Cakes and Ale, or The Skeleton in the Cupboard
by Maugham, W. Somerset; Sutherland, Graham (illustrator)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: William Heinemann LTD, 1953. Book. Illus. by Sutherland, Graham. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition.. 255 pages, 8vo. Limited Edition of 1000 copies, of which this is no.627. Signed by author W. Somerset Maugham and illustrator Graham Sutherland on Limited page. Includes an original lithograph and decorations by Graham Sutherland. Four pages preceding preface are facsimile reproductions of the first and last two pages of the original manuscript of Cakes and Ale. This volume has been rebound in red leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, two raised bands along spine, marbled endpapers and inside covers. Shelfwear: light rubbing along edges and cover boards, some light foxing along cover edges. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition..
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- Bookseller
- Russian Hill Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50034
- Title
- Cakes and Ale, or The Skeleton in the Cupboard
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset; Sutherland, Graham (illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Sutherland, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition.
- Publisher
- William Heinemann LTD
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SOMERSET MAUGHAM SUTHERLAND
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Facsimile
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