first edition
1976 · London
by NAIPAUL, Seepersad (stories); V.S. Naipaul (foreword)
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1976. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm); green cloth-covered boards, with titling and decoration stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 200pp. This copy is from the library of Puerto Rican editor, translator, and literary critic Roberto Marquez, with his inked ownership, and pencilled notes, to front endpaper. Lightly spine-sunned, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper, designed by Priya Kuriako, price-clipped, with trivial surface wear, else Near Fine. Collection of short stories includes "They Named Him Mohun", "Dookhani and Mungal", and "The Engagement", with a foreword by V.S. Naipaul, the author's son. [85467]. (Inventory #: 85467)