Lord Malquist & Mr Moon
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: A vibrant 1966 first edition in Very Good condition. The binding is remarkably tight and the jacket shows only light shelf use around edges and usual signs of ageing with books from this era (unclipped). Internal pages are clean and free of foxing, though some light spotting is visible on the top and side edges of the book block. Includes a neat owner’s name on the opening page. A sturdy, bright copy for any Stoppard collector.
Own a piece of literary history: this is the rare 1966 first edition of Tom Stoppard’s only novel. A brilliant example of 1960s Absurdism, it was published just as Stoppard was rising to international fame, making it a cornerstone for any serious collection of 20th-century British literature. Step into a world of stylish decay and absurdist chaos in the only novel ever written by legendary playwright Tom Stoppard. Set in London on the day of Winston Churchill's funeral, the story follows the hapless and perpetually anxious Mr. Moon, a man who carries a literal bomb in his pocket and has been hired as a live-in biographer for the eighth Earl of Malquist. The Earl is a man of supreme, anachronistic elegance who insists on ignoring the 20th century entirely, traveling the crumbling streets in a horse-drawn coach. The tension mounts as Moon struggles to document Malquist's "spectacular" life while London teeters on the brink of a surreal apocalypse. Surrounded by a cast of lunatics—including a pair of feuding Irishmen and a man who believes he is the Risen Christ—Moon’s fragile grip on reality begins to slip. As the funeral procession nears and the city descends into a farce of violence and eccentricity, Moon must decide if he is the observer of history or its victim. Lord Malquist & Mr Moon is a wickedly funny, intellectually dazzling debut that explores the same themes of identity and theatrical absurdity that made Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead a global phenomenon.
Description
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: A vibrant 1966 first edition in Very Good condition. The binding is remarkably tight and the jacket shows only light shelf use around edges and usual signs of ageing with books from this era (unclipped). Internal pages are clean and free of foxing, though some light spotting is visible on the top and side edges of the book block. Includes a neat owner’s name on the opening page. A sturdy, bright copy for any Stoppard collector.
Own a piece of literary history: this is the rare 1966 first edition of Tom Stoppard’s only novel. A brilliant example of 1960s Absurdism, it was published just as Stoppard was rising to international fame, making it a cornerstone for any serious collection of 20th-century British literature. Step into a world of stylish decay and absurdist chaos in the only novel ever written by legendary playwright Tom Stoppard. Set in London on the day of Winston Churchill's funeral, the story follows the hapless and perpetually anxious Mr. Moon, a man who carries a literal bomb in his pocket and has been hired as a live-in biographer for the eighth Earl of Malquist. The Earl is a man of supreme, anachronistic elegance who insists on ignoring the 20th century entirely, traveling the crumbling streets in a horse-drawn coach. The tension mounts as Moon struggles to document Malquist's "spectacular" life while London teeters on the brink of a surreal apocalypse. Surrounded by a cast of lunatics—including a pair of feuding Irishmen and a man who believes he is the Risen Christ—Moon’s fragile grip on reality begins to slip. As the funeral procession nears and the city descends into a farce of violence and eccentricity, Moon must decide if he is the observer of history or its victim. Lord Malquist & Mr Moon is a wickedly funny, intellectually dazzling debut that explores the same themes of identity and theatrical absurdity that made Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead a global phenomenon.
