"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all."
— Abraham Lincoln
London: John Murray, Jonathna Cape and others, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 2009. [Literary biographies/critiques] Hardback collection. Octavos. First editions or first thus. Publisher's cloth bindings in dust-jackets. A reader's collection showing some expected use, chips/rubs to jackets, some price clipping but no significant defects. Biographical accounts of the life of respected writer, dramatist and former Secret Service officer William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965). His books greatly inspired Ian Fleming, and the two became friends. This selection was part of the comprehensive collection assembled by Fleming's bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). Item #74849
Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 639.
Price: £100.00
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