Author: John Collier
Title: His Monkey Wife: Or, Married to a Chimp
Description: London, Peter Davies, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A proof copy of John Collier's highly unusual 1930 novel about the marriage of a lonely man in the Upper Congo and a female chimpanzee. A proof copy of the first edition of this work.In paper wraps, with a pencil inscription to the head of the half title, detailing the intended price of the work, and its publication date.In this highly amusing tale, hapless Edwardian schoolmaster Alfred Fatigay meets Emily, a prodigiously gifted chimpanzee, when he is posted to the Congo. In the original paper wraps. Minor loss of paper to back strip head, with small losses of paper to joint tails. Significant horizontal closed tear to front wrap. Pencil inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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