Published by Macmillan, London; 1986. 8vo. 202pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original blue cloth boards with title to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in very smart, clean condition with just a touch of bumping to the spine. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from damage or marks. The book is signed by the author to the title page.
The book is housed in its original first issue dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition, with no signs of wear or damage, save a hint of bumping to the spine ends.
In all, this is a lovely, collectible example of this signed first edition, in which James Hamilton-Paterson tilts our world just enough to change the angle of perception; just enough so that the mundane becomes extraordinary, the bizarre eerily ordinary. What happens, for example, when a sultan grows tired of acting the sultan, when a forty-one-year-old scriptwriter who despises sports becomes the greatest athlete who ever lived, when the Virgin Mary tangles with the Peace Corps? (blurb). This is a beautiful example of this first edition and it would be an ideal addition to any modern firsts collection.