Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, April 2022 Grove Press. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards with strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, no edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Appears to be in unread condition.
The dust jacket is in Fine condition with no signs of wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Douglas Stuart’s first novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. Young Mungo, his extraordinary second novel, is a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a deeply moving and highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap. Pristine unread condition.
