[Rarebooks] FS: Somerset Maugham INSCRIBED to Rex Harrison, price greatly reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:  WAS $2500    NOW $1500 NET

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 the 
rear edge of the spine. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper, with a fine 
presentation. (#014562)        $1,500.00

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