Tama Janowitz — A Cannibal in Manhattan

London, Picador, 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this satirical novel about the uncivilised world of New York City by Tama Janowitz, illustrated by Tony Wright. The first UK edition, first impression with a complete numberline. First published in American in 1987 by Crown. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by Tony Wright with illustrated endpapers, 16 pages of monochrome plates and vignettes throughout. This satirical novel was written by Tama Janowitz and follows a cannibal from the South Sea called Mgungu Yabba Mgungu who meets a women called Maia who decides to marry him and take him to New York City, where he is plunged into an even more uncivilised world than he is used to. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is excellent with slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and age toned pages. Fine . Ill.: Tony Wright. Fine/Near Fine.