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WU CHENG'EN

Monkey

Monkey

London: George Allen & Unwin, [1942]

Illustrated by GRANT, Duncan

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Wu Ch'eng-en, Monkey.

London: George Allen & Unwin, [1942]. First edition, sixth impression of one of the Four Great Chinese Novels and a worldwide cultural phenomenon, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd in 1953 (first impression in 1942). Orange cloth-covered binding. Spine slightly discoloured with head and tail mildly bumped. Boards in good condition with some stains on the back, tanning around the edges. Corners straight. Moderate foxing on the text block and on the outter pages. Internally immaculate with no inscriptions or marginalia. Content is clean, legible and the book is complete. Presenting well in a good, unclipped dust wrapper with bright, but moderately foxed panels. Ever-so-slight staining and spine discolouration present. Some chipping to head and base of the dust jacket, and some loss present. Please note the dust jacket has, where previously torn, been professionally repaired with strong, acid-free non-yellowing, transparent document repair tape. The dust jacket has now been placed in a 50-micron sleeve of archival quality to protect it for the future. It can be easily removed if desired.

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