Zoo Time

London: Bloomsbury, 2012. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A fine, first edition copy of this novel by Booker Prize winning author, Howard Jacobson. Accompanied by the uncorrected proof, issued prior to publication. This novel won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize in 2013. 'Zoo Time' follows novelist Guy Ableman who is in thrall to his vivacious wife, Vanessa. He is also in thrall to her alluring mother, Poppy. Guy is struggling in his writing career, he feels reading is finished. His publisher has committed suicide, and his agent is in hiding. His wife is writing her own novel, of which Guy dreads the consequences of it if she finishes the novel. This novel is about love, of women, literature and laughter. With the uncorrected proof. Written by Howard Jacobson. Jacobson is known for producing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. A fine copy of this novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the unclipped dustwrapper. Proof copy is in original wraps. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is also in excellent condition with little to no shelfwear. Proof copy has some light shelfwear to the joints and extremities. Small crease to the spine of the proof. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean to both books. Proof is in NEAR FINE condition. Fine