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W. Somerset Maugham. The Gentleman In The Parlour. William Heinemann Ltd, 1930.

Price: US$9.40 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: General wear to boards with fading and soiling. Hinges are a bit cracked. Content has toning. No DJ.

Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom

W. Somerset Maugham. The Gentleman In The Parlour: A Record Of A Journey From Rangoon To Haiphong. William Heinemann, 1930.

Price: US$77.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition hardback, 1930, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards with slight crushing to cloth at spine head and tail, and a couple of corners a touch rounded. Binding tight and appears little read - title page remains uncut to bottom edge. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour. A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. London: William Heinemann, 1930.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 276. Bound in black cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and upper board. Without the jacket. The boards are bright and clean, gilt remains bright, there is a tiny split to the cloth at the top corner of the spine, corners of the boards are sharp, slight bow to upper board. Internally there is spotting to the endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages, otherwise clean inside, no previous owner markings. Overall the book is in Very Good Minus condition

Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour, a Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. London: William Heinemann, 1930.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 276. Black cloth covered hard boardswith gilt lettering and gilt decoration of a Chinese pagodato the spine and a dragon to the upper board. In very good condition, clean internally, some rubbing to the cloth at the bottom of both boards.

Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom

Maugham, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlor. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. 276 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stott A39 Black cloth. Fine in chipped dj

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Maugham, William Somerset, Schriftsteller (1874-1965).. 2 Widmungsexemplare.. Cap Ferrat, Juni 1930 bzw. o. O. u. D., 1930.

Price: US$389.04 + shipping

Description: Leinenbände. 8vo. I: Eigenh. Widmung mit U. (Cape Ferrat, Juni 1930) auf dem fliegenden Vorsatz von: The Gentleman in the Parlour. A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., 1930. 8vo. 300 S. Schwarzer Orig.-Leinenband mit Deckelemblem und Rückentitel (geringfügig berieben). Erste amerikanische Ausgabe. Die Widmung lautet: „For my only Charlotte | from W. Somerset Maugham | Cap Ferrat June 1930". – II: Eh. Widmung wohl an dieselbe Charlotte und in deutscher Sprache. In: The Narrow Corner. London, Heinemann, 1932. 8vo. 4 nn. Bll., 293 S., 1 Bl. Dunkelblauer Orig.-Leinenband mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel in Gold (etwas bestoßen). – „Für meine geliebte Charlotte ihr Wilhelm." – Durchgehend stockfleckig.

Seller: Kotte Autographs GmbH, Roßhaupten, Germany

MAUGHAM. W. SOMERSET.. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PARLOUR. A record of a journey from Rangoon to Haiphong.. William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1930, 1930.

Price: US$422.55 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Very good copy in recent leather binding of half black morocco, spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Black cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Very light spotting to title and half title pages but overall a bright clean copy.

Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour. William Heinemann, London, 1930.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. A couple of small wrinkles on the front board from the binder's glue else near fine in spine-toned very good or better dust jacket. A handsome copy of this account of Maugham's travels through South East Asia, from Rangoon to Haiphong.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Maugham, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1930.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good, first edition book in very good dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt stamped dragon illustration, lettering and author's trademark on front panel; gilt lettering, exotic illustration, and graphics on spine; publisher's logo on back panel. A few very minimal scuffs on board panels, spine is somewhat faded. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped and with tiny vertical creases; two tiny vertical tears along edge at head of spine. External text edges are age-darkened, soiled and with some foxing. Side and lower edges are untrimmed. Board panels are a bit splayed. Pp. 187-190 have crescent-shaped loss of 1 1/4" by 3/4" in the lower corners along the spine. Foxing and shadow transfers on end papers and blank pages at front and back. Minimal internal foxing to text pages, a bit along outer margins or along gutters. Light age-toning to text pages. Many text pages are unopened at the bottom edges, a couple unopened on the upper edges. Spine is cracked at pp. 118-119 and 198-199; In spite of that the text block is sound. Fragile dust jacket is lightly soiled overall, and sunned to various degrees, heavier on the edges and fore-edge folds and very heavy on the spine. All folds are scuffed; fore-edge folds are heavily creased and rubbed-through in several places on the back fore-edge fold. Edges at head and tail of jacket spine are chipped across the width up to 1/8"; closed tears or loss from rubs of up to 1/4" on the corners. All fore-edge corners have loss of 1/4"-3/8". Several small chips along upper edges; shallow horizontal creasing along upper- and lower-most edges. 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 GENTLEMAN IN THE PARLOUR: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. William Heinemann (1930), London, 1930.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Observations from his travels. Lacking the front free endpaper and rear blank otherwise very good with some offset from binding to endpapers. In about very good dust jacket showing some scattered foxing and general light soiling, a bit of fraying to spine ends and corners and a little rumpling. Still, a bit nicer than often seen.

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

W. Somerset Maugham. The Gentleman in the Parlour A record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. William Heinemann, London, 1930.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing. Gilt lettering & decoration on black covers in a white dust jacket with red lettering, dragon & pagoda decoration; 8vo, 276pp. Signature marks present, bottom edge (mostly) uncut. Foxing to end papers only, book otherwise near fine. Dust jacket spine darkened, corners & edges torn (not affecting red title, & dragon or Pagoda symbol).

Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

Maugham, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphang. London: William Heinemann, 1930.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author to his friend Reggie Turner to front free endpaper: "For the idle Apprentice / Reginald / from his friend / WM". Publisher's smooth black cloth stamped in gilt to front board with a design of a dragon with a forked tongue and the author's symbol, title lettered in gilt, spine lettered in gilt and stamped with pagoda design; in the original matching dust jacket stamped in red over a beige background. A near fine copy with a few faint white spots to cloth, light foxing to front endpapers, front hinge starting at first free leaf but overall generally sturdy; in a near fine dust jacket with some light soiling and toning to extremities, rubbed to spine ends and corners. Overall, a beautiful copy inscribed by the author. Stott A39a. This copy is inscribed to Reginald "Reggie" Turner (1869-1938). Himself an author, Turner was a member of Oscar Wilde's literary circle that included writers like H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, and W. Somerset Maugham. Notably, the friendship between Maughan and Turner began when Turner wrote an appreciative review of one of Maugham's earliest plays, Lady Frederick, which was first performed in 1907. The Gentleman in the Parlour is an account of Maugham's travels through Southeast Asia, beginning in what was then Burma, and ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. His detailed and charming descriptions of the people and places he encountered provide a vivid picture of the countries he visited. Maugham writes a disclaimer about the book to his readers at the beginning of his fourth chapter: "I am writing it for my own diversion and I hope that it will divert also such as care to spend a few hours in reading it. I am a professional writer and I hope to get from it a certain amount of money and perhaps a little praise."

Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

MAUGHAM W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour, Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. , 1930.

Price: US$1950.25 + shipping

Description: First edition, 8vo. Original black cloth. London, William Heinemann. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: ?For Sybil from her grateful & constant friend W. Somerset Maugham? below which is the booklabel of Sibyl & Arthur Colefax. Sybil was one of the reigning queens of the world of interior decorating (almond greens, opaque yellow), as was her great rival and Chelsea neighbour Syrie Maugham (white, white, white). Maugham and Syrie divorced in 1928, and Maugham appears to have remained on better terms with Sybil than with Syrie, to whom he later delivered a posthumous character assassination in his memoirs Looking Back. Very good, bright copy with slight rubbing to head.

Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour. William Heinemann, London, 1930.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Uncorrected proof. Unprinted wrappers with author and title supplied in ink. Slight soiling, corners of wrappers and pages a little worn, very good. An account of Maugham's travels through the Orient, from Rangoon to Haiphong. Scarce in this format.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

MAUGHAM, W[illiam]. Somerset (1874-1965). [Travel] [Angkor Wat] The Gentleman in the Parlour : A Record of a Journey From Rangoon to Haiphong [Unopened]. William Heinemann, London, 1930.

Price: US$2365.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A superb First Impression (unread) of this account of a journey Maugham made in 1923 with his then lover, the Paris-born American Gerald Haxton (with Haxton's role discretely omitted). Demy 8vo (202 x 145): [4],276pp. Publisher's smooth black cloth, front cover lettered and decorated in gold with dragon device and the Mauresque symbol that Maugham adopted as his seal, spine lettered in gold and stamped with pagoda design, fore-edge uncut, lower edge rough trimmed; matching beige dust jacket printed in red and priced 8s / 6d. Jacket's spine panel lightly toned, else unopened and virtually pristine. Stott A39a. Rothschild Collection V.158. Maugham's second travel book (after On a Chinese Screen). In Ceylon, a British government official recommended that Maugham visit Keng Tung, in the remote Shan States of north Burma. Maugham sailed to Rangoon and traveled on to Mandalay, where he set off by mule for the 26-day trek to Keng Tung. Then he made his way to the Thai border and on to Bangkok by car, reaching Cambodia by boat, where he toured the temple complex at Angkor Wat. The final leg was by river to Saigon and then along the coast via Hue to Hanoi. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong - SIGNED by the Author. London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1930.

Price: US$3250.42 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 276. Black cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, gilt decoration of a Chinese pagoda to the spine and a dragon and the author's device to the upper board. In the original cream coloured jacket with the same titling and decoration as the book to the front panel and spine, unclipped (8s. 6d. net). SIGNED dedication to the front end paper: "For Gerald Kelly | W. Somerset Maugham". Sir Gerald Kelly (1879-1972, President of the Royal Academy 1949-1954) was a painter, best known for his portraits, and a long time and close friend of Maugham, both being of Irish descent. Maugham and Kelly both lived in Paris in the early 1900's where they enjoyed the bohemian lifestyle together. Maugham was able to fund Kelly's first extensive overseas trip, to Burma in 1908. Maugham sat for Kelly several times, including in 1911 for an oil painting titled The Jester which is in the collection of the Tate Museum in London. Maugham in turn based characters in several of his books on Kelly, including the painter Frederick Lawson in Of Human Bondage, and Lionel Hillier in Cakes and Ale. He also dedicated his 1928 novel, Ashenden, to Kelly. Maugham had originally intended to dedicate his 1909 novel, The Magician, to Kelly, but changed his mind as the book was largely based on a rather negative portrayal of Aleister Crowley and his then wife Rose Kelly, who was Gerald Kelly's sister. Book is in Near Fine condition, jacket is rubbed and worn, Good only.

Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom