William Somerset Maugham
13 copies for sale · $43–$1,000 · 7 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
Vagrant Mood, The (first edition, signed) — David Brass Rare Books$550
Writer's Notebook, A. (first edition, signed) — David Brass Rare Books$350
Cosmopolitans (first edition, signed) — David Brass Rare Books$350
Liza of Lambeth (first edition, signed) — David Brass Rare Books$350
A Writer's Notebook (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$500
The Summing Up (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£85
Christmas holiday / W. Somerset Maugham (first edition) — MW Books€28
Great Novelists and Their Novels — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£48
Christmas holiday (first edition) — MW Books€28
On a Chinese Screen — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£195
The Summing Up — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
THEN AND NOW : ; A Novel — Rare Book Cellar$68
Works on the market
The Summing Up1 copy · $1,000
Vagrant Mood, The1 copy · $550
A Writer's Notebook1 copy · $500
Cosmopolitans1 copy · $350
Liza of Lambeth1 copy · $350
Writer's Notebook, A.1 copy · $350
On a Chinese Screen1 copy · £195
The Summing Up1 copy · £85
THEN AND NOW : ; A Novel1 copy · $68
Great Novelists and Their Novels1 copy · £48
THE MOON AND SIXPENCE1 copy · $43
Christmas holiday / W. Somerset Maugham1 copy · €28
Christmas holiday1 copy · €28
Market context
16 copies of William Somerset Maugham's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $675 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Painted Veil, one of 250 copies signed by the author, New York, 1925 (forum, 2026-09-03)£500
The Land of the Blessed Virgin. Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia, first edition, sign (forum, 2026-04-23)£150
Jack Straw, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Roy Carruthe (forum, 2026-04-23)£440
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