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Maugham, W. Somerset [1874-1965]. THE PAINTED VEIL. New York George H. Doran 1925, 1925.
Price: US$118.52 + shipping
Description: FIRST US EDITION, Second Issue (With "B" to copyright page and "Hong-Kong" to page 16) 8vo. red cloth hardback with dulled gilt titles to spine and blind-embossed titles to upper board. 289pp. Faint ink inscription, dated 1925) to ffep. Light marks to front and rear pastedowns from rmoval of tape. Fading to spine and gilt titles dulled almost to illegibility. Light wear to top and base of spine. Overall a Good+ Copy. (Shelf 2) ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Painted Veil. George H. Doran Company, New York, U.S.A., 1925.
Price: US$384.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: p o stamp 1925 top first blank page; B on copyright page; c1924,1925; coverboard shelf wear; top/bottom spine shelf wear; from the private collection of yhe seller; please contact for pictures.
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Painted Veil. George H. Doran, New York, 1925.
Price: US$501.05 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A scarce 1st Edition, 1st Printing, with publisher's device on copyright page. Point of issue: page 16, line 15 reads "Hong Kong." Red boards with titles blind-stamped on front and gold-color lettering on spine, 289 pp. Light wear at corner tips and ends of spine, moderate rubbing on front board, previous owner's label on front pastedown and name in ink on front free endpaper, text is lightly age-toned otherwise unmarked, tight binding.
Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Painted Veil. Geroge H. Doran Company, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: Blue and 3/4 cream boards with gilt lettering on leather spine label. Blue hardshell slipcase. 289 pp. "This large paper edition of The Painted Veil is limited to two hunder and fifty numbered copies signed by the author, of which this is number 195." VG/VG- discoloration to spine, corner and edge wear to slipcase.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Painted Veil. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Large paper edition. Copy #28 of a limited 250 copies, signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitation page. Very Good with chipping to title label on spine. Toning to spine, board edges and pages. Edge tear to page 25. Previous owner bookplate to front paste down; bookseller ticket and author photo tipped in at rear paste down. A very nice copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. The Painted Veil. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925.
Price: US$2576.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Octavo, pp289. Red cloth covered boards with title blind stamped to upper board and in gilt to spine. In the scarce original dust jacket, priced $2.00 net to the spine. This is the true first edition published on 20th March 1925 (5,000 copies), preceding the William Heinemann published English edition. Furthermore, this Doran edition contains the original language with references to Hong Kong, Canton, Happy Valley etc unchanged. The Heinemann edition was subject to a protest by the Assistant Secretary of the Hong Kong Government who objected to the setting of the story and it was recalled and the references changed to fictitious place names. The Painted Veil is a story about Kitty Fane, trapped in a loveless marriage to a doctor, who has an affair with another man whom she eventually realises is deceiving her. It is a story of the discovery of her true self. The book has been filmed twice, most recently in 2006 starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton. VG+ book which has fading to the spine, some browning to end papers, in VG jacket which has minor wear to extremities, a small chip to top of spine and a scorch-mark to the front flap. Definitely scarce in the wrapper.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom