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  "THE FACT THAT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE SOMETHING IS NO GUARANTEE OF ITS TRUTH”: Rare Original Sketch of the Dust Jacket of W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge; Signed by him

  MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.

  The Razor’s Edge Original Dust Jacket Design Signed.

  Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944.

  Rare W. Somerset Maugham’s original ink sketch showing his dust jacket design concept for his greatest novel, The Razor’s Edge, executed on a blank Western Union telegram form, which was followed by the publisher pretty much to the letter. A striking piece of literary history demonstrating that the author’s intentions for the book were honored from the text to the jacket itself, including his signature Moroccan symbol, used on nearly all his books, including reprints; and an interesting example of a major author’s notion of self-representation. In his autobiographical book, The Summing Up, Maugham wrote of the symbol: “[My father] took it into his head to build a house to live in during the summer… He ordered a great quantity of glass on which he had engraved a sign against the Evil Eye which he had found in Morocco and which the reader may see on the cover of this book." In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 8.25 inches by 6 inches. An exceptional piece of literary history.

  Price: $5,500.00     Item Number: 128489

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  First Edition of W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Finely Bound

  MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.

  The Razor’s Edge.

  Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1944.

  First American edition, which precedes the British edition of Maugham’s 20th-century manifesto for human fulfillment. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

  Price: $1,600.00     Item Number: 133892

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