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MAUGHAM

• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Six
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Six Stories Written in The First Person Singular. London: W. Heinemann, (1931). First English edition. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; light to occasionally moderate wear, d/j (worn, chipped along edges, large chip to upper fore-edge portion of back panel - some loss of ptg.). Signed with 2 line inscription by Maugham on front free endpaper recto. Stott A42b
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Summing Up. London: W. Heinemann, (1938). First edition. 8vo, orig. black cloth, gilt; light wear, d/j (minor wear), in custom 1/4 dark blue morocco slipcase & chemise. Presentation copy, inscribed & signed on title page, "W. Somerset Maugham for dear Reggie, This record of his old friends life. Florence, April 22, 1938." Bright, attractive copy in slightly scuffed slipcase. Stott A53a
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Cakes
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Cakes and Ale. London: W. Heinemann, [1954]. Eightieth Birthday Edition, illus. by Graham Sutherland, #58/1000 signed by Maugham & Sutherland. Lg. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 crushed green niger morocco & cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g., raised bands, slipcase (some edge wear), by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Litho frontis. portrait. Near Fine. Stott A40d
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. For
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. For Services Rendered. London: W. Heinemann, 1932. First edition. Sm. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gilt, top edge stained brown; light wear, front flap of d/j preserved. In custom green cloth slipcase & chemise, leather spine label. Presentation copy, inscribed & signed on title page, "For Fred, the play I like best, W. Somerset Maugham." Stott A45a
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Moon and Sixpence. New York: G.H. Doran, (1919). First American edition. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, blocked & lettered in peat brown; edge wear, spine & edges faded, occasional dust soiling & minor dampstaining, d/j (edge wear, some dust soiling & dampstaining, bottom third of spine panel partly chipped away - partly affecting "Doran" at foot). Presentation copy, inscribed & signed by Maugham on front free endpaper. Stott A22c
• 2 pieces. W. Somerset Maugham
  2 pieces. W. Somerset Maugham Manuscript Material: Autograph Letter Signed. Maugham, W. Somerset. [London], n.d. [ca. 1910-1930], 2 pp, 8vo. Replying to a correspondent whose surname Maugham believes to be Wolf, "...your signature cannot... be read...," commenting on the literary merit of a minor English author. * Autograph Letter Signed. [MacCarthy], Desmond. N.p., n.d. 2 pp., 8vo. To "My dear Dorothy,... I have arranged to spend a fortnight or so with Somerset Maugham in his luxurious villa on Cap Ferat..."
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Ah
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Ah King. London: W. Heinemann, (1933). First trade edition. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; light wear, d/j (some edge wear, minor chipping & small close tears along edges, minor abrasions along front joint, back panel slightly dusty, small cello-tape repairs to verso of head of spine panel). Presentation copy, inscribed & signed on front free endpaper recto, "For Fred Bason from his friend W. Somerset Maugham." VG-/VG. Stott A46a.
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Gentleman in The Parlour: A Record of A Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong. London: W. Heinemann, (1930). First edition. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & pictorial black cloth; corners slightly bumped, spine ends slightly frayed, other light wear. Presentation copy, inscribed & signed on front free endpaper recto, "For Sibyl from her very grateful & constant friend, W. Somerset Maugham." Printed Ex Libris bookplate of Sibyl & Arthur Colefax on front free endpaper recto. Stott A39a
• W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, "AH KING", 6
  W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, "AH KING", 6 STORIESLondon: William Heinemann Ltd, 1933. Small octavo, original blue cloth gilt; housed in custom 3/4 blue morocco clamshell box. First Endition, signed and inscribed by Maugham on the title page: "The last of Malay stories. For John Palmer. W. Somerset Maugham" (PARO1504)(WT)
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. London: W. Heinemann, (1944). First English Edition. Sm. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; minor wear, d/j (some occasional light creasing, minor chipping to edges, minor stress along back joint, light scattered dust soiling to back panel). Endpapers toned. VG/VG+. Stott A63c
• MAUGHAM, W. Somerset, (English,
  MAUGHAM, W. Somerset, (English, 1874-1965) THE RAZOR'S EDGE: Garden City: Doubleday, 1944. 1st edition. Of an edition of 750 copies, this is No. 656. It is signed by the author. Octavo, buckram, top edge gilt, uncut, 343 pp. Tape stains inside covers; otherwise Near-Fine in a somewhat worn slip case.CONDITION: Note condition in description.
• Three Titles by W. Somerset
  Three Titles by W. Somerset Maughamas follows: ANDALUSIA (New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1920); THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PARLOR (London: William Heineman Ltd. 1930) (Foxing to the endpapers.); THE MOON & SIXPENCE (New York: The Heritage Reprints 1941).Good used condition.
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1944. First edition, #89/750 signed by Maugham. 8vo, orig. plum buckram, beveled edges, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, leather spine label; occasional minor wear. Internally clean. Lacking slipcase. Stott A63a
• Mitford (M R) Our Village, 1893 .
  Mitford (M R) Our Village, 1893 . Illus. Hugh Thomson--- Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, 1894. Illus. H. Thomson--- Hood (T) Humourous Poems, 1893. Illus. C. E. Brock. Large Paper, Limited Editions, 8vo.,full green morocco gilt by Hatchards, a.e.g. (3)/see illustration
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. The Razor's Edge. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1944. First edition, #485/750 signed by Maugham. 8vo, orig. plum buckram, beveled edges, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, leather spine label; light wear, some darkening to endpapers & limitation page. Lacking slipcase. Stott A63a
• 6 vols. (1 wrappers) Maugham, W.
  6 vols. (1 wrappers) Maugham, W. Somerset: The Marking of a Saint. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 1st English ed. 8vo, orig. green cloth, spine gilt; edge wear, spine ends & corners frayed, occasionally scuffed & bubbled, slightly cocked. Endpapers browned, front free endpaper detached. Minor internal spotting. 8 pp. adverts. at back. Maugham's 2nd book. Stott A2b. * The Sacred Flame. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1928. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth, paper labels; light edge wear. Stott A38a. * Six Comedies. Garden City, 1937. 1st ed. thus. 8vo, orig. cloth, d/j (some chipping to edges). VG-/VG. Stott B10. Up at The Villa. London: W. Heinemann, (1941). 1st English ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; light wear, d/j (occasional edge wear & minor dust soiling). Endpapers, 1/2 title & verso of last leaf browned. Stott A59b. * Catalina. London: W. Heinemann, (1948). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. silver stamped scarlet cloth; minor edge wear, d/j (light edge wear to edges & joints). Bright, tight copy. Stott A67a. * The Writer's Point of View. Cambridge Univ. Press, (1951). 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. red printed wrappers; minor wear. Bright, crisp copy. Stott A.
• MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET Of Human
  MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET Of Human Bondage. Garden City NY: Doubleday (1936). 8vo leatherette-backed cloth title in gilt to spine dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Signed and dated by the author on the f.f.e.p. accompanied by typed acknowledgment note. Corners bumped; marginal chipping to jacket; scattered light foxing.
• MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET Of Human
  MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET Of Human Bondage. Illustrated by Randolphe Schwabe. Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran 1936. 8vo publisher's gilt-stamped thick buckram slipcase with pastedown illustration t.e.g. First illustrated edition number 94 of 751 copies signed by the author and the illustrator on the limitation page. Wear to slipcase; darkening to some leaves; otherwise good.
• Benjamin Maund (British, 19th
  Benjamin Maund (British, 19th Century) "Botanicals", suite of eight hand-colored engravings, London, 1826, sight 7" x 5-1/2". Glazed, matted and presented in giltwood frames.
• Macaulay (Lord Thomas Babington),
  Macaulay (Lord Thomas Babington), The History of England from the Accession of James II, London: Longmans Green, 1871, New Edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, tree calf, gilt tooled decoration, marbled page edges and endpapers; together with Trevelyan (George Otto), The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, London: Longmans Green, 1876, 8vo, 2 volumes, later half calf with marbled boards, marbled page edges and endpapers, noted as bound by Zaehnsdorf; Hallam (Henry) Introduction to the Literature of Europe, L
• 1 vol. (Kelmscott Press.)
  1 vol. (Kelmscott Press.) Tennyson, (Alfred) Lord. Maud. Upper Mall, Hammersmith, 1893. 1/500. 8vo, orig. limp vellum, gilt-lettered spine; spine & edges a little darkened, other minor spotting, slightly warped, ties defective.
• 1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset.
  1 vol. Maugham, W. Somerset. Liza of Lambeth. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. First edition, first issue. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & pictorial green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, edges untrimmed; moderate edge wear, spine ends & corners slightly frayed, very slightly cocked. Endpapers browned, newspaper clipping on front free endpaper recto, front free endpaper chipped along front edge, starting to detach. With 4 pp. pub. adverts. at back. Early owner's ink inscriptions on front free endpaper (dated oct. 28, 1897) & title page. "All rights reserved" in brackets. Maugham's first book. Stott A1a
• (20 VOL) THOMAS BABINGTON
  (20 VOL) THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY (20 vol) Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay, The Large Paper Edition, Boston, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1899, including (10 vol) History of England and (6 vol) Critical and Historical Essays, gilt tooled brown spine and corners with marbleized boards; en suite with (3) by James Oliver Curwood: "God's Country and the Woman"; "Baree Son of Kazan"; "Nomads of the North", three pub by Doubleday Page & Company, New York, 1926, blue cloth spine and boards (23 volumes in total)
• W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. 'THE RAZOR'S
  W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. 'THE RAZOR'S EDGE'W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. 'THE RAZOR'S EDGE', Doubleday, Doran & Co.: Garden City, New York, 1944. Hardback Provenance: Robert McNamara Estate and Diana Byfield McNamara Book Collection
• Six nineteenth century books, c/o
  Six nineteenth century books, c/o The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Boston, 1860; complete in two volumes); As in a Looking Glass by F. C. Philips, illustrated by G. Du Maurier (London, 1889; one of an edition limited to 1000 copies); In the Footprints of Charles Lamb by Benjamin Ellis Martin (New York, 1890; handbound in half-leather with raised bands by Helen N. Wilson, according to a note on a FFEP); and Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honorable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, by Thomas Moore (London, 1825; complete in two volumes).
• Khayyam (O), Rubaiyat of Omar
  Khayyam (O), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Edmund Dulac, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2nd edition; together with Defoe (Daniel), The Life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London: Cassell, Petter & Gilpin, 1890, 4to (2)
• Thackeray (William Makepeace)
  Thackeray (William Makepeace) Vanity Fair, illustrated by Lewis Baumer Hodder & Stoughton, 1915
• Gray (Thomas); Poems and Letters,
  Gray (Thomas); Poems and Letters, Chiswick Press, London, 1874, contemporary gilt tooled calf with raised bands, 4to, Eton edition inscribed for 1877, together with Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Houghton Mifflin, 1887; three small reference volumes, The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, London, Henry Frowde, 1901 and Poems of Robert Greene and Christopher Marlowe, John W. Parker, 1856 (6)
• Flaxman (John), Alighieri (Dante)
  Flaxman (John), Alighieri (Dante) The Divine Poem, 1867
• 6 vols. Maugham, W. Somerset: On a
  6 vols. Maugham, W. Somerset: On a Chinese Screen. New York: G.H. Doran, (1922). 1st ed. 12mo, orig. black cloth, paper labels; occasionally lightly scuffed. Endpapers, front & back matter slightly dusty & occasionally lightly foxed. Stott A28a. * For Services Rendered: A Play in Three Acts. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1933. 1st Am. ed. 12mo, orig. black cloth, spine gilt; minor wear, d/j (head of spine slightly chipped, other light edge wear). Endpapers a little dusty & darkened, light foxing to title page, front & back matter. S. A45b. * Theatre. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1937. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth; light wear, d/j (some edge wear & creasing). Endpapers dusty & slightly discolored. Some internal browning & spotting. S. A52a. * Christmas Holiday. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1939. 1st Am. ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth; light wear, d/j (edge wear & occasional chipping, slightly dusty). Some dust soiling & discoloration to endpapers. S. A54b. * France at War. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1940. 1st Am. ed. 12mo, orig. red cloth; slightly dusty, d/j (light edge wear, slightly dusty). Some dust soiling to endpapers. S. A56b. * Then and Now. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1946. 1st Am. ed. 8vo, orig. black cloth, d/j (minor chipping to edges). Endpapers slightly dusty. S. A64b. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• 18th century British School
  18th century British School portrait, gentleman in powdered wig and wearing a green jacket, painted within a feigned spandrel, unsigned, oil on canvas, colourman label verso stretcher "Thomas W. Hampton…Union Street.Aberdeen", 29-3/4 x 24-7/8 in.; 18th century carved and gilt wood frame. Restretched, 19th century lining, three holes with paint loss in original canvas, retouch possible from period of lining affecting only small areas of background, crackle, abrasions, stretcher marks; frame resurfaced, abrasions, flaking, minor pest damage at sight edge.
• A. B. Grahame (British 19th
  A. B. Grahame (British 19th century) Morning Mist oil on canvas signed A. B. Grahame (lower right) 23 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches.
• THOMAS MAEVE, THE UNIVERSAL GARDNER
  THOMAS MAEVE, THE UNIVERSAL GARDNER AND BOTANIST, PUBLISHED LONDON 1778, ONE VOLUMEThomas Maeve, The Universal Gardner and Botanist, Published London 1778, One Volume
• Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered
  Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac London: Hodder and Stoughton ND (1915). Printed from the second edition. Quarto size 3/4 faded blue leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Gilt ruled top edge 20 tipped in colour plates captioned tissue guards each plate bordered by a decorative gilt border. Gilt tooled spine.
• 6 vols. Signed Books - American
  6 vols. Signed Books - American & British Authors: De La Mare, Walter. Poems for Children. London: Constable, (1930). 1st ed., copy "G," 1/8 (of 133) signed by De La Mare. 8vo, orig. 1/4 linen & bds., t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, morocco spine label (scuffed); some edge wear, occasionally slightly dusty. * Ford, Ford Madox. New Poems. New York: W.E. Rudge, 1927. 1st ed., 1/325 signed by Ford. 8vo, orig. bds., cover label; light wear. * Galsworthy, John. Soames and The Flag. London: W. Heinemann, 1930. 1st ed., #612/1025 signed by Galsworthy. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered vellum, t.e.g.; covers warped, occasional spotting. * Lodge, Henry Cabot. The Pilgrims of Plymouth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921. 1/525 printed at The Riverside Press, signed by Lodge. 4to, orig. bds.; corners bumped. other scattered, generally light, wear. * Markham, Edwin. The Man with The Hoe and Other Poems. Garden City, 1928. 12mo, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; minor wear, d/j (some edge wear & discoloration). Frontis. Presentation copy, inscribed, dated, "1929" & signed on front free endpaper recto by Edwin Markham. * The 1916 Garden City ed. of the preceding, 12mo, orig. cloth, frontis., signed & dated, "1917" on front free endpaper by Markham.
• Mabel Frances Wickham (British
  Mabel Frances Wickham (British 1902-1992)/A Village Seen Through Trees/watercolour, 29.25cm x 36.75cm