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THE RAZOR'S EDGE

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

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THE RAZOR'S EDGE

by MAUGHAM, W. Somerset

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Attractive bookplate on the front pastedown with slight offsetting to the front endpaper which has two small skimmed marks. A ti
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About This Item

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Attractive bookplate on the front pastedown with slight offsetting to the front endpaper which has two small skimmed marks. A tight, clean copy, the spine evenly sunned with the black leather spine label intact with strong gilt lettering. Near Fine, without the glassine but with a Good slipcase, intact with splits. The true First Edition published on 18 April 1944. The First American Trade Edition was published two days later, and the First English Edition was not published until July 1944. Number 158 of 750 numbered copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the author of this modern classic. Issued without a dustwrapper but with a slipcase, present here.

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Bookseller
Charles Agvent US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
019043
Title
THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Author
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Attractive bookplate on the front pastedown with slight offsetting to the front endpaper which has two small skimmed marks. A ti
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Doubleday Doran
Place of Publication
Garden City
Date Published
1944
Keywords
Signed, Modern Firsts, Movie Fiction, High Spot, Somerset Maugham, W. S. Maugham, 20th Century British Literature, Limited
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Movie Fiction;

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Charles Agvent

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Charles Agvent

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About Charles Agvent

We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Spine Label
The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...

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