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Maugham Somerset W.. Mr. Maugham Himself. Doubleday, New York, 1954.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Doubleday & Co. 1954. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W. Somerset Maugham, Mr. Maugham Himself. New York: Doubleday, 1954. 8vo. Cloth binding, black with red and gold titles. 688 pp. Selected by John Beecroft. Of Human Bondage, Four Short Pieces, and The Summing Up. No dustjacket, lightly foxed, spine bumped. good condition, back page has inked sentence in blue pen. one slight scribble on front pastedown.
Seller: All About Authors, Englewood, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Good Condition, without dust jacket. Book Club Edition. A clean, unmarked tight and solid book in . navy cloth with a red title/author panel and a red and gold stripe design on the spine, with gilt lettering. Light wear to lower edges. Binding solid, with slight wobble to spine. Rough cut. Top edge tinted red. Internals very clean, unmarked, pages moderately toned. Double column format. Contents are the novel 'Of Human Bondage' and four short pieces plus 'The Summing UP' from A Writer's Notebook. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is known for his economy of expression, satire, and ironical detachment. "Of Human Bondage", first published 1915, partially autobiographical, is considered his finest work and is considered part of the Western Canon, a body of books that have been traditionally accepted by Western scholars as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. 688 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1954, Doubleday, New York, New York, USA.
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.12 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. A clean, unmarked tight and solid book. Navy cloth with a red title/author panel and a red and gold stripe design on the spine, with gilt lettering. Touch of wear to extremities. Rough cut. Internals very clean, unmarked, pages toned. Double column format. Binding is tight, solid, square with endbands. Lower corner edge of text block a little darkened. Contents are the novel 'Of Human Bondage' and four short pieces plus 'The Summing UP' from A Writer's Notebook. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is known for his economy of expression, satire, and ironical detachment. "Of Human Bondage", first published 1915, partially autobiographical, is considered his finest work and is considered part of the Western Canon, a body of books that have been traditionally accepted by Western scholars as the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. 688 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1954, Doubleday, New York, New York, USA.
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Mr. Maugham Himself. Doubleday & Co., New York, 1954.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: W. Somerset Maugham, Mr. Maugham Himself. New York: Doubleday, 1954. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, black with red and gold titles. 688 pp. Selected by John Beecroft. Of Human Bondage, Four Short Pieces, and The Summing Up. No dustjacket, lightly foxed, bottom of spine bumped. Very good condition.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Summing Up. Doubleday & Company, New York, 1954.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Edition of 391 of which this is no. 315. Signed by the author on the limitations page, and housed in a slipcase. Top page edges gilt. Fine in Fine clear, acetate jacket. Slipcase is Very Good with a strip of fading near edges. 279 pages.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. The Summing Up. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1954.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine, signed, limited edition book in very good slipcase. This is #260 of 375. Gray and white tweed cloth covered boards. Author's logo blind-stamped on front panel. Gilt lettering and graphics against a red background on spine. Upper external page edges are gilt, side edges are untrimmed. Teal end-papers. Internally clean and tight. Teal paper covered slipcase is sunned around edges but solid. 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.