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A Bibliography of the Writings of 
W Somerset Maugham. 
F.T. Bason, 
1931
Bibliographjy Somerset Maugham Binding. Bibliographjy Somerset Maugham Authors inscription. Bibliographjy Somerset Maugham Facsimile Signature and MS
Bibliographjy Somerset Maugham Publishers Letter
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Bason. T.F., A Bibliography of the Writings of W Somerset Maugham. London, Unicorn Press, 1931, 1st Edition, Limited to 950 copies. 8vo, Blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Edges and spine a little sunned. Marbled endpapers. Pp78. Tope edge gilt, all pages bright and clean. This edition "out of series" written in the hand of the author, together with an inscription to C.S. Evans (Heinemann Press) under the dedication to W S Maugham " and lastly to C.S. Evans/one of the gentlemen who stands/between me and success!/With the greetings of the author/ and the compliments of The Unicorn Press./J Bason 1931." A pencil remark follows "x This is a reference to the fact/that I have found myself unable/to publish Mr Basons novels and stories/ C S Evans". There is also a typed letter included dated June 13th 1949, signed by Dwye (Son of C.S. Evans and Director of Heinemann to 1973) to B. F. Oliver Esq of Kingswood. It reads " My dear o.,/I thought you might like to/see this copy of the Bason's bibliography/of Maugham. You might like to base/the new book on it. Would you let me/have it back./ Ken McCormick of Doubledays is over here now and would like to have/an estimate for 1000 and 2000 folded/and collated sheets of Maughamiana./He is seeing Maugham on July 2nd/and would like to have the figures before/then./Yours/Dwye. Maughamiana: The Writings of W. Somerset Maugham by Raymond Toole Stott went on to be published by both Heinemann and Doubleday in 1950. A very good reference source, with an interesting provenance.
Cat. No. 90704                        £300

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