Timothy Mo — Sour Sweet

London, Andre Deutsch, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition of Timothy Mo's award winning comedic novel, in the desirable and attractively illustrated first state dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the pictorial publisher's original first state dust wrapper, price unclipped.The first state dust wrapper with Leslie Harcourt's illustrations was released before Mo's 'Booker Prize' nomination. This comedic novel was written by Timothy Mo and was awarded the 'Hawthornden Prize' and shortlisted for the 'Booker Prize' for fiction. The novel follows a Chinese immigrant and his reluctant wife as they try to make a home for themselves in London during the 1960s. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to dust wrapper back strip tail, with minor bump to front board head. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.