It does not contain any preface or introduction either, so it is possible that it is printed before 1934, but then I am not sure if the fact that this is an American edition makes a difference. Unfortunately, as in many Doubleday and Sun Dial editions, it is quite impossible to know the real publication year, only the copyright year is available, and it is given as 1930. From the copies I have seen, it would appear that they are all the same.Ĭakes and Ale - Copyright Page (Sun Dial Press) I found another inverted symbol in an edition of Cakes and Ale. Stott also says that this is the only book to have the symbol put like that. This error is corrected in some copies, bound specially when Maugham pointed it out to the publisher. This is my third copy of Cakes and Ale for those who have some knowledge about Maugham's first editions must have heard of the famous anomaly of The Hero (1901), published by Hutchinson & Co., on the cover of which Maugham's Moorish symbol appears the first time, but upside down! (exclaimed Stott)Ĭakes and Ale - Title Page (Sun Dial Press)
This post is about a specific edition of Cakes and Ale that I recently found, and I will not talk about the novel itself, which can be found in another post about some Historical and Cultural References in it. Cakes and Ale: Or The Skeleton in the Cupboard - Inverted Symbol
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