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W Somerset Maugham. The Book-Bag (The Lungarno Series No 9). G Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$192.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 109 pages, frontispiece portrait plate, text in fine, clean condition, bound in publisher's boards and cloth spine, edges of boards browned, wear to the lower corners of the boards, spine slightly darkened and stained, no dust-wrapper, number 62 of 725 copies signed by the author (on the plate).
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag. G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good minus, limited edition book, no dust jacket. This is #329 out of 725. Signed by the author beneath his frontispiece photo. Blue paper covered boards with author's emblem stamped in red in the lower right corner of front board panel; white cloth covered spine with gilt-stamped lettering. Side and lower external page edges are untrimmed. Boards are sunned and soiled overall and with many small fox-like stains on the front panel. Spine lettering is legible in the right light. Upper edge at head of board spine is rubbed but not quite frayed. Lower edge at tail of board spine is creased; corners and edge is split and fraying. Front and back lower fore-edge corners are bumped and paper is split; upper front fore-edge corner is split. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste. Transfer and glue stains on front end-papers. Most internal text pages have some foxing but is generally limited to the small and fainter variety. Text block is snug. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. THE BOOK BAG The Lungarno Series No. 9. Florence G. Orioli, 1932.
Price: US$318.10 + shipping
Description: First separate edition. One of 725 copies signed by the author in blue ink to the frontispiece. Publisher's quarter cream cloth over paper covered boards with Maugham's insignia in red to the upper cover, lettered gilt to spine. A very good copy with some fading to the boards. Portrait frontis of Maugham. This is the more common second state, printed on handmade cream paper. Just two copies were in the first state, printed on blue paper.
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag (signed by author, limited edition). G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$320.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine (slight fading toward board edges and slight wear to spine extremities) in near fine, mylar-protected dust jacket showing minor fading and light wear to edges (very shallow chipping to top edge only). Printed on handmade paper, ragged edges, Maugham's signature in blue ink beneath his portrait frontispiece with former owner's inscription to same page, #325 (of 725 copies), hand numbered on limitation page. PAGES UNCUT.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag. G. Orioli, Florence, Italy, 1932.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, limited edition book. This is #218 of 725. Signed by the author on the photograph tipped-in page, which has come loose. Light blue paper covered boards with author's logo stamped in red on the front panel. White cloth covered boards with gilt-stamped lettering and graphics on spine. Boards are soiled and sunned overall. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped and corners are close to fraying. Side and lower page edges are untrimmed. Edges and text pages are lightly age-toned, else book is internally clean. Text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM (W.S.). THE BOOK-BAG.:. Florence: G.Orioli, 1932., 1932.
Price: US$366.99 + shipping
Description: First Ed. Limited to 725 copies. signed by the author. 109pp. lar.8vo. with dust jacket.
Seller: SUBUN-SO BOOK STORE, ABAJ-ILAB, Tokyo, Japan
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag. G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original light blue boards with cream cloth spine, gilt spine lettering. Limited edition copy, #84/700, signed by Maugham at the bottom of the frontispiece portrait. Top edge slightly dust-dulled with insignificant bump. Jacket in mylar has pinhead-sized hole to spine, slight wear to spine ends/corners, very mild hand soil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag. G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Small 4to. Cream cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards. 109pp. Frontispiece portrait. Near fine. Tight, handsome first separate edition of this "Cosmopolitan" story with an incestuous theme. Number 9 in "The Lugarno Series," limited to 725 copies on handmade paper (this copy unnumbered) -- signed large and bold by Maugham in blue fountain pen below his frontispiece portrait. Completely uncut. Sans dust jacket, else an exceptionally clean and attractive copy.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET.. The Book-Bag. Florence: Orioli, 1932, 1932.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; one of 725 copies, signed by the author on the frontispiece. Fine in a lightly worn dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag [Limited Edition, Signed]. G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Description: Limited to 725 copies of which this is no. 234. Large, slim octavo (23.25cm.); original cloth-backed boards in blue and white decorative dust jacket; 109pp.; frontispiece & illus. Signed by the author on frontispiece. Jacket spine toned, a bit rubbed along extremities, unobtrusive tears with neat tape repair to verso; Fine in Very Good jacket.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somersest. THE BOOK-BAG [Lungarno Series No. 9"]. G. Orioli: Florence, 1932.
Price: US$517.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Author's portrait frontis, 9 x 6.5", cloth backed boards, 109pp, minor extremity wear and sunning, an unopened copy (!) in a worn, soiled, edge-chipped and holed dustjacket. LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY IS UNNUMBERED!) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, UNDER HIS FRONTIS PORTRAIT.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Book-Bag. G. Orioli, Florence, 1932.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards. Age-toning along the edges of the boards, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. This is copy number 9 of 725 copies Signed by Maugham underneath his frontispiece portrait. Of the 725 copies, 700 were offered for sale. It seems a fair presumption that Maugham or the publisher would have retained the earliest numbered copies.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.