Razor’s Edge, The – W. Somerset Maugham
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Fair First Edition, First Trade Printing with no dust jacket. 1944 Doubleday Doran. First Edition stated “after the printing of a limited edition of 750 copies.” First Trade Printing with 1944 on both title and copyright pages and no subsequent print date. Good hardcover with lightly faded boards with moderate spotting, some smudges on page blocks, binding a bit loose, heavy spine tilt, and heavy edge and corner wear with lots of bare spots. The spine is lightly sunned, the title gilt is still present, but not the gilt of the author’s name. Heavy fraying to the top spine end. A small paper label from a period bookseller is on the ffep and the rfep has a tape repair. Otherwise the pages are clean and lightly toned with no foxing. This is the full-size 343 p. edition, with the Wartime Conditions stamp on the copyright page with the Eagle framed book. No dust jacket. Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.