Theatre (1937)
Title
Theatre (1937)
Creator
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965
Publisher
William Heinemann
Date
1937-03-22
Description
Stott identifies two issues, this copy belongs to the second with a cancel leaf on p. 7 correcting line 12: "I don't not eat bread..." For first issue it should read "I do not eat bread..."
A noted difference is that in the second paragraph in chapter XXII, the UK edition uses "travel agency" instead of "Cook's" as in the US edition.
Collation:
p. [iii] half-title, p. [iv] By W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM [45 titles], p. [v] title, p. [vi] copyright, p. [vii] disclaimer that this is fiction, 293 pages
Format
19.5 x. 13 cm, hardcover
Subject
Actresses -- Fiction.
Middle-aged women -- Fiction.
Married women -- Fiction.
Identifier
Stott A52b
MMC_N_T1937WH
Type
Text
Rights
Public domain in countries with copyright law life plus 50
Language
en
Image
Edition
First edition, second issue
Publisher's Location
London
Format
Print book
Genre
Novel
Cover
#15262E (Gable Green)
Dust Jacket
No
Year of Acquisition
2009
Original Cost
7s. 6d. in 1937, 20,000 copies
Collection
Citation
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965, “Theatre (1937),” My Maugham Collection, accessed May 6, 2024, https://mymaughamcollection.omeka.net/items/show/18.