Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, First printing, First State $750.00
George H. Doran Company, New York, 1915. First state of the first American edition with the misprint of “help him” on line 4 of page 257 and stamping on front and spine in gilt. Some spine indentation and repair (as shown) and the book is cocked with an owner’s signature on the front free endpaper, corners bumped. A cornerstone of modern literature. Precedes the first British edition by one day making this the earliest issue of this book, first edition, first printing, first state.
