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The Merry-Go-Round.
by MAUGHAM, William Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann,, 1904. First edition, second issue, in a variant binding not mentioned by bibliographers. Heinemann printed 3,000 copies, but Maugham was disappointed by the sales figures, blaming his publishers for their lack of success. The remaining sheets of the first edition were sold to the Times Book Club, which issued this copy. The club acted as a lending library in return for an annual subscription, and also allowed books to be bought at a discounted rate. This second issue copy matches Stott's description of the first issue publisher's remainder binding, the only difference being the Times Book Club logo. Stott does not record this binding for the second issue. Octavo. Original orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front board lettered and decorated in black with author's symbol and Times Book Club device. Spine cocked and darkened, binding soiled, faint ring mark to front cover, top edge dust-toned, fore and bottom edges foxed, internally clean. A very good copy. Loren and Frances Rothschild W. Somerset Maugham Collection 32; Stott A7b.
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Details
- Seller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 170519
- Title
- The Merry-Go-Round.
- Author
- MAUGHAM, William Somerset
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: William Heinemann,
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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