription to ffep. Very occasional light foxing. Gilt to spine dulled and only just legible. Wear to spine with a few small splits to hinges. Overall a Good, Sound Copy. (Shelf 2) ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE.. London:London:: William Heinemann, 1915, 1915.
Price: US$725.00 + shipping
Description: Full Brown Morocco Gilt. Fine. First English Edition. 8vo. A beautifyl copy of Maugham's classic novel in a gorgeous full brown morocco binding by Root. The covers are ruled in gold and the spine is in six compartments, lettered and elaborately decorated in gold, t.e.g.
Seller: Quaker Hill Books, Redding, CT, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.. Of Human Bondage.. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 648 pp. 8vo, publisher's blue-green cloth. First English edition, first state. Some light wear to cloth, particularly at the rear joint; gold dimmed on spine; corners bumped; a good to very good copy. Laid in is an original photograph of Maugham in later years, signed by him in the bottom margin.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English Edition. Stott A21b. With an ALS dated August 1, 1931 from f. H. Swift, the bookseller, to a customer, saying: "I have now been able to see Mr, Muir the authority on modern first editions and he assures me that there are not two issues of ' Human Bondage' The publishers assured him that as there were not enough advertisements for the whole edition some were issued without. A very good copy" First issue with the publishers monogram on the title page and ( help on page 257) with the words (London William Heinemann 1915) in small lettering at the bottom left side of the verso of the title page. Book is very tight and square, and totally unmarked except for a light pencil notation on front paste-down. Spine ends are slightly bumped and the rear paste-down has separated slightly from the text block. There are six pages of advertisements for the publishers up- coming books (1915) that are un-cut. An interesting printed note and thing of the past, at the beginning of the advertisements, " Mr. Heinemann will always be pleased to send periodically particulars of his forthcoming publications to any reader who desires them." This very rare collectible is all original in very good + condition and has not been rebound. 648 pages + 14 pages of advertisements. Protected in Mylar Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1915.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition, first impression. (Error "help" on 257 uncorrected as was apparently the case in the entire first printing; state with ads at rear, probably the first as per Stott Maughaminia Books #14.) 648, 16 (ads) pp. Original bluish green cloth lettered in gilt. A Very Good+ unsophisticated copy with clean cloth and sharp, bright gilt; hinges at front and rear starting, textblock somewhat fallen, a little foxing at edges and light wear; pages still quite bright. Housed in a custom blue cloth slipcase with leather title label, lettered in gilt, spot of wear to label. The British author's masterwork, which inspired three films. Uncommon in such nice shape in its British edition, which followed the American edition by a single day.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1915 Heinemann first English edition with first issued point (page 257 "help" (no catalog) with handwritten letter signed by Maugham tipped into front endpapers. Book now in chemise and slipcase. Both hinges are exposed to cloth, gilt is faded on titling, light soiling to text. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann,, London:, 1915.
Price: US$1850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Issue. with the misprint on p. 257, line 4 uncorrected. Beautifully bound in full dark brown morocco decorated an lettered in gilt. Floral spine in six compartments with raised bands. A fine copy.
Seller: Quaker Hill Books, Redding, CT, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage. Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham. William Heinemann, London. 1915, first English edition, first issue with list of works facing half-title and list of works by other authors to half-title verso, without advertisements, light browning to endpapers, original blue cloth, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, spine darkened, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case. Maugham's most celebrated novel, first published in America in the same year where it was reviewed enthusiastically by Theodore Dreiser.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage.. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing which includes list of other âWorksâ by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisherâs ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help") of Maughamâs masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example. âMaughamâs longest and most ambitious novel, in which âfact and fiction are inextricably mixed,â draws heavily upon the authorâs own youth, with circumstances and names scarcely alteredâ (Parker, 63). âAs early as 1911 [Maugham] had retired temporarily from the theatre to work on his long novel, Of Human Bondage. He was to correct the proofs under the admiring eyes of Desmond MacCarthy in a small hotel at Malo, near Dunkirk; the two men were drivers in an ambulance unit for which they had volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914⦠Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. It was less noticed in wartime London than in New York, where Theodore Dreiser reviewed it with enthusiasm. It remains Maughamâs most impressive literary work, and by the time of his death [1965] was said to have sold ten million copiesâ (DNB). It was the basis for the 1934 film directed by John Cromwell starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
W.Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage; A Novel. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and design to cover and spine. 648pp. 15pp of ads in rear. First issue "help" for helped on line 4 page 257. This is a signed presentation copy on front endpaper, "For Edward Eberhardt this book begins in 1912 and ended in 1914. The M.S. of which rests in the Library of Congress. W. Somerset Maugham. April 1946.". Spine has been professional rebacked with pieces replaced. There is some ink marking at bottom of half-title page; some of which has been erased. Two lines of ink on blank page following front free endpaper.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage.. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing which includes list of other âWorksâ by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisherâs ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help") of Maughamâs masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. A sharp example. âMaughamâs longest and most ambitious novel, in which âfact and fiction are inextricably mixed,â draws heavily upon the authorâs own youth, with circumstances and names scarcely alteredâ (Parker, 63). âAs early as 1911 [Maugham] had retired temporarily from the theatre to work on his long novel, Of Human Bondage. He was to correct the proofs under the admiring eyes of Desmond MacCarthy in a small hotel at Malo, near Dunkirk; the two men were drivers in an ambulance unit for which they had volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914⦠Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. It was less noticed in wartime London than in New York, where Theodore Dreiser reviewed it with enthusiasm. It remains Maughamâs most impressive literary work, and by the time of his death [1965] was said to have sold ten million copiesâ (DNB). It was the basis for the 1934 film directed by John Cromwell starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage (inscibed by author). William Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham. London: William Heinemann, 1915, First English edition first printing, from stereotype plates of the U. S. edition, with the title-page reset, the first issue: contains the list of other "Works" by Maugham facing half-title, together with the publisher's ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help" for "helped"), and with the 16 pp. of inserted ads at rear. This copy is inscribed "For Dwyer[?] Evans/his friend the author/W. Somerset Maugham." Publisher's dark blue cloth in chemise and morocco-backed slipcase. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches (19 x 12.25); [viii], 648 pp., 16 pp. ads. Offset to inscribed leaf, binding somewhat soiled and rubbed with some areas of cloth paler, hinges separating at endpapers. Bookplate of Duncan Crawford. Rare signed first edition of Maugham's literary masterpiece.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
MAUGHAM, William Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$4527.66 + shipping
Description: First UK edition. Original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper cover. Inscribed by the author on the half title, "To Arthur William Lissauer W Somerset Maugham 21.8.38". A very good copy with hinges cracking, spine a little dulled and minor wear to the corners. Bookplate of Arthur Wilmer Lissauer to the front pastedown. The author's most significant work, and classic of twentieth century literature. "Here is a novel of the utmost importance. One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz or Daghestan of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors [sic.] and tones." (Theodore Dreiser in a review of the book in the Athenaeum 21 August 1915)
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
Maugham (W. Somerset).. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann,, 1915.
Price: US$4754.04 + shipping
Description: Cloth with some soiling and gilt lettering to spine dulled, but a very good copy. Inscribed by the author on the half-title: "14th October 1946 by W. Somerset Maugham for J.J. Hawksford", with, loosely inserted, a Typed Note signed by the author, Dorchester Hotel, 12 October 1946, with envelope, to Hawksford, agreeing to sign the book if he leaves it at the hotel First English Edition (without the advertisements, no priority).
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
MAUGHAM, William Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$5821.27 + shipping
Description: First UK edition. Original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper cover. Inscribed on the front endpaper "For Sydney Schiff from his friend W. Somerset Maugham" Violet Schiff's name and dated August 1915 in pencil to the half title, and occasional pencil annotations throughout. A very good copy with the gilt dulled to the spine and a little wear to the spine ends. A significant presentation copy of the author's most notable work, and a classic of twentieth century literature. It is inscribed by Maugham for the modernist author and translator Sydney Schiff. Schiff would go on to complete Scott Moncrieff's translation of Proust, and publish an autobiographical novel sequence under the pseudonym Stephen Hudson. Maugham was a great supporter of his work, and his use of his actual name implies some degree of intimacy. "Here is a novel of the utmost importance. One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz or Daghestan of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors [sic.] and tones." (Theodore Dreiser in a review of the book in the Athenaeum 21 August 1915)
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. , 1915.
Price: US$7000.00 + shipping
Description: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. London: William Heinemann, [1915]. Small 8vo., blue-green cloth, stamped in gilt. First English Edition. Signed presentation from Maugham on front black page: "For Ingle Barr, This is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention. W. Somerset Maugham. 28 August, 1957." With Barr's personal bookplate on the front pastedown and with the original shipping address laid in. One of Maugham's most famous works and basis for three movie adaptations. Enclosed in a custom-made slipcase. $7000.00.
Seller: Antic Hay Books, Asbury Park, NJ, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing published in London. This copy is SIGNED by Somerset Maugham on a typed letter laid into the book. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Maugham First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.