Helen Simpson — Constitutional
London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Helen Simpson's collection of stories. This signed first edition of acclaimed short story writer Helen Simpson's 'Constitutional' collects nine thoroughly entertaining stories around the theme of time and change, dealing with funerals, pregnancy, war, and tantrums, and showcase Simpson, who has won the Somerset Maugham Award and Hawthornden Prize, at her finest. First edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Author's signature to title page. A deeply funny collection, Simpson's 'Constitutional' unrolls with piercing wit and sobering sympathy. In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper, showing £14.99 price. Externally, in excellent condition. The dustwrapper is similarly in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
