Monkey King by Timothy, Signed (3 results)

269 pp. Original red boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. First British edition. - Signed and inscribed by author on the front free endpaper "Kind regards 24/10/82". - Near fine copy in an unclipped jacket, edges slightly bumped.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A superb first edition copy of Timothy Mo's first novel, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression.Signed by Timothy Mo to the title page, alongside a red stamp of his name in Chinese.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Monkey King' follows a man who finds himself in financial straits after he is denied in dowry, set in a post-war Hong Kong.Written by Timothy Mo, who is also known for his 1982 novel 'Sour Sweet'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn with a few light spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. 1. The Monkey King. André Deutsch Ltd., 1978. First Edition, First Printing. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Laid in is a near fine (top left corner torn, but not affecting any writing) one page autograph letter in blue ink from the author to the director of a literary festival, discussing who is to chair a discussion "[] it might be better to let Melvyn [Bragg] chair and participate. He's obviously excellent at steering a discussion and introducing, though he obviously wants to be viewed as a novelist at well." Also nicely commenting on P[eter] Ackroyd "[] can talk on anything at the drop of a hat for 2 hours." Signed "Tim Mo". 2. Sour Sweet. André Deutsch Ltd., 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Apart from the usual browning of the paper and traces of a label removed from the front free endpaper, a fine copy in a fine second state dustwrapper, which mentions the author's nomination for the 1982 Booker McConnell Prize. 3. The Redundancy of Courage. London: Chatto & Windus, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. A near fine copy of the Uncorrected Proof in original printed wrappers. Please note that due to size and weight we will have to charge additional postage. Signatur des Verfassers.