作者： W. Somerset Maugham
This is the 1949 trade first edition (issued after the limited signed edition) of A Writer's Notebook by W. Somerset Maugham, published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. This intimate volume acts as a literary diary, compiling Maugham's personal observations, travel notes, and character sketches dating from 1892 to the mid-1940s. The volume opens with a moving printed dedication to his lifelong partner and secretary, Gerald Haxton.
This specific copy is a wonderful time capsule with superb provenance and literary ephemera:
Personal Association: Inscribed in ink on the front endpaper: "To Stanley - Christmas 1949, Best of luck always, Paul." (Belonged to the estate of Stanley Dutton Willis).
Bookstore Provenance: Features the rare, elegant gold foil binder's ticket of the legendary Savile Book Shop (3238 P St., N.W., Washington, D.C.), a historic Georgetown cultural landmark in the mid-20th century.
Vintage Ephemera Included: Carefully preserved inside the book are several original newspaper clippings from 1950 to 1964 collected by Stanley. These include a 1950 photo-journal of Maugham presenting a manuscript to the Library of Congress, and 1962–1964 articles chronicling the dramatic legal battles over Maugham's estate and family line.
【Condition Report】
Overall Condition: Very Good.
Binding: Hardcover (as issued without dust jacket). Bound in black cloth with Maugham's iconic stylized symbol blind-stamped on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. Strong, tight hinges and spine.
Interior: Pages are clean and unmarked. The 1949 handwritten inscription and the Savile Book Shop ticket are perfectly preserved. All original vintage newspaper clippings are included and in stable condition.
本品為 20 世紀英國傳奇故事大師威廉·薩默塞特·毛姆（W. Somerset Maugham）於 1949 年由 Doubleday 出版的經典隨筆集《作家筆記》（A Writer's Notebook）美國常規首版（印於限量簽名版之後）。本書收錄了毛姆自 1892 年（時年18歲）起至 1940 年代中期的私人筆記、觀察與寫作靈感，扉頁並印有對他一生摯愛與秘書 Gerald Haxton 的深情獻詞。
此冊藏書本身承載了極佳的歷史故事：
名人聯結： 紅色環襯上留有 1949 年聖誕節 Paul 送給 Stanley（即 Stanley Dutton Willis）的溫馨親筆贈言。
實體書店歷史： 書內貼有華盛頓特區喬治城傳奇獨立書店「Savile Book Shop」的復古金色貼標，該書店曾是 20 世紀中葉外交官與政商名流的文化地標。
珍貴文獻夾存： 書內精心夾存了 Stanley 收集的數張 1950 至 1964 年原版報紙剪報，包含毛姆向美國國會圖書館捐贈手稿的新聞照，以及後期轟動文壇的毛姆家族遺產官司剪報，極具文獻與歷史收藏價值。
【品相說明 (Condition)】
整體狀況： 很好（Very Good）。
書體： 1949 年精裝本（無書衣）。黑色布面壓紋封面，書脊帶有金色燙印字體，品相完好，書體結構結實。
內頁： 乾淨完整，無畫線塗鴉。環襯上的手寫贈言字跡清晰，Savile 書店貼標保存完好。隨書附贈的所有原版歷史報紙剪報品相完整。
