A Man of Honour: A Tragedy in Five Acts

Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, (1912 - with the rubberstamped 1903 copyright notice on the titlepage that has erroneously led others to conclude that 1903 is the publication date).

Price: $500.00

Softcover. First American edition (500 copies printed from the sheets of the English edition with a new preface and title page). 16mo. Printed wrappers. Front cover with rubberstamped cancel price of "75 cents" over the printed "50 cents" price. The front cover has a sticker removed from the front wrap and the corner of the half-title is a little clipped, else a fine and fresh, very bright copy. A beautiful copy.

Item #86843

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Item #86843 A Man of Honour: A Tragedy in Five Acts. W. S. MAUGHAM, Somerset.

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

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Biography

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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