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William Somerset Maugham | First Editions
1874 - 1965
See below our stock of William Somerset Maugham First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Cakes and Ale. Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard.
London, William Heinemann Ltd n.d. Limited Edition, no. 629 of 1000, SIGNED by the author and the illustrator, Graham Sutherland. Large 8vo. Publisher's navy blue morocco boards with cream spine with gilt title label, top edge gilt others rough trimmed. Small ownership in ink to front free endpaper, date in..... More
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The Casuarina Tree [aka The Letter] Six Stories.
London: William Heinemann, 1926. Short Stories. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.311. Elegantly hand-bound in half mid-blue calf, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, cloth sides, original upper board and spine bound in at the rear. Some spotting within to to heavy paperstock (not excessively so); externally unmarked. A very..... More
Don Fernando.
William Heinemann, London, 1935. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 8vo., pp. 269. Publisher's green buckram, gilt label, top edge gilt, untrimmed, green silk marker. Near fine. Stott; A Bibliography of the Works of W. Somerset Maugham. A49. More
The Razor's Edge. A Novel.
London: William Heinemann, 1944. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo, pp.284. Publisher's cloth in dustwrapper. A used copy showing general handling, a few chips and tears, some tape marks across top and lower edges, ink name to flyleaf. Remains presentable. The story of a former American fighter pilot, who, traumatized by his..... More
The Summing Up.
London: William Heinemann, 1938. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm) pp.[viii]; 317; [3], blank. Exquisitely bound for Hatchards (likely by Sangorski) in blue half crushed morocco, gilt, with twin black labels to spine, combed marble endpapers, top edge gilt. Maugham device from original cloth laid to pastedown, black..... More
Theatre.
London: William Heinemann, 1937. First Edition. Octavo. Publisher's blue cloth, with gilt titles to front board and spine, and publisher's logo embossed to rear board in black. Cloth boards remain bright, some bumping to corners and top and tail of spine. Internally clean, with slight spotting to front edge. Stott..... More
The Vagrant Mood. Six Essays.
London: William Heinemann, 1952. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.241. Publisher's red cloth in dust-wrapper designed by Barlow priced at 12/6. Trivial wear/handling, a couple of mild scratches. A lovely fine copy. A colourful collection of essays of literary criticism. Topics covered span from Kant to Raymond..... More
A Writer's Notebook
London, William Heinemann, 1949. FIRST EDITION. Octavo; pp. 349. Publisher's fine and bright cloth in dustwrapper with 'Maughamiana' to rear flap. Book Society Choice wraparound. Dust jacket clipped by Heinemann. Shows extremely well. Scott [A70]. More
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