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Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham - Jubilee Edition

Liza of Lambeth (London: Heinemann, 1947).

Have been busy lately. During this time several books have come into my possession. This is one of them. This is not the first edition, but it is a beautiful one with original dust jacket: the Jubilee edition, with a new preface that Maugham wrote especially for it. One thousand copies were printed and signed. This is the first signed edition that I get; imagine the emotion! As for the first edition of Maugham's first published work, I wonder if I …