Human Bondage, Signed (52 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. [Association copy, by M. Scott Heerman to renowned historian Philip D. Morgan.] Near fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 239 pages, illustrations, maps, 24 cm. *Autographed by author.* Scott Heerman is a historian of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and an expert on slavery and emancipation in comparative contexts. In addition, he also teaches on Legal History, western expansion, and empire in U.S history. From the professional library of Dr. Philip D. Morgan, a professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. Morgan specializes in the African-American experience, the history of slavery, the early Caribbean, and the study of the early Atlantic world. Morgan is the author of more than 14 books on Colonial America and African American history. He has won both the Bancroft Prize and the Frederick Douglass Prize for his book Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry (1998). Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College, 2003. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Lale Aka Burk, who contributes: ABSINTHE -- CHEMISTRY AND CULTURE (pp. 95 - 132). Near Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Smith College Studies in History, Volume LII. Laid-in is the brochure for the Smith College symposium/program, Of Human Bondage: Perspectives on Addiction, October 13-14. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Lale Aka Burk. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 206pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. *Volume two only; missing the first volume* Limited to 1500 copies (copy # 1421); signed by the artist John Sloan in the back of the book. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Missing the slipcase. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. John Sloan (illustrator). 2volumes, gray cloth with flecks of blue and brown, blue paper labels with gilt lettering, sprinkled edges. One of 1500 copies signed by John Sloan. Nice copy in worn slipcase which is taped on all folds. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 153. Original publisher's cream cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on front endpaper to Victor Ross (1920- 2021) CEO of Readers Digest and a distinguished book collector. Story of Somerset maugham marriage to Syrie Maugham. Beverley Nichols was very sympathetic to Syrie Maugham. At the end of his life Maugham wrote a bilious attack on his wife, the inspired interior decorator Syrie Maugham. It was published in book form in the US and in the tabloid press in England. Beverley's work is a 'thorough and measured' response --as he states: 'This book is not an attack upon a dead man: rather it is a refutation of a libel upon a dead woman'. Very good indeed in near very good dust jacket, with minor signs of edgewear. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. John Sloan (illustrator). Two volume set. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 805pp. Limited to 1500 sets signed by the artist in volume 2 of which this is set 684. Illustrated with 16 etchings by John Sloan. Bound into mottled grey cloth with green spine labels and housed in slipcase. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Spines are lightly toned. Slipcase gouged in a couple places at the opening side.

Set Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. Two volumes. Limited signed and numbered edition, 1 of 1,500. SIGNED by John Sloan on the limitation page at the rear of the second volume. Gilt lettering to spine. Splayed edges. Illustrated throughout. Some tarnishing to gilt lettering on the spine labels. Signifigant dampstaining to rear free pastedowns of both volumes. Slight offsetting from afforementioned dampstaining. Considerable bumping and chipping to corners and edges of case, with paper worn away to reveal board below in several places, particularly along top edges. Signifigant splitting to bottom right seam from open edge of slipcase. VG in VG slipcase. Illustrator.

Set Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NUMBERED. 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION, 1/1,500, SIGNED by the illustrator John Sloan. Signature and number on the last page of second volume. Toning to spines of volumes. Small spot of glue residue to fore-edge of volume one's front cover. Slight foxing to hinges. Bottom of slipcase missing. Edgewearand rubbing to slipcase. VG volumes not in dust jackets, as issued in G slipcase. Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Limited Edition. #940 of 1500 copies signed by John Sloan (artist). Spines darkened -- otherwise very good plus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Vol. 2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 854 pages. Very Good+. 1083 of 1500 copies signed by John Sloan. 99th publication of LEC and the 4th of the 9th series. Both books are VG+ with the only issue being browning of the spines, otherwise without any issues and internally clean. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser, illustrated with etchings by John Sloan, pulled at the shop of Charles Furth. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins and printed by The Printing-Office of the Yale University Library. Set in monotype Bembo on Worthy special paper and bound by Boston Bookbinding Company in full linen. Gold stamped green paper label. Two Volumes, 854 pages, 6 x 9 1/8 inches. Print info from 1985 Bibliography and Snyman - Grossman LEC Checklist #99. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Number 166 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Two volumes. 8vo. 805 total pp. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser; sixteen etchings by John Sloan who signed the colophon. Matching textured cloth bindings with title labels on the spine; gilt titling. Previous owner's bookplate appears on the f.f.e.p. of each volume. The free end-papers, front and rear of each volume, show evidence of pieces of tape now removed. Weight is 3 ½ lbs. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. From the Limited Editions Club, this is Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, with illustrations by John Sloan. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Octavo, [two volumes], xiv, 406pp; 407-805pp. Textured cloth, title in gilt on spine. Speckled edges. Sunning to spines. Clean covers, text free of markings. In publisher's original cardboard slipcase, title on label affixed to spine. Light shelf wear, some cracking to seams on bottom edge. From a limited edition of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, John Sloan, this being number 592. (Stott A21e). Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Sloan (illustrator). First thus. Two volume set limited to 1500 numbered copies printed at The Printing-Office of the Yale University Press with etchings by John Sloan. Signed by Sloan on the limitation page as issued. Copy #516. Cloth-covered boards with leather spine lables with gilt titles. Cloth-coverd slipcase with printed label. Both volumes' spines foxed with toning; slipcase has a small faint soil spot. Very Good condition in a Near Fine slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. John Sloan (illustrator). Two octavo volumes (6" x 9") bound in full imported speckled linen with leather labels. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Copy #1152 of 1500 copies illustrated by John Sloan and SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who contributes 16 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS. One of the more desirable books of the press. Mild soiling to spines. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase.

hard cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. New York:Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. (1939). x+684pp. Illustrated by Randolph Schwabe. Inscribed by Author on 1st free end-page. Hardcover.  Black boards with title in green on spine lightly soiled and shelfworn, with some sun-fading to spine strip, and wear to top spine edge, with some fraying. Edge points just slightly worn.  Internally, end-pages are age-toned, with the inscription to 1st free end-page, otherwise pages slightly darkened with age, but clean. The binding is tight with hinges intact, but starting at title page. A good solid copy. *Inscribed to William Barbour, who worked at the American Foundation for the Blind, lining up Authors to read all or chapters of their books for the Talking Books program.  . Inscribed by author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Sloan, John (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Two volumes. With an Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Illustrated with sixteen etchings by John Sloan. First edition thus. One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Sloan on the limitation page at the back of Vol. II, this being number 629. Publisher's coarse tan linen, flecked with green and brown spots, with dark blue labels to spines lettered in gilt; in publisher's gray slipcase. Fine books; about fine slipcase, with some wear to top edge. Volume II with part of the original glassine wrapper, Volume I lacking wrapper. Overall, a handsome set. Stott A21. Of Human Bondage is a bildungsroman featuring the protagonist Philip Carey, a club-footed orphan who is raised by his religious aunt and uncle. From a young age, Carey yearns for adventure and moves to Paris to pursue a career in art. Subsequently, he moves to London to study medicine, where he meets the androgynous Mildred, with whom he begins a torturous love affair that will forever alter the course of his life. A strongly autobiographical novel (Maugham's formative source of shame was a stammer rather than a club foot), Of Human Bondage is considered Maugham's masterpiece. The book was adapted into three films in 1934, 1946, and 1964. The films starred Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker, and Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak as Philip and Mildred, respectively. John Sloan (1871 - 1951) was a painter and printmaker who was one of "The Eight" - a group of American painters who created raw and realistic scenes of America, and who exhibited together in February of 1908 - and the similarly minded Ashcan School. In his career, Sloan tended towards painting urban scenes, nudes, and landscapes. Signed by Artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Yale University Press for the Limited Editions Club. January 1938 Binding: Hardcover 651 OF 1500 LIMITED COPIES SIGNED BY JOHN SLOAN, VG IN VG ORIGINAL SLIPCASE $NRP.

Hardcover. First Edition. Gray boards printed in black; 16, [1] pages. Of a total of 800 copies printed, this is one of 500 SIGNED by the author. Near Fine with minor sunning and soiling.

Hardcover. John Sloan (illustrator). Two octavo volumes (6" x 9") bound in the original imported speckled linen with leather labels. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Illustrated with 16 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by John Sloan. Copy #696 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Some sunning and spotting to the spines. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase with closed splits.

Hardcover. John Sloan (illustrator). Two octavo volumes (6" x 9") bound in the original imported speckled linen with leather labels. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Illustrated with 16 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by John Sloan. Copy #716 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Spines a little sunned, as usual. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a closed split.

Two volumes. Limited Edition and the First Sloan illustrated Edition. With an introduction by Theodore Drieser and with sixteen original etchings by John Sloan. Limited to 1500 copies signed by John Sloan. Tall 8vo, original speckled cloth with leather spine labels. Fine copy, without the box. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S BEST KNOWN NOVEL AND ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE AND APPEALING BOOKS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. These volumes were printed for the Club at the Yale University Press under the supervision Carl Purington Rollins. John Sloan's etched illustrations are a striking addition to Maugham's thinly disguised autobiography. OF HUMAN BONDAGE describes Philip Carey's lonely boyhood in Whitstable (which becomes Blackstable, as Canterbury becomes Tercanbury) and his subsequent adventures. Carey is handicapped by a club foot, much as Maugham was handicapped by a severe stammer.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Schwabe, Randolph (illustrator). First Illustrated Edition. With 24 collotype illustrations by Randolph Schwabe including a frontispiece captioned "she yielded quite silently." First illustrated edition, first printing. One of 751 copies signed by W. Somerset Maugham and Randolph Schwabe on the limitation page, this being number 205. Publisher's maize buckram cloth, spine and upper cover stamped in gilt, beveled edges, top edge gilt, and rag paper; with the original cream-colored dust jacket split in two parts, with most of the spine missing except for a fragment of it; in the publisher's brick-red slipcase, with paper label featuring frontispiece illustration affixed to front panel. Fine book; very good slipcase, with wear to edges (some separation to edges near mouth of slipcase), and some soiling to titles label. Overall, a remarkably well-preserved copy of the book. Stott A21d. Of Human Bondage is a bildungsroman featuring the protagonist Philip Carey, a club-footed orphan who is raised by his religious aunt and uncle. From a young age, Carey yearns for adventure and moves to Paris to pursue a career in art. Subsequently, he moves to London to study medicine, where he meets the androgynous Mildred, with whom he begins a torturous love affair that will forever alter the course of his life. A strongly autobiographical novel (Maugham's formative insecurity was a stammer rather than a clubfoot), Of Human Bondage is considered Maugham's masterpiece. The book was adapted into three films in 1934, 1946, and 1964, starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker, and Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak as Philip and Mildred, respectively. Signed.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED; card signed by Somerset Maugham laid in. First Printing without the Doran monogram on the copyright page and misprint of line 4 of page 257. Good- gilt stamped green cloth; softening and heavy fraying to spine ends and corners; some rubbing and soiling to boards; lean to spine; binding cracked at title page; binding somewhat shaken; text clean.

Modern Library edition of Maughamâs masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Vincent Starett in an economical mood Chicago 11 February, 1939." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. âMaughamâs longest and most ambitious novel, in which âfact and fiction are inextricably mixed,â draws heavily upon the authorâs own youth, with circumstances and names scarcely alteredâ (Parker, 63). âAs early as 1911 [Maugham] had retired temporarily from the theatre to work on his long novel, Of Human Bondage. He was to correct the proofs under the admiring eyes of Desmond MacCarthy in a small hotel at Malo, near Dunkirk; the two men were drivers in an ambulance unit for which they had volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914âĤ Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. It was less noticed in wartime London than in New York, where Theodore Dreiser reviewed it with enthusiasm. It remains Maughamâs most impressive literary work, and by the time of his death [1965] was said to have sold ten million copiesâ (DNB). It was the basis for the 1934 film directed by John Cromwell starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Maughamâs masterpiece and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt numbers to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with sixteen black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator John Sloan on the colophon page to the rear of volume two. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 222. In fine condition. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Illustrated by John Sloan. âMaughamâs longest and most ambitious novel, in which âfact and fiction are inextricably mixed,â draws heavily upon the authorâs own youth, with circumstances and names scarcely alteredâ (Parker, 63). âAs early as 1911 [Maugham] had retired temporarily from the theatre to work on his long novel, Of Human Bondage. He was to correct the proofs under the admiring eyes of Desmond MacCarthy in a small hotel at Malo, near Dunkirk; the two men were drivers in an ambulance unit for which they had volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914âĤ Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. It was less noticed in wartime London than in New York, where Theodore Dreiser reviewed it with enthusiasm. It remains Maughamâs most impressive literary work, and by the time of his death [1965] was said to have sold ten million copiesâ (DNB). It was the basis for the 1934 film directed by John Cromwell starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.

First edition, first printing of Maughamâs masterpiece and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. First printing with the list of other âWorksâ by Maugham facing half-title, plus publisherâs ad page for works by other authors on half-title verso, with the misprint on page 257, line 4 ("help"). Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For James Spencer This by way of being an autobiographical novel, but it is a novel & fiction has as great a place in it as fact. W. Somerset Maugham." In very good condition with the first two preliminary hinges reinforced. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A unique example of the work Maugham considered his best. âMaughamâs longest and most ambitious novel, in which âfact and fiction are inextricably mixed,â draws heavily upon the authorâs own youth, with circumstances and names scarcely alteredâ (Parker, 63). âAs early as 1911 [Maugham] had retired temporarily from the theatre to work on his long novel, Of Human Bondage. He was to correct the proofs under the admiring eyes of Desmond MacCarthy in a small hotel at Malo, near Dunkirk; the two men were drivers in an ambulance unit for which they had volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914âĤ Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. It was less noticed in wartime London than in New York, where Theodore Dreiser reviewed it with enthusiasm. It remains Maughamâs most impressive literary work, and by the time of his death [1965] was said to have sold ten million copiesâ (DNB). It was the basis for the 1934 film directed by John Cromwell starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis.

First UK edition. Original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper cover. Inscribed on the front endpaper "For Sydney Schiff from his friend W. Somerset Maugham" Violet Schiff's name and dated August 1915 in pencil to the half title, and occasional pencil annotations throughout. A very good copy with the gilt dulled to the spine and a little wear to the spine ends. A significant presentation copy of the author's most notable work, and a classic of twentieth century literature. It is inscribed by Maugham for the modernist author and translator Sydney Schiff. Schiff would go on to complete Scott Moncrieff's translation of Proust, and publish an autobiographical novel sequence under the pseudonym Stephen Hudson. Maugham was a great supporter of his work, and his use of his actual name implies some degree of intimacy. "Here is a novel of the utmost importance. One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz or Daghestan of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors [sic.] and tones." (Theodore Dreiser in a review of the book in the Athenaeum 21 August 1915).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Schwabe, Randolph (illustrator). First and Limited Edition. The first illustrated edition, one of 751 copies, quarto size, 698 pp., signed by both Maugham and Schwabe, with publisher's slipcase. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) became a renowned author and playwright; this work, "Of Human Bondage", is now regarded as his masterpiece. The novel was made into a film on three separate occasions: in 1934 starring Bette Davis; in 1946; and again in 1964 starring Kim Novak. First published in 1915, this the first illustrated edition, issued as a limited edition (this no. 578 of 751 copies) signed by both the author and illustrator. The illustrations by Randolph Schwabe (1885-1948), a recognized British painter and etcher who, among many other achievements, was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at University College, London, for eighteen years. Schwabe also worked as a draughtsman, and his attention to detail and lines are apparent in the evocative illustrations. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full tan linen cloth over bevelled boards, publisher's device in gold and brown stamped onto the front board, stamped brown spine "label" with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges uncut, limitation page preceeding the half-title with the signatures of both Randolph Schwabe and W. Somerset Maugham, this no. 578 of this first illustrated edition, monochrome (in sienna) frontis one of twenty-four bound in throughout, title page in brown and black; quarto size (9 3/4" by 7 1/8"), pagination: [2, limitation page with blank verso] [i-iv] v-x [2, half-title with blank verso] 1-684. Housed in the original publisher's slipcase of sturdy cardboard covered in brown paper, frontis illustration reproduced on one side with title, author and illustrator; note that this copy is lacking the scarce dust jacket. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, with clean boards, three corners straight (the top front corner bumped) and all four without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; toning to the endpapers and the aforementioned bump to one corner, else fine. The slipcase a bit better than good; all component parts present and attached, although with evidence of a prior owner gluing some of the seams, with overall soil and wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus; Signed Limited Edition, this being the First Illustrated Edition signed by both the author and the illustrator, numbered #495 0f 751. A Near Fine book, with only light rubbing and shelf wear, with a few more prominent rubs to the spine, near the foot, and some light offsetting to the endpapers. Beautifully illustrated by Randolph Schwabe. An outstanding copy of this classic of literature, uncommon in this condition; this copy unfortunately missing the slipcase. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brown cloth hard cover with gilt titles on spine and gilt decoration on front board; minor cover wear confined to corners and spine ends with some very mild discolouration of boards. Clean interior with frontispiece of author and xi, 941 pages. Signed by author on first title page - 'by W Somerset Maugham' and' for Cynthia's Uncle Willi'- provenance the property of the late author and by descent of his family. This new edition (reset), price7/6, was published in 1934 and is in very good condition, and signed/inscribed by the author. Signed by Author(s).