The Trembling of a Leaf

New York: George H. Doran Company, (1921).

Price: $1,000.00

Hardcover. First edition, preceding the English edition. Bookplate of Charles Bateman Parsons on front pastedown, both hinges neatly restored, general light overall wear, very good lacking the dust jacket. Signed by Maugham on the half-title. A collection of tales from the South Sea islands, including "Rain," the story of a prostitute quarantined in Pago Pago. It was filmed several times, including a 1928 silent version titled *Sadie Thompson* and directed by Raoul Walsh featured Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore, the 1932 Lewis Milestone film starring Joan Crawford, Walter Huston and Beulah Bondie, and a 1953 version featuring Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer and Aldo Ray.

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Item #530344 The Trembling of a Leaf. W. Somerset MAUGHAM.
The Trembling of a Leaf

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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