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Lot 178
Sale 6426 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 13, 2025
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset (1874-1965). A group of 9 SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS, comprising:
The Judgement Seat. London: Centaur Press, 1934. Number 133 of 150 copies. (Issued without a slipcase). -- Don Fernando. London, 1935. Number 18 of 175 copies. -- Of Human Bondage. NY, 1936. In dust jacket. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, number 175 of 751 copies. -- Cosmopolitans. London, 1936. Number 69 of 175 copies. -- Strictly Personal. NY, 1941. Number 225 of 515 copies. -- A Writer's Notebook. London, 1949. Number 455 of 1000 copies. -- A Writer's Notebook. NY, 1949. Number 964 of 1000 copies. -- The Vagrant Mood. London: William Heinemann, 1952. Number 328 of 500 copies. -- Cakes and Ale. London, 1953. Number 415 of 1000 copies.
Together, 9 works in 9 volumes, all 8vo, all published by Heinemann or Doubleday (unless otherwise noted), all in original cloth and slipcases (unless otherwise noted), ALL LIMITED EDITIONS SIGNED BY MAUGHAM, condition generally near fine. Provenance: Craig V. Showalter (bookplates).
Selections of W. Somerset Maugham from the Collection of Craig V. Showalter
This lot is located in Chicago.
