THEROUX, PAUL — The Black House

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0241891094. Illustrated by Paul Bacon. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one small spot of ground-in dirt to the title page by hinge. The dust jacket has spots of rubbing and color loss to the spine ends and edges of the spine joints. "Theroux published his first novel, Waldo (1967) , during his time in Uganda; it was moderately successful. He published several more novels over the next few years, including Fong and the Indians, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast. On his return to Malawi many years later, he found that Jungle Lovers, which was set in that country, was still banned. He recounted that in his book Dark Star Safari (2002). After moving to London in 1972, Theroux set off on an epic journey by train from Great Britain to Japan and back. His account of this journey was published as The Great Railway Bazaar, his first major success as a travel writer and now a classic in the genre." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .