[Rarebooks] FS: Somerset Maugham Inscribed to Rex Harrison

[Charles Agvent]

One of 150 interesting items included in our HOLIDAY 2008 Catalogue now 
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MAUGHAM,  W.  Somerset.  AH KING.  SIX  STORIES.  London:  William
Heinemann  Ltd  (1933).  First Edition. INSCRIBED and  SIGNED  by  the
author    on    the   front  endpaper     to   actor   Rex   Harrison:
"For/Rex/from/Willie/W.  Somerset  Maugham."  Harrison's  most  famous
role  was  as Professor Henry Higgins in MY FAIR LADY. In 1990 he  was
appearing on Broadway in THE CIRCLE by Maugham, opposite Glynis Johns,
when  he  fell  ill. It was discovered that he had  pancreatic  cancer
but  had been unaware of it, and he died peacefully three weeks  later
at  the age of 82. Slight fraying along rear edge of spine. Very Good,
lacking the dustwrapper, with a fine presentation.            $2500.00

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