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W Somerset Maugham Gentleman in the Parlour 1st American HC 1930 Doubleday No DJ. This copy includes the original black cloth binding with the green and blue bird vignette on the front cover, but does not include a dust jacket. Full title: The Gentleman in the Parlour. Publication year: 1930. 1930 first American edition hardcover of The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong by W. Somerset Maugham, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company in Garden City, New York. This copy includes the original black cloth binding with the green and blue bird vignette on the front cover, but does not include a dust jacket. Good for a Maugham collector, vintage travel writing reader, or early 20th century literature shelf copy. Item Breakdown Author: W. Somerset Maugham Full title: The Gentleman in the Parlour Subtitle: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Publication place: Garden City, New York Publication year: 1930 Edition: First American edition Format: Hardcover Pages: 300 Language: English Binding: Black cloth hardcover Cover design: Green and blue bird vignette on front cover Dust jacket: Not included Copyright page notes: Copyright 1930 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.; copyright 1929 by International Magazine Company, Inc.; First Edition; printed in the United States at The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. Visible condition: Cloth soiling and wear, rubbing and fraying at spine ends/corners, age-toned pages, foxing spots, darkened page edges