[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Limited First Edition of THE RAZOR'S EDGE by Somerset Maugham

[Charles Agvent]

One of 150 interesting items to be included in our HOLIDAY 2008 
Catalogue to be posted on our web site on Friday.  Included will be 
beautifully bound classics, signed books, fine press titles, poetry, 
illustrated books, and the unusual.

MAUGHAM,  W. Somerset. THE RAZOR'S EDGE. Garden  City:  Doubleday
Doran  1944.  First  Edition. 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. Tight, clean copy with  virtually
none  of  the  sunning and rubbing normally found to  the  spine.  The
black  leather spine label is intact with strong gilt lettering.  Near
Fine, without the glassine or slipcase.                       $3500.00


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