Worn copy bound in the original gilt decorated cloth. Sun toning, wear and tear as with age. Boards starting. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; vol. II (only): 529-1048 pp. Contents; V. 2: The alien corn -- The creative impulse -- Virtue -- the man with the scar -- The closed shop -- The bum -- The dream -- The treasure -- The Colonel's lady -- Miss King -- The hairless Mexican -- Giulia Lazzari -- The traitor -- His excellency -- Mr. Harrington's washing -- Sanatorium -- The social sense -- The verger -- In a strange land -- The taipan -- The consul -- A friend in need -- The round dozen -- The human element -- Jane. Subjects; British Foreign countries ; Fiction. Short stories. British Foreign countries. English literature 20th century. Fiction in English. Short stories, English. Maugham, William Somerset, (1874-1965) English literature, (1900-1945) Collected short stories. Genres; Fiction. Short stories 1 Kg.