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Lot 154

MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874?1965). Of Human Bondage. Lo...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874?1965). Of Human Bondage. London: [Ballantyne Hanson & Co. for] William Heinemann, [1915]. 8vo. Half?title. Full blue levant gilt, raised bands gilt, red morocco lettering?piece gilt, compartments twice ruled in gilt, all edges gilt, broad turn?ins gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt stamp?signed by Bayntun (spine sunned); original cloth bound in at end. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, separate issue printed in England from stereotype plates made from the American type with the misprint on p. 257, line 4 that was corrected in later printings. Toole Stott A21b.