Search Results: Signed first editions by maugham

New York: Dell. Very Good+. 1970. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Autograph; Inscribed on the title page with the author's signature, otherwise clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. A shattering novel about a man's sexual double life. "My name is Peter Grant. And my life has become a strange and sordid nightmare..." Maugham's novel is not only a study of that strange and frightening phenomenon of the mind known as dissociation of personality, but is also an enthralling story of adventure, love and intrigue in North Africa. The hero's appalling disability, as a result of a head wound during the war (WWII), adds immeasurably to the danger of his already hazardous work with MI-5. An engrossing tale of a man's developing fear of himself as he becomes more and more entangled in a web of mystery and violence which starts in Cairo, spreads to Tangier and London, and reaches its final climax in a remote cottage in Sussex. ; Signed by Author; Experience… Read More

London: Michael Dehartington. Very Good. 1972. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Autograph; 29 pages; Signed by the author, numbered limited edition - #335 of only 400 copies. Former owner's inscription on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in original binding of marbled boards. ; Signed by Author; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1937. Green cloth lettered in gold on spine (no decoration). Classified List of 939 volumes. Green "Poetry and Drama" DW has black and white "rosette" signed ER on front cover. Rear cover states "OVER NINE HUNDRED VOLUMES". Code Lj1403. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.. 1st Thus. Hardback. VG+/nrVG DW. Sm8vo.

Plaza & Janés Editores, 1961, Barcelona. Primera edición.. 23x16. Tela (tapa dura). 255 pgs. Firma y sello en portada. 686179

London: Heinemann. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 240 pages; 1966 London First Edition. Inscribed and signed on ffep by the author; also signed on the titlepage. Clean and tight in original blue boards in very good bright green dustjacket with some minor wear at head of spine and a small abrasion on rear panel. A first class entertainment, but also a skilful scrutiny of the nature of love and of human relationships as they really are. In the colourful landscape of Tangier and Morocco, Maugham lays open the clash between two strong personalities and between the demands of two generations. Young 2566; Signed by Author; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Longmans, Green and Co , 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Signed by the previous owner. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor scuffed marks and edge worn. There are minor spill marks on the boards. On the first and second pages there are light spill marks. There are pencil annotations within the book, the text remains bright and clear. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

William Heinemann LTD, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The dust jacket is slightly edge worn, with a closed tear at the back and small chips on the top and bottom edges of the spine but is handsomely preserved in cellophane. The boards are still beautifully preserved with slight edge wear. The front end page is signed by South African writer Arthur Markowitz. The front and back end pages are slightly tanned, but the rest of the pages are crisp and legible with secure binding. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

SKETCHING IN VERSE, N.p., N.d., first edition, very good plus to near fine in wraps. SIGNED by the author. This apparent self-published book, printed on rectos only from the 70's or 80's, not only contains the poets own verse, some of which is quite good, but also contains the occasional piece by Goethe, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Wolfe, Somerset Maugham, William Inge, William Hazlitt, John Buchan, et.al.

WH Allen, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Nice solid square and square copy bumped at top of spine. Unclipped jacket is chipped and worn with two closed tears. Signed with a dedication to a friend on front end paper and also flat signed on title page

Londres: William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. Libro. Bien. Tapa dura, tela. Nombre de antiguo poseedor. Primera edición. 21 cm. P. 1049-1576. -- Palabras subrayadas con rotulador fosforescente y algún dibujo de anterior dueño a bolígrafo.

William Kimber, London., 1980. First edition. Octavo. 174 pages.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the front free endpaper: ''for Johnny with love from Robin - 9 December 1980''. Also signed by the author on the title page.Pages 117-132 bumped at top corners. Very good in near-fine dustwrapper.

London: Michael deHartington, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Limited edition of 400 copies signed by Maugham, this is no. 108. A couple of micro bumps to the corners, else a fine, bright copy.

Doubleday, 1949 The first edition after the publication of the signed limited edition. DJ is good only with chipping mostly to top, rubbing and soiling. Price intact and protected in mylar. Book has previous owner's writing on front endpaper, is a bit cocked and bumped to corners. Slight soiling to first page but clean and tight otherwise.

London, Heinemann, 1966. Octavo, viii+230 pages, original boards in dustwrapper, a near fine copy. First edition, SIGNED inscription from Robin Maugham to James Fairfax, whose bookplate is on front pastedown

WH Allen, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nice solid square and clean copy. Unclipped jacket a little bumped and toned. Signed with a dedication to a friend on front end paper and also flat signed on title page

London: WH Allen, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book is and tight and clean with no inscriptions. The unclipped Val Biro jacket is very good with few signs of wear and is slightly tanned in places. Author's inscription to a friend on title page is signed and dated 1976

Heinemann, 1928. First Edition. Original Brown Cloth. Good Condition. Signed by Author. Size: Octavo. Slight wear to spine. Endpapers browned, text block clean. slight wear. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 1920s; Signed by Author. .

London, Longmans / Heinemann, 1966. Octavo, xiv+274 pages, photo illustrated, original boards foxed/mottled in dustwrapper, a very good copy. First edition, SIGNED inscription from Robin Maugham to James Fairfax, whose bookplate is on front pastedown

London, W.H. Allen, 1978. Lage octavo, viii+184 pages, photo illustrated, original boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy. First edition, SIGNED inscription from Robin Maugham to James Fairfax, whose bookplate is on front pastedown

London,, 1976. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good in very good dust jacket. Decent copy. . 8vo. pp 153. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the title page, 'For Robert, with respect and love, 5th August 1979, Robin Maugham.' Front panel of jacket designed by Val Biro. ISBN: 049101676X