MAUGHAM, William Somerset. THE MAGICIAN. London: William Heinemann., 1908.

Price: US$179.24 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. A good copy, the binding firm but with rubbing, bumping and fraying to the spine tips and corners. The spine is a little rolled. The cloth is marked and darkened, the gilt titles dulled a little. The contents, lacking the blank front endpaper and with evidence of a paper label removed from the front pastedown are otherwise clean throughout. The text block edges are somewhat dusty. Three page publisher's catalogue to the rear. A science fiction / occult novel, the villain of which Oliver Haddo is modelled on Aleister Crowley. Scarce in first edition, with only 2100 copies printed. (Stott A11a). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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