The Unconquered

by W. Somerset Maugham 

First edition, signed.  New York:  House of Books, Ltd., 1944  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Blue cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt title.  Boards show some sunning, a few smudges.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is sunned with firm ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show a little toning. 
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Publisher's glassine jacket is present and intact.  
• PS2025.1203

56 pages. 5 x 7 3/8 inches

First edition, limited to 300 copies.  This is copy "U," signed by the author and inscribed "For Presentation to R.A. Freiman."  Publisher's blue cloth with gilt text, behind a glassine dust jacket, as issued.  Some sunning to the top board and spine.  Text block is tight, interior is unmarked, with a little toning to the page margins.  Condition is Very Good Plus.  

This is the original text of a short story about the war in France by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965).  It was first published in a censored form in the April 10, 1943 issue of Collier's Magazine, and was later included in Maugham's story collection Creatures of Circumstance.

This edition was Number Eight of the Crown Octavos published by House of Books in New York City, designed by Andor Braun.  The inscription on the limitation page is not in Maugham's handwriting; it perhaps was presented to R.A. Freiman by the owners of House of Books.   

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