MAUGHAM W. Somerset. East of Suez, a Play in Seven Scenes. , 1922.

Price: US$745.81 + shipping

Description: First American edition. 8vo. Original grey paper-covered boards with spine label. New York, George H. Doran Company. This copy is inscribed and signed by Maugham to Edgar Selwyn. Selwyn (1874-1944) began as a theatre usher and became a successful playwright and screenwriter during the 1920s and 1930s; he also produced some plays on broadway, such as the stage adaptation of ?Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.? The volume is in very good condition (spine slightly darkened, one-eighth-inch chip at the head of the spine). In a stout, functional leatherbound case.

Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom