Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Monkey Boy by Francisco Goldman in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2021 Grove Press. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10-1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with spotless boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers 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, the price is intact on the flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In Monkey Boy, Francisco Goldman’s “brilliantly constructed auto-fiction” (NPR), we meet Francisco Goldberg, a middle-aged writer grappling with the challenges of family and love, legacies of violence and war, and growing up as the son of immigrants.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
