74. Maugham (William Somerset) Cakes and Ale, first edition, first impression, this copy with 2 of the 3 misprints described by Stott, signed inscription from the author on front free endpaper, original blue cloth lettered in gilt with author's & publisher's devices in black, a couple of light marks, very slight lightening to spine, dust-jacket, a very good example, [Stott A40a], 8vo, Heinemann, 1930.
*** A wonderful copy of, for many, Somerset Maugham's best book, continuing the autobiographical trend he had developed in previous works and with the familiar representations of people and places he had come into contact with, notably in this work Thomas Hardy (as Edward Driffield) and Hugh Walpole (as Alroy Kear).
The inscription reads "For the British War Relief auction / W.Somerset Maugham 16 Oct 1940."
est. £500 – £700