MAUGHAM, WILLIAM SOMERSET. Orientations, 1899, worn, inner hinges broken, bookplate (loose) stain , First Issue, Maugham's third book, inscribed with 2 sentences regarding a story in the book; The Hero, 1901, ends of spine chipped, inner hinges broken, bookplate (no longer present) stain , First Issue, scarce; Mrs. Craddock, 1902, endpapers cracked at inner hinges , inscribed with a sentence regarding the book; Mrs. Craddock, 1903, spine bit soiled, joints rubbed, bookplate (loose) stain , remainder issue, inscribed with an aphorism in French; The Merry-go-round, 1904, rubbed, rear inner hinge cracking , inscribed on half-title with 3-line quotation from the book; The Bishop's Apron, 1906, rear free endpaper torn , inscribed "...with this novel from a play..."; The Magician, 1908, rubbed, inner hinges tender , inscribed with a 5-line quotation from the book; all London, together 7 vols., 8vo, original cloth , FIRST EDITIONS except as noted, EACH INSCRIBED BY MAUGHAM to Edward Wassermann, usually on front free endpaper. With the Wassermann bookplate in 6 vols. (7)
MAUGHAM, WILLIAM SOMERSET. Orientations, 1899, worn, inner hinges broken, bookplate (loose) stain , First Issue, Maugham's third book, inscribed with 2 sentences regarding a story in the book; The Hero, 1901, ends of spine chipped, inner hinges broken, bookplate (no longer present) stain , First Issue, scarce; Mrs. Craddock, 1902, endpapers cracked at inner hinges , inscribed with a sentence regarding the book; Mrs. Craddock, 1903, spine bit soiled, joints rubbed, bookplate (loose) stain , remainder issue, inscribed with an aphorism in French; The Merry-go-round, 1904, rubbed, rear inner hinge cracking , inscribed on half-title with 3-line quotation from the book; The Bishop's Apron, 1906, rear free endpaper torn , inscribed "...with this novel from a play..."; The Magician, 1908, rubbed, inner hinges tender , inscribed with a 5-line quotation from the book; all London, together 7 vols., 8vo, original cloth , FIRST EDITIONS except as noted, EACH INSCRIBED BY MAUGHAM to Edward Wassermann, usually on front free endpaper. With the Wassermann bookplate in 6 vols. (7)
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