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W Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge - A Novel. William Heinemann Ltd, London & Toronto, 1944.
Price: US$5.78 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Novel first published in July 1944 and reprinted in November about an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I. 284pp. Gilt design and title to top board, gilt lettering to spine. Slight lean to spine, minor bumping to spine and corners and pages sunned. Slightly musty volume, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Seller: Washburn Books, Pateley Bridge, United Kingdom
W. Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann, London, 1944.
Price: US$6.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue boards with gilt titles, Boards and spine have wear and handling marks, An inscription on FEP and corners curled, Text in good clean order.
Seller: Bert's Bargain Books, DUNFERMLINE, FIFE, United Kingdom
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. THE RAZORS EDGE. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1944.
Price: US$6.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1944 r/p. Good condition. Blue cloth boards lacking dust jacket. Shipped quickly. Images available on request
Seller: madelyns books, suffolk, United Kingdom
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, W.-. The Razor s Edge.. William Heinemann Ltd, 1944, London., 1944.
Price: US$8.82 + shipping
Description: 20x14. Encuadernación editorial (tapa dura). 246 pgs. Texto en inglés. Ex-Libris. Papel amarronado. Lomo pegado con fixo. 698945
Seller: Librería y Editorial Renacimiento, S.A., VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, Spain
W.Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd, 1944.
Price: US$9.26 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1944. No Edition Remarks. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Minor loss to back free endpaper. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and water marks to spine and boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Maugham, W.S.. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann, 1944.
Price: US$9.28 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
W. Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd, 1944.
Price: US$10.76 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1944. Reprint. 284 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
W.Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd, 1944.
Price: US$12.82 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1944. Reprinted. 284 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen inscriptions to front pastedown and free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear and water marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Maugham, W Somerset. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann, London, 1944.
Price: US$26.10 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No torn or missing pages. Previous owner's name on first page. Some general age wear. 284 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature & Literary; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53080.
Seller: Turn The Page Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
W Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. Williams Heinemann, 1944.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: siop lyfrau'r hen bost, Blaenau Ffestiniog, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1944.
Price: US$71.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First UK Edition, First Printing. This true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no "First Published 1944" to the copyright page and no statement of reprint, in a fair at best Dust Jacket, not price clipped, heavy chipping and wear, repairs, loss to base of the jacket at the spine. The book itself has a name and address in pencil to front end page else clean, light bumiping to boards.
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
W. Somerset Maugham. The Razor s Edge. William Heinemann, 1944.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First English edition. Corners a little bumped, lacking the dust jacket.
Seller: Rexon Limited LLC, Parsippany, NJ, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge - A Novel. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1944.
Price: US$96.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing. D/J heavily chipped and rubbed with a few tears and small amount of loss to head and foot. Book slightly cocked with foxing to closed edges, else in very good condition, pp clean and bright. Size: 8vo 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
W.Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1944.
Price: US$115.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition.Unclipped d/w very shelf-worn,piece missing top/tail of spine,several tears across spine,soiled,creased.Book blue boards,gilt lettering to spine,gilt lettering at top and Jenman symbol bottom right of front,some marks,page edges tanned and marked,netting of spine exposed on title page,contents clean.
Seller: eclecticbooks, BOLTON, United Kingdom
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. THE RAZOR'S EDGE A NOVEL. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1944.
Price: US$147.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET WITH BLANK REVERSE TO JACKET, JACKET HAS NOT BEEN PRICE CLIPPED, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 284 PAGES. DUST JACKET HAS SOME ABRASIONS WITH LOSS TO SURFACE ON FRONT OF JACKET, SOME MINOR CREASING & A FEW SMALL CLOSED TEARS TO JACKET, MINOR MARKS TO FRONT BOARD WITH SMALL DENT TO OUTER EDGE OF FRONT BOARD, INSCRIPTION DATED 1944 TO FRONT ENDPAPER, LIGHT FOXING TO PAGE FORE-EDGES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JACKET HAS SOME REFLECTIONS PRESENT IN IMAGES FROM A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY IN A GOOD-VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. THE RAZOR'S EDGE. William Heinemann Ltd (1944), London, Toronto, 1944.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Australian edition (so stated). There is minor unavoidable offset on the endpapers. The front pastedown has a very small bookstore bookplate. Otherwise, fine in dust jacket with slight edgewear and a little age darkening to spine and back panel.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1944.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1944. First UK Edition, preceded by the U.S. publication. Octavo. 284 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Persian blue linen-grain cloth boards stamped in gilt; hay endpapers. Dust jacket chipped and creased with general toning and rubbing. Boards show mild edgewear and spine a trifle sunned. Slight lean to boards but binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy for a title difficult to find in collectible condition due to inexpensive wartime manufacture. [Toole-Stott A63].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. THE RAZOR'S EDGE: A Novel. William Heinemann (1944), London, 1944.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, preceded by the U.S. The story of a former American fighter pilot searching for meaning in his life. Basis for the 1946 movie starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, and Anne Baxter (who won an Oscar for her role), as well as the 1984 movie starring Bill Murray and Teresa Russell. Tiny dent in spine, touch of staining to spine and rear board, otherwise near fine in about very good, somewhat rumpled dust jacket with spine toned from green to gray, light soiling, and just a few small chips and tears.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann, London, 1944.
Price: US$504.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Previous owner was George Cukor whose neat, vintage bookplate with his name adorns the front pastedown. It is a small black and white picture of a nice house. Cukor was originally hired to direct but was fired because of creative differences (Cukor and Maugham were also close friends). The blue boards are clean and fresh with gilt lettering and design on front board and spine. Tips still pretty sharp. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket has light to moderate wear but no tears or chips. Two or three very small spots (teadrop?) on jacket and 1/2" closed tear on rear panel. A great association copy. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. The Razor's Edge A Novel. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1944.
Price: US$705.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first UK edition of this early novel by noted author, W. Somerset Maugham, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of the work, with no further impressions stated. First published earlier the same year by Doubleday. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Due to wartime standards, the work was produced with very thin paper, meaning good quality survivals are both rare and sought after.Generally considered Maugham's best work, The Razor's Edge tells the story of an American pilot traumatised by his experiences in World War One in his quest for meaningful experience.A smart copy of this early work by Maugham. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition. Slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart with sunning to the spine as is common with this work. Archival tape reinforcements to the reverse of the wrap. The odd handling mark and spot to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning due to paper used. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Maugham, W Somerset. The Razor's Edge. Heinemann, London, 1944.
Price: US$705.80 + shipping
Description: (London: William Heinemann Ltd 1944). First UK Edition. Handsomely bound in full tan calf by the legendary binder ZAEHNSDORF. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. Title on red leather label to the spine; Author on green leather label to the spine. Raised bands to the spine. Double gilt border to the front and back boards. A VG+ (or better) copy. A stunning production. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. William Heinemann Ltd., London [1944], 1944.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. "First Published 1944" on verso of title page, no other printings indicated. Dropped "a" on page 126 indicating also the first state. Clean tight and unmarked with light overall handling wear, surprisingly nice condition for this inexpensive wartime manufacture. The plastic-protected dust jacket is also Near Fine with only light edge rubbing, see photos. This is not the usual first printing dust jacket pictured in other listings, but a much less common version apparently printed on a leftover dust jacket from Maugham's "Ashenden". I gather this was sometimes done when the first run of the original jackets was exhausted; the back panel is also noticeably different than the first printing
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.