Jonathan Cape, 1963, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First
Illustrated and papers, showing Cambodia and its surrounds. Pink coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip with pale green coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with red and green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A satirical novel based around a writers conference being held in Cambodia, with the local Cambodians wishing to be left in peace, while the attendees of the conference have multiple ulterior motives. While someone " ... gets killed ... Did sex, drugs, or politics dictate the murder?" -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the backstrip edges with a little rubbing of the lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the page following the free front end paper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip corners. Rubbing and some sunning to the dustwrapper panels. Creasing to the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing and stains present. All corners of the dustwrapper have been clipped as part of the book's production. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages.. . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Cambodia; Inventory No: 0118963.
Illustrated and papers, showing Cambodia and its surrounds. Pink coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip with pale green coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with red and green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A satirical novel based around a writers conference being held in Cambodia, with the local Cambodians wishing to be left in peace, while the attendees of the conference have multiple ulterior motives. While someone " ... gets killed ... Did sex, drugs, or politics dictate the murder?" -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the backstrip edges with a little rubbing of the lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the page following the free front end paper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip corners. Rubbing and some sunning to the dustwrapper panels. Creasing to the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing and stains present. All corners of the dustwrapper have been clipped as part of the book's production. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages.. . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Cambodia; Inventory No: 0118963.