Search for Nirvana by Maugham, Robin

Hardback. Good.

London: W. H. Allen/Howard & Wyndham Ltd., 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Boards. Pp. 236, (iv). Illustrated. Index.

London: W.h. Allen, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. Somerset Maugham's nephew, Robin, a successful travel writer, describes in this book his search for, as he says in his Preface, "a place of contentment in which one intends to live until one dies." The book, written when Maugham was 60 ends up as part adventure and part memoir through both the captivating and seedier parts of North Africa, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The book's 236 pages include more than 30 pages of black and white photographs of places visited and friends met in his search. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The blue cloth boards well so the gilt lettering on the spine is still very bright. The binding is tight and there do not appear to be any imperfections in the clear text.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London,, 1975. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Slight lean, otherwise very good+ in near very good, clean dust jacket, with slight rubbing at head of spine and corners. . 8vo. pp 236. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, ""For John, with best wishes, from Robin - 19th June 1977."" ISBN: 0491017049

London : W.H. Allen , 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 236p : ill, music, ports ; 24cm. Subjects: Maugham, Robin 1916-1981. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. Novelists, English 20th century Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English.