The Razor’s Edge.
by Maugham, W. Somerset
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944. First American edition, which precedes the British edition of Maughamâs 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor’s Edge is Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran...
Date: 1944
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944. First American edition, which precedes the British edition of Maughamâs 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor’s Edge is Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
First printing. Limited Edition of 750 of which this is no. 286. Signed by the author on the limitations page. Brick red cloth binding with beveled edges. Top page edges gilt. Very Good. Two small faint spots on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. Internally Fine. Lacks the slipcase.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran...
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
First printing. Limited Edition of 750 of which this is no. 286. Signed by the author on the limitations page. Brick red cloth binding with beveled edges. Top page edges gilt. Very Good. Two small faint spots on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. Internally Fine. Lacks the slipcase.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
First printing. Limited Edition of 750 of which this is no. 286. Signed by the author on the limitations page. Brick red cloth binding with beveled edges. Top page edges gilt. Very Good. Two small faint spots on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. Internally Fine. Lacks the slipcase.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran...
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
First printing. Limited Edition of 750 of which this is no. 286. Signed by the author on the limitations page. Brick red cloth binding with beveled edges. Top page edges gilt. Very Good. Two small faint spots on front cover. Spine slightly darkened. Internally Fine. Lacks the slipcase.
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The Razor’s Edge: A Novel.
by Maugham, W. Somerset
Garden City, New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944. Signed limited first and true first edition of Maughamâs masterpiece, published prior to both the American and English trade edition. Octavo, original publisher's red buckram, black leather spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. One of seven hundred fifty numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 501. In near fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor’s Edge is Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran...
Date: 1944
Garden City, New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944. Signed limited first and true first edition of Maughamâs masterpiece, published prior to both the American and English trade edition. Octavo, original publisher's red buckram, black leather spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. One of seven hundred fifty numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 501. In near fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor’s Edge is Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 158 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, present here.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 158 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, present here.
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The Razor’ S Edge: a Novel
by Maugham, W. Somerset
Signed limited first and true first edition of Maugham's masterpiece, published prior to both the American and English trade edition. Octavo, original publisher's red buckram, black leather spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. One of seven hundred fifty numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 501. In near fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor's Edge is Maugham's 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran...
Signed limited first and true first edition of Maugham's masterpiece, published prior to both the American and English trade edition. Octavo, original publisher's red buckram, black leather spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. One of seven hundred fifty numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 501. In near fine condition. "Written after much painstaking research into Eastern philosophy and mysticism, The Razor's Edge is Maugham's 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. In it he mercilessly satirizes American and European materialism, and holds up the figure of the spiritual seeker as a model for those searching for meaning in existence" (Stringer). It was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham and Anne Baxter as Sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring Bill Murray.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
First trade edition, first printing after a limited edition of 750 copies. Signed by W. Somerset Maugham and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with wear and soiling to cloth, spine lettering rubbed and spine rolled. Remnants of a formerly adhered postcard to front pastedown, pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with a large chip at the head and some fraying the tail, thin stain visible from the blindside at tail. While copies of the signed limited edition on the market are more than abundant, inscribed first trade editions are rather uncommon.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran...
Date: 1944
First trade edition, first printing after a limited edition of 750 copies. Signed by W. Somerset Maugham and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with wear and soiling to cloth, spine lettering rubbed and spine rolled. Remnants of a formerly adhered postcard to front pastedown, pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with a large chip at the head and some fraying the tail, thin stain visible from the blindside at tail. While copies of the signed limited edition on the market are more than abundant, inscribed first trade editions are rather uncommon.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 89 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, lacking here.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 89 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, lacking here.
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 158 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, present here.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 158 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, present here.
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$4,454.90
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
First trade edition, first printing after a limited edition of 750 copies. Signed by W. Somerset Maugham and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with wear and soiling to cloth, spine lettering rubbed and spine rolled. Remnants of a formerly adhered postcard to front pastedown, pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with a large chip at the head and some fraying the tail, thin stain visible from the blindside at tail. While copies of the signed limited edition on the market are more than abundant, inscribed first trade editions are rather uncommon.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran...
Date: 1944
First trade edition, first printing after a limited edition of 750 copies. Signed by W. Somerset Maugham and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with wear and soiling to cloth, spine lettering rubbed and spine rolled. Remnants of a formerly adhered postcard to front pastedown, pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with a large chip at the head and some fraying the tail, thin stain visible from the blindside at tail. While copies of the signed limited edition on the market are more than abundant, inscribed first trade editions are rather uncommon.
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$5,415.02
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$5,415.02
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The Razor's Edge
by Maugham, W. Somerset
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 89 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, lacking here.
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Maugham, W. Somerset |
Publisher: Doubleday Doran
Date: 1944
Format: Hardcover
The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 89 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, lacking here.
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$6,232.88
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$6,232.88
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