Maugham, W. Somerset.

8vo, first edition, original blue cloth lettered in gilt and black on spine with title in gilt and author's symbol in black on upper cover, dust-jacket, collector's folder and morocco-backed slipcase, slight spotting to preliminaries, spotting to edges, slight restoration and strengthening to edges of jacket

Stott A37a

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Sub-titled "The British Agent", Maugham's novel tells of a writer recruited into espionage work during the First World War by British intelligence.