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Maugham, W. Somerset. The Circle A Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: General wear and discoloration to cover and throughout, binding loose and broken in places
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Circle : a Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small stain spots to rear cover. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 92 pages
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Very good in off-white paper covered boards with a paper label on the spine and a second paper label on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 4 7/8 inches with the paper at the head and heel of the spine worn down to the edges of the text block, heavy wear to the lower edges of the boards and with a prior owner's name and date of 1921 on the first free end page. 92 pages of script.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Circle, a Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran Co., New York, 1921.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good in fair jacket. A little more than a third of the spine is missing from jacket. Other tears and wear to jacket. (c. 1921)
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset.. The Circle. A Comedy in Three Acts.. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine copy without jacket. Slight toning to spine panel and extremities of boards, else a clean and unmarked copy. 92pp. Q05670
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Poor in Wrappers. Damp staining throughout. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM W. Somerset. The Circle, a Comedy in Three Acts. , 1921.
Price: US$69.30 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. 8vo. Original grey paper-covered boards with spine label, with dust jacket. New York, George H. Doran Company. This volume is in fine condition; dust jacket is good (spine darkened, rear panel soiled, minor rubbing). In a stout, functional leatherbound case.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First U.S. edition (with GDH colophon to base of t.p.), hardcover, longish shallow tear to edge of page 9 from being roughly opened and short tears to edges of the leaves before and after, slight lean, light browning to page edges, otherwise a VG+ copy in a spine-tanned, VG dustjacket which has an inch deep chip to the top of the front panel taking out the "H" in "THE" and the top left corner of the "E", and which has some tanning to the edges, some short closed tears and tiny chips to the edges, and a small dampspot at the base of the spine.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W Somerset. The Circle. George H. Doran Co, New York, 1921.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Three act play of "modern manners". Original boards and printed dustjacket. Scarce. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest darkening to spine, three cm sized chip at top front panel, few small edge chips.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. THE CIRCLE a Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. 92pp. Bound in gray paper covered boards, paper spine label. (There were two issues, one issue has an additional paper label on the upper board). In original dust jacket printed in green with price $1.25 on spine; dust jacket spine slightly darkened; small scrape to lower corner affecting the word York. In all, a very good copy.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1921.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 1st American Edition. Variant dustjacket with green printing. Ink inscription from previous owner on front free endpaper. Very good dustjacket; price on spine slightly scraped away, minor discoloration and shelfwear. Dusty top edge and minor peeling on bottom edge. Very good.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts.. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 92 pp. 8vo, publisher's paper-covered boards with paper label, in dust jacket. First American edition. Neat ink inscription to half-title page; a little browning to endsheets; else a fresh copy in a bright, unchipped jacket with a few water drops to the spine, a short tear, and a slight abrasion to a few letters at the bottom of the front panel. A very nice example of a scarce book in dust jacket.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. George H. Doran, New York, 1921.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Fine in gray papercovered boards with paper spine labels, in a good, first issue dustwrapper (with brown lettering) with overall toning, several small chips, and a long tear along the rear spine fold. Basis for two films, the 1925 Frank Borzage version, and David Burton's 1930 film, *Strictly Unconventional*. Scarce.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET.. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. New York: George H. Doran, 1921, 1921.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Some staining to the dust jacket and boards; very good. 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 Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. New York: George H. Doran, 1921, 1921.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Some offsetting to the front endpapers; near fine in a dust jacket with only very minor wear. 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 Circle. A Comedy in Three Acts. New York Doran 1921, 1921.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition - American. Signed by the author. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to playwright and Broadway producer, Edgar Selwyn. Inscribed on the flyleaf: ÒFor Edgar Selwyn, W. Somerset Maugham.Ó Some slight chipping at head of spine which is slightly darkened. Bound in gray paper-covered boards with printed paper label, very good tight copy. Edgar Selwyn was a highly successful playwright in the 1920s and 1930s, and was equally accomplished as a producer of plays on Broadway including the stage adaptation of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET.. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. New York: George H. Doran, 1921, 1921.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. A near fine copy in a dust jacket with spotting. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.