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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.. Of Human Bondage.. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 648 pp. 8vo, publisher's blue-green cloth. First English edition, first state. Some light wear to cloth, particularly at the rear joint; gold dimmed on spine; corners bumped; a good to very good copy. Laid in is an original photograph of Maugham in later years, signed by him in the bottom margin.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
W.Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage; A Novel. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and design to cover and spine. 648pp. 15pp of ads in rear. First issue "help" for helped on line 4 page 257. This is a signed presentation copy on front endpaper, "For Edward Eberhardt this book begins in 1912 and ended in 1914. The M.S. of which rests in the Library of Congress. W. Somerset Maugham. April 1946.". Spine has been professional rebacked with pieces replaced. There is some ink marking at bottom of half-title page; some of which has been erased. Two lines of ink on blank page following front free endpaper.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage (inscibed by author). William Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham. London: William Heinemann, 1915, First English edition first printing, from stereotype plates of the U. S. edition, with the title-page reset, the first issue: contains the list of other "Works" by Maugham facing half-title, together with the publisher's ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help" for "helped"), and with the 16 pp. of inserted ads at rear. This copy is inscribed "For Dwyer[?] Evans/his friend the author/W. Somerset Maugham." Publisher's dark blue cloth in chemise and morocco-backed slipcase. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches (19 x 12.25); [viii], 648 pp., 16 pp. ads. Offset to inscribed leaf, binding somewhat soiled and rubbed with some areas of cloth paler, hinges separating at endpapers. Bookplate of Duncan Crawford. Rare signed first edition of Maugham's literary masterpiece.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
MAUGHAM, William Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. Heinemann, 1915.
Price: US$5888.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition. Original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper cover. Inscribed on the front endpaper "For Sydney Schiff from his friend W. Somerset Maugham" Violet Schiff's name and dated August 1915 in pencil to the half title, and occasional pencil annotations throughout. A very good copy with the gilt dulled to the spine and a little wear to the spine ends. A significant presentation copy of the author's most notable work, and a classic of twentieth century literature. It is inscribed by Maugham for the modernist author and translator Sydney Schiff. Schiff would go on to complete Scott Moncrieff's translation of Proust, and publish an autobiographical novel sequence under the pseudonym Stephen Hudson. Maugham was a great supporter of his work, and his use of his actual name implies some degree of intimacy. "Here is a novel of the utmost importance. One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz or Daghestan of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors [sic.] and tones." (Theodore Dreiser in a review of the book in the Athenaeum 21 August 1915)
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. , 1915.
Price: US$7000.00 + shipping
Description: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. OF HUMAN BONDAGE. London: William Heinemann, [1915]. Small 8vo., blue-green cloth, stamped in gilt. First English Edition. Signed presentation from Maugham on front black page: "For Ingle Barr, This is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention. W. Somerset Maugham. 28 August, 1957." With Barr's personal bookplate on the front pastedown and with the original shipping address laid in. One of Maugham's most famous works and basis for three movie adaptations. Enclosed in a custom-made slipcase. $7000.00.
Seller: Antic Hay Books, Asbury Park, NJ, U.S.A.
Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. William Heinemann, London, 1915.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing published in London. This copy is SIGNED by Somerset Maugham on a typed letter laid into the book. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Maugham First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.