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The Razor's Edge; A Novel
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1944. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed limited edition of The Razor's Edge, A Novel by W. Somerset Maugham.. Octavo, 343pp. Red cloth, title in gilt over black morocco label. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Top edge gilt. Lacking the scarce glassine dust jacket. Light sunning to spine, otherwise a fine example, free of any marks or notations. In the publisher's cardboard slipcase, sunning to side panels, solid binding, a very good example. This work is one of 750 signed by the author, being number 420, as stated on the limitation page. An attractive example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11720
- Title
- The Razor's Edge; A Novel
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Illustrator
- Signed limited edition of The Razor's Edge, A Novel by W. Somerset Maugham.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- signed book Maugham, first edition Somerset Maugham, liza of lambeth, belles lettres, a man of honour, Of Human Bondage, The painted veil, cakes and ale, the razor's edge, the moon and sixpence, up at the villa, the moon and sixpence, ashenden, the
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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