Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2022 One World. First Printing with full number line, 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few marks, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Startling stories center the bodies, memories, myths, and relationships of Asian American women in “a voracious, probing collection, proof of how exhilarating the short story can be” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)—from the National Book Award “5 Under 35” honoree and author of Bestiary
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
