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The Monkey King
by Timothy Mo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
SGD 607.78SGD 547.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. 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
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891P36
- Title
- The Monkey King
- Author
- Timothy Mo
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Monkey King timothy mo wallace nolasco hong kong timothy mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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