The Razor's Edge

Maugham, William Somerset

Edité par Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, New York, 1944

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First trade edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Pre-Publication Copy, Inscribed. A prepublication copy sent by Stanford Cobb at Doubleday to Louis Cohn at House of Books, 16 December 1943, with a typed note, reading in part "The novel will not be published until April, but it is a book which we thought you would be particularly anxious to own, and we were fortunate in being able to get the book on press early." Nominally, the signed limited edition was published a couple of days before the trade edition, but this copy demontrates this to be a mere convention. The book was also inscribed by the author on the flyleaf in advance of publication: "For Louis Henry Cohn, W. Somerset Maugham, who knows? perhaps the author's last book. March 25, 1944" Capt. Louis Henry Cohn and Marguerite Cohn were proprietors of the House of Books, one of the first to specialize in modern literature, and in 1944 House of Books published Maugham's The Unconquered (Stott A62). The Razor's Edge was indeed Maugham's last novel. AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATION COPY OF A MAJOR WORK. Stott A63b Black cloth. Very good plus copy in worn dust jacket (torn across front panel, old repairs on verso). N° de réf. du vendeur 365539

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Titre : The Razor's Edge

Éditeur : Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, New York

Date d'édition : 1944

Reliure : 1 vols. 8vo

Etat de la jaquette : Dust Jacket Included

Signé : Signed by Author(s)

Edition : First trade edition.