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W. Somerset Maugham. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann London, 1932.
Price: US$16.56 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1932. 293 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. S.. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1932.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1932. The story of a passionate love affair, set in Indonesia, This is a Near Fine copy of a Later Printing of the First Edition; Heinemann refers to it as the "Third Edition," but really it is the Third Printing, just one month after the first issue. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 293 pages, very bright and fresh. Just hints of shelfwear at the margins, else a Fine copy, lacking the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset.. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann., London, 1932.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 293 pages; 1932 William Heinemann. Soundly bound 1st edition. This copy rebound in an older 1/4 morocco backed spine and black cloth boards. Heavy high quality morocco backed spine with titles and six horizontal rules tooled in gilt; no author lettering to spine. Endpapers refreshed. Cloth lightly rubbed at corner tips; binding slightly out of square. Light foxing to page block edges. Prior owner note of purchase and ownership neatly to blank 2nd front endpage. VG- thus but an unusual and well executed rebinding.
Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W.S.. The Narrow Corner. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932.
Price: US$96.24 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. (vi), 293, (1) pp. Later blue full leather, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, marbled endpapers, early ownership inscription to the front flyleaf. Very good.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1932.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Stott A44 Blue cloth. Owner's signature. Snag at head and foot of spines, spot on front cover, spine, a trifle faded, joints slightly rubbed. Very good in blue leather slipcase with blue cloth chemise
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann, London, 1932.
Price: US$174.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth gilt titled to front and spine. First edition. Slight spine lean. Scattered foxing, heavier at edges/endpages. The DJ in mylar has a long tear across rear panel, with a small hole in the center, with some loss to text, and some chipping to spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1932.
Price: US$224.57 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 293. Bound in blue cloth covered hard boards, with gilt lettering to spine and upper board and Maugham s device in black to the bottom corner for the front board. In the original dust jacket, unclipped (7/6 net). A lovely copy of the book in Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked internally, boards bright and sharp; jacket has edgewear and a chip to the top of the spine, grades Good Plus. [Stott A44a]
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. THE NARROW CORNER.. William Heinemann, London, 1932.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unclipped jacket edgeworn/chipped and head of spine missing a piece 1" by 1/2 ", light foxing page edges only , unmarked, 293pp, VG/G.
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
W. Somerset Maugham. The Narrow Corner. London: William Heinemann, 1932.
Price: US$243.82 + shipping
Description: First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 7½" x 5" (0.8 kg); 293pp; Cover art by Youngman Carter; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #177742|| Condition: Good in Poor Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with creasing to the head of the upper panel. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding which is nicked at the head of the spine. Leans slightly. Edges of the text block spotted. Text complete, clean and tight overall if a little age-toned. A nice copy in the right dust wrapper.
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
W. Somerset Maugham. The Narrow Corner. London: William Heinemann, 1932.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Signed. First Edition. SIGNED; signed by author Somerset Maugham on bookplate pasted down to the fpep. First Edition. Poor gilt and black-stamped navy cloth; lacks backstrip (the remaining fragments of the spine are laid in); rubbing and light fraying to corners; some foxing to first few pages; bookplate of Arthur Leonard Ross (Emma Goldman's lawyer) on fpep; occasional faint soiling throughout, but overall internally in nice condition. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM. W. SOMERSET.. THE NARROW CORNER.. William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1932, 1932.
Price: US$256.65 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(7.5 x 5.2 inches). Aside from a couple of leaves at the front which have some light foxing this is a near fine copy in the original blue cloth, lettered in gilt and black to the spine. The front board with the Author's symbol in black and gilt lettering, the rear board with the publishers Windmill logo in black. The gilt and the cloth are still bright and fresh. In the uncommon original Youngman Carter designed dustwrapper with 7/6 price still intact on the front inner flap. Loss to the top and bottom of the wrapper, affecting the lettering of the title and publisher. V shaped chip to the top of the rear panel but not affecting the lettering. Stott A44.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
W. Somerset Maugham. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann, London UK, 1932.
Price: US$423.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition of The Narrow Corner with dust jacket. Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the upper board and spine. Publishers logo in black stamped on the boards. Clean end papers and contents. Unclipped dust jacket with lightly rubbed covers and edges. Small tears on the spine ends of the jacket. Light chipping and wear on the fold ends.
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann, 1932.
Price: US$481.22 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition published by William Heinemann in 1932. This is a stunning very near fine copy. The remarkable jacket, illustrated by Youngman Carter has very little wear at all. There is a tiny amount of wear to the bottom of the spine, the spine is toned and there are a couple of light creases to the inside flap. The book has a smattering of foxing marks but otherwise is in excellent condition. There is a very small previous booksellers label on the inside board. The book is in exceptional condition and for this reason is very rare.
Seller: The Plantagenet King ABA / ILAB, Birchington, KENT, United Kingdom
MAUGHAM W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. , 1932.
Price: US$875.83 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. London, William Heinemann. A presentation copy inscribed by Maugham ?For Millie & her descendants from William S.? A near fine copy, slightly sunned on the spine.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann, London, 1932.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Tiny spot on front fly, else fine in lightly rubbed near fine dust jacket with a tiny tear and a little rubbing. A nice copy of this novel of a British planter in Malaysia and a blonde enchantress. Very scarce in jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Maugham, W[illiam] Somerset. THE NARROW CORNER. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1932.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-293 [294-296: blank] [first and last leaves are blanks], original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, Heinemann windmill device stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. A presentation copy with brief signed inscription by Maugham to Gilbert Norcutt on the front free endpaper. A story set in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) where a sullen young Australian, cruising the almost forgotten islands of the Malay Archipelago after killing a prominent politician in Sydney, has a passionate love affair on an island which causes further tragedy. A film based on Maugham's novel was made in 1933. It was directed by Alfred E. Green and featured Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Patricia Ellis and Ralph Bellamy in the leading roles. Stott A44a. Top edge of text block just a bit foxed, a nearly fine copy in good pictorial 7/6 dust jacket (designed by Youngman Carter) with chips from edges. Uncommon in jacket, and more so signed. (#156904)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. London: William Heinemann, 1932.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. One of 10,000 copies printed. Inscribed by the author to first free leaf: "For / Fred Bason / a novel about the / Malay Archipelago / W. Somerset Maugham". Publisher's smooth blue cloth, lettered in gilt to front board and spine and stamped in black with the author's symbol and publisher's name; in the original black pictorial dust jacket with an illustration of a ship passing by dark houses. A near fine copy with a touch of toning to spine and rubbing to spine ends, a few faint white spots to rear board; in a near fine dust jacket, unclipped with a few scratches and light wear to extremities, shallow chips to spine ends. Overall, a beautiful copy. Stott A44a. Fred Bason (1907-1973), now best known as the author of A Bibliography of the Writings of William Somerset Maugham (1931), was a close friend and admirer of the noted English author. In a letter that also expressed Bason's thoughts - all negative - on one of Maugham's plays, the young Bason extended an invitation to the author to join him for tea, and so began their decade-long friendship. A secondhand bookseller and small-time writer himself, Bason saw Maugham as a mentor, and with his guidance published a few pieces in literary magazines. Early in their friendship, Maugham inscribed several books to Bason, given to him along with advice to sell them when the market was right. Finding this a profitable endeavor, Bason continued to request signed books from his once-mentor and friend, eventually leading to the end of their relationship. The Narrow Corner is a novel about three men who find themselves navigating the waters of the Malay Archipelago together. One, the captain of the boat staying out at sea to avoid his wife, and the others, an opium-smoking doctor making his way back to China, and a young, mysterious Australian man wanted for a murder. Largely an exploration of the characters and their backstories, the book is written in Maugham's characteristic vivid, straightforward prose. Notably, in 1933 the book was adapted for a film of the same name, directed by Alfred E. Green.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Narrow Corner. William Heinemann, London, 1932.
Price: US$1999.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth gilt titled to front and spine. First edition, first printing; one of 10,000 copies printed. Presentation copy inscribed by Maugham, reportedly to his lover, companion, secretary, and eventually, adopted son, Alan Searle: "For Alan, who bought me a bottle of ink from his friend Wm." Scattered foxing to block edge and pages, faintly askew, slight rubbing to cloth edges. The gilt is complete and bright. The DJ in mylar is rubbed to hinges, edgeworn, slightly soiled, with a closed tear to front panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset.. THE NARROW CORNER.. WILLIAM HEINEMANN., LONDON, 1932.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: INSCRIBED by Maugham to novelist & screenwriter Milton Lesser on the front endpaper- "For Milton Lesser, W. Somerset Maugham on his way through California March 4 1936." Near fine with board edges slightly rubbed, in a close to near fine dj., with minor wear to tips and spine ends, and several edge tears including a few small chips at crest of spine. (Lesser's tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown obscured by the flap) Maugham's third and last 'exotic' novel. An attractive copy of a title seldom located signed or inscribed. (B)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.