The Razor's Edge Paperback - 2003
by W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham's greatest popular novel tells the story of Larry Darrell, an attractive and enigmatic American who forsakes bourgeois society to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth and meaning.
About this book
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From the jacket flap
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancee Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliott Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. Maugham himself wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.
First Edition Identification
The first printing remains highly collectible, and well kept copies are often sold for several thousand dollars (US). This signed limited edition of the book was printed with only 750 numbered copies, and features a red cover, with a black leather spine label with gilt lettering. First U.S. editions often show severe darkening and wear to the spine, and this flaw will lower the price dramatically, even with the author's signature.
The Razor's Edge was also published in the U.K. by William Heinemann the same year. For this edition the printing is of much lower quality, though signed copies of this printing in good condition still are valued above $1,000 USD. This edition commonly shows print smuding, chipped edges and tanned pages. The spine is often in poor condition. An original copy of the screenplay for the movie starring Tyrone Power is also highly collectible.
Details
- Title The Razor's Edge
- Author W. Somerset Maugham
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 314
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-09-09
- ISBN 9781400034208 / 1400034205
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.06 x 5.2 x 0.68 in (20.47 x 13.21 x 1.73 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Catalog Heading: Classics
- Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
- Library of Congress subjects Bildungsromans, World War, 1914-1918 - Veterans
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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