Antonio Olinto; Richard Chappell — The King of Ketu

London, Rex Collings, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed presentation copy of Antonio Olinto's follow up to 'The Water House&apos. This first edition of Antonio Olinto's sequel to his acclaimed novel 'The Water House' is translated from Olinto's original Portuguese by Richard Chappell, with 'The King of Ketu' continuing the tale of the descendants of freed slaves who returned to settle in the West Coast of Africa. First edition, with dustwrapper. Author's presentation copy, dated September 1990, for Dr Bethel Solomons. A remarkable novel, 'The King of Ketu' explores the resilience of the heroines in the former Dahomey region. In the publisher's original hardback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally, very smart. Some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities to both the book and dustwrapper, with some handling marks and points of creasing to the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Some creasing to the top fore edge corners of pages 7-10. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.