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FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, FIRST STATE (with Tching-Yen for Hong Kong) 8vo. black cloth hardback, gilt titles to spine and upper board and black embossed device to upper board, in SCARCE original dust jacket. 289pp. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket not price-clipped - price of 7s. 6d. net to dust jacket spine. Rear inner hinge a little stretched. A couple of tiny rubs to base of cloth spine. Dust jacket has small areas of loss to top and base with some creases and edgewear. Main title of spine to dust jacket faded but price, author and publisher still bright and legible. Overall VG in Good, Sound Dust Jacket. (Stott A33c - page facing title page lists 8 novels and 18 plays and with Tching-Yen for Hong Kong) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

'The Painted Veil' is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham set in the 1920s. It encompasses themes of love, betrayal, and redemption in the midst of a cholera epidemic in a Chinese mainland setting, focusing on the character Kitty Fane and her journey towards self-discovery and personal liberation.