THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,7th imp. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat black ink handwritten signature - without dedication and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,multi-colour pictorial of deity's head illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,white lettered title+author name and Booker Prize winner logo and other white lettering,spine/backstrip with capitalised white lettered title and capitalised,yellow lettered author name and publisher's coloured colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour illustrate moon/ sun(?) skyscape and critics' white+orange lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine but for a single dog-ear reading crease to top corner tip of pp43/4 - NO other pages' tips similarly affected.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain purple cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,an orange headband,and immaculate plain orange endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-386pp [paginated] includes 7 Moons and THE LIGHT sections; plus [unpaginated] b/w line illustrated Ace of Diamonds card to half-title,author SIGNED title page with acknowledgements to its verso,a dedication page,another title separator page with b/w line illustration of a small camera,an epigram page and epigrammed individual MOON and THE LIGHT separator pages,the latter five named - all with a blank verso,and at the rear,as last page, repeated Ace of Diamonds b/w illustration with critics' reviews to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness. A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war. Colombo,1990. Maali Almeida,war photographer,gambler and closet gay,has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office.His dismembered body is sinking in the Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him.At a time when scores are settled by death squads,suicide bombers and hired goons,the list of suspects is depressingly long,as the ghouls and ghosts who cluster around him can attest. But even in the afterlife,time is running our for Maali.He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Ten years after his prizewinning novel 'Chinaman' established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic,full of mordant wit and disturbing truths. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations in most cases of less expensive items, can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.