Introduction

This site will be about collecting the works of British author, W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965).  He published at least one thing (whether it was a novel, play, collection of short stories) every year from 1897-1959. His last book, "Purely For My Pleasure" came out in 1962 in England, and 1963 in America. This longevity and volume of output makes collecting his books very challenging and fun. I've been buying Maugham books since 1992, and I've been collecting 1st editions of his work, periodically, since 2001. While there are other great sites dedicated to Maugham, mine is going to focus solely on book collecting. For reviews, essays, biographical pieces, criticisms and witticisms I would suggest the My Maugham Collection blog. I will give you clear facts regarding 1st editions, and insights regarding all things collecting, for example how much you should spend on a particular edition, whether it's worth it to collect magazines containing stories by Maugham, etc. I will publicly humiliate certain eBay sellers who are either trying to rip you off or who simply don't know any better, and steer you clear of certain editions for sale at legitimate book sellers. I'll also promote some items I see for sale that are worth buying. I believe my e-mail will be up here somewhere on this site; please feel free to send any questions you may have, and I'll give you my best consultation.