The Making of a Saint

Boston: L.C. Page, 1898.

Price: $6,500.00

Hardcover. First edition, (published about a month before the U.K. edition), first issue ads, binding state ii: spine stamping in black and gold (no established priority). Very slight cocking on the spine, else fine and bright. Inscribed by the author to collector Norman Ungar, who was famous for the extraordinary condition of his books: "A very early novel written in Capri during the Summer of 1895. W. Somerset Maugham for Norman Ungar." The author's second book.

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Item #424325 The Making of a Saint. W. Somerset MAUGHAM.
The Making of a Saint
The Making of a Saint
The Making of a Saint
The Making of a Saint

W. Somerset Maugham
birth name: William Somerset Maugham
born: 1/25/1874
died: 12/16/1965
nationality: Great Britain

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English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear, unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore

Collecting tips:

Maugham was especially prolific. Among our favorites are The Razor's Edge (1944), the American edition preceding the U.K. edition, issued in the U.S. in both a limited and trade edition (the limited had an unprinted glassine jacket - usually missing - and a slipcase, the trade a jacket), The Moon and Sixpence (1919 - the jacket is very scarce), and his first book, Liza of Lambeth (1897 - reportedly issued with a jacket, we've never seen one but suspect that indeed it was). We are intrigued by his many plays, although it can take considerable effort to figure out the various editions and states, even with the good Stott bibliography.

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