MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
Cakes and Ale.
Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.
$800.00
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Item Number: RRB-150504
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“The crown of literature is poetry. It is the end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty”: Limited edition of W. Somerset Maugham's Cakes and Ale; Signed by Him and Illustrator Graham Sutherland
Signed limited edition of Maugham's classic satire printed for the author's eightieth birthday. Octavo, original publisher's half-leather with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, four pages of facsimile reproductions of the first and last two pages of the original manuscript, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author and illustrator, Graham Sutherland, on the limitations page. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 415. In fine condition. Illustrated by Graham Sutherland. Bookplate to the rear pastedown of Craig V. Showalter. Housed in the original black board slipcase.
A critical examination of social conventions, literary culture, and the complexities of personal identity in early 20th-century England, Maugham’s Cakes and Ale is narrated by William Ashenden, a writer who reflects on his interactions with Rosie Driffield, a woman involved in a scandal. The title, referencing a line from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, suggests the pursuit of life's simple pleasures. The novel examines the divide between public image and private reality, highlighting the conflict between traditional morality and modern, more liberated values.
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