first edition
[1952] · New York
by BEHRMAN, S.N.; W. Somerset Maugham, original story
New York: Random House, [1952]. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm.); original simulated cloth, photographic plate mounted to upper cover, cream pictorial dust jacket, dark blue topstain; [10],195pp.; photographically illustrated double-page title page, two leaves of photographic stills. A few tiny short closed tears to jacket extremities, spine a bit toned, else a Very Good copy. Play based on a 1947 short story by Somerset Maugham, first produced by the Theatre Guild, New York City, in 1952, and starring Adrienne Corri and Basil Rathbone. (Inventory #: 24100)