MAUGHAM, W. Somerset (1874-1965). Of Human Bondage. New York: George H. Doran, 1915. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY MAUGHAM.
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May 3, 2022
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MAUGHAM, W. Somerset (1874-1965). Of Human Bondage. New York: George H. Doran, 1915.
8vo. (Slight chipping to fore-edge of a few leaves, some slight browning.) Contemporary green morocco gilt, preserving old endpapers (endpapers slightly browned); cloth folding case.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY MAUGHAM on front free endpaper: “W. Somerset Maugham / Chicago. October 1920”. Second issue, without the misprint "help him" in line 4 of page 257. Maugham's masterpiece, considered to be at least partially autobiographical, was ranked among the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by The Modern Library.
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