The Jubilee Edition. One of 1000 copies, SIGNED by the author. This is copy number 654. DeSIGNED by Stanley Morison at the Windmill Press Kingwood, Surrey. 50th Anniversary Edition of Maugham's First Novel. The wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is solid and complete. It is unclipped. The upper edges show light wear and a touch of fading. The spine panel has, as ever, faded. Looks solid in protective plastic.
BOOK : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean, bright and unfaded. The vellum spine is toned. internally bright. The uncut closed page edges are unmarked. There are no loose or dog-eared pages. The binding is solid and without cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. SIGNED by Maugham at the limitation page. A decent copy in a protected wrapper.
Publisher: Heinemann, 1947
Condition: Very Good ++. Wrapper: Very Good
