Cakes and Ale or The Skeleton In the Cupboard

London: William Heinemann Ltd. N.d. [1953]. 8vo.Limited Edition. Signed limited edition. This is copy no. 12 of an edition limited to 1,000 copies signed by the author and the artist. White calf spine over blue calf boards. Black leather title label with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Author's device blind-stamped to lower front board. Rough cut edges with… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1930. Second Printing. Hardcover. Missing DJ, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, light sunning to spine, discrete original dealer sticker to inside front cover, gutter cracked at half title, some foxing inside and to edges of text block. ; The November reissue of the first edition with the t in… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. Autographed first edition. Includes a letter or authenticity. Spine is darkened and cover is faded. Wrapped for protection. Inside is in great condition. ; 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"; 308 pages; Signed by Author .

England: Penguin, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. An edge worn reading copy. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in gilt. Stated first edition. Spine panel softened and gilt darkened/rubbed. Spine ends/corners softened. Hinges sound but mesh showing mid book in one spot. The DJ in mylar is chipped at spine ends/points, rubbed at joints,… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. With an original lithograph and decorations by Graham Sutherland. Pp. xii+256(last blank), frontispiece portrait, pictorial tailpieces, one decorative initial, the title page and 4 full page facsimiles printed in red & black; small med. 8vo; qr. mushroom calf with gilt lettered and decorated black leather title label on spine, navy calf boards with author's… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR - AN ASSOCIATION COPY. First UK Edition. First Edition First State with typo "won" on page 147 line 14. Publisher's mid-blue cloth binding blocked in gilt and black. Text block a little toned but with none… Read more about this item

1930. London: William Heinemann, (1930). Original blue cloth, with dust jacket. First Edition of perhaps his best novel, a witty and delicious comedy of literary England in the early decades of the 20th century, told in the first person by a novelist, Ashenden. The pushing and self-advertising novelist Alroy Kear wants to get at the details of the… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. This satire of London literary circles is widely considered a roman à clef with Maugham as Ashenden, Thomas Hardy as Driffield, and Hugh Walpole as Kear. In his introduction to the 1950 Modern Library edition of this novel, Maugham wrote, "I am willing enough to agree with… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. 180 pages. No dust jacket. First Published. Blue & white cloth. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

London, Heinemann, 1930.. 1st edition, revised (the word won't on page 147, line 14, has been corrected) Hardback in very good condition, no dustwrapper.

London: William Heinemann, 1930. Second issue with p. 147, line 14 corrected to won't, instead of won.. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. [4], 270 p. 19 cm. Green cloth hardcover. Softened spine head. In mylar-covered dustjacket with small chips and tears and soiling on rear. Green cloth hardcover. Softened spine head. Maugham's satirical but humorous comments about writers… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1930. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 270; fore-edges spotted, half title and title page slightly foxed, else a near fine copy in the dust jacket which shows slight wear at top of spine, and two old tape stains on the versos of the jacket flaps.. Page 147 is in state B (no priority). Toole Stott A40a.… Read more about this item

Heron Books, Great Britain, 1969. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Peter Snow. Maugham exposes the misguided social snobbery levelled at the character Rosie Driffield, whose frankness, honesty, and sexual freedom make her a target of conservative opprobrium Blue boards with gilt illustration and lettering. Spine edge split at front. Light foxing to top of page edges.… Read more about this item

Heinemann, London., N.D. [1954]. First edition thus: illustrated by Graham Sutherland. Octavo. pp xii, 255. Eight page Preface by the author, specially written for this edition. Numerous decorations, mainly in the form of tailpieces, by Graham Sutherland. Reproductions of the first and last pages of the original manuscript of the novel. Two-tone full calf binding. Top edge gilt.One of… Read more about this item

New York: New Avon Library, 1944. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. good++. Avon 50. Mass market paperback, pictorial covers. Minor edgewear, age-toned paper, a few corner chips up front. Solid. 2200 shelf

Avon, 1944. First Avon Printing. Avon 50. Fair to Good condition.

London: Heron Books. Very Good. Hardcover. Distributed by Heron Books. 450gms weight. ; Complete Works; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 258 pages .

London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with blue slipcase. 1970. First FS Edition. Yellow illustrated hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 187pp. .

Penguin Books; William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. Paperback. Acceptable. 1948. First Penguin Edition. 221 pages. Paperback book with orange cover. Pages are moderately tanned with minimal foxing. Mild cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Mild thumb-marking present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Moderate water stains to… Read more about this item