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A set of signed unread 1st editions (with some minor production bumps) of the first 3 novels from English comedian, writer, actor, author and all-round national treasure Bob Mortimer (b. 1959). His debut novel, 'The Satsuma Complex ' won the prestigious Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction in 2023.

'The Satsuma Complex ', published by Gallery Books in London on 27 October 2022, 1st edition/1st printing, standard modern hardback, [iv] + 298 pages.

'The Hotel Avocado ', published by Gallery Books in London on 29 August 2024, 1st edition/1st printing, standard modern hardback, [vi] + 407 pages.

'The Long Shoe ', published by Gallery Books in London on 9 October 2025, 1st edition/1st printing, standard modern hardback, [vi] + 329 pages.

Flat hand signed by Bob Mortimer to the front endpaper of each book.

All books are internally in New unread condition and have been in my stock since their respective release dates. Externally are in near fine to fine condition, with some minor condition isues from publisher/retailer storage and distribution.

Satsuma - a fine copy, very light wear to the dustjacket at a couple of small areas at the spine ends. Avocado - a bump to a small area of the foot of the spine of the book and dustjacket (see photo 16), light marks along the spine edge of the rear panel of the dustjacket. Shoe - a bump to a small area of the head of the spine of the book and dustjacket (see photo 23), a thin vertical scratch to the front panel of the dustjacket, running from the first M of the 'Mortimer' to the L of 'Long' (see photo 24).

'Signed by the author' roundel stickers to the front panel of the dustjacket on Satsuma and Shoe.

The first 2 books are a duology featuring the character Gary Thorn. The Long Shoe is a separate story.

** A very nice set of signed 1st editions of the first 3 novels from Bob Mortimer. The set of books weigh 1.6kg before being securely packed **

Plot summary for 'The Satsuma Complex '

* WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2023 *

My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.

Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.

And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life…

A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny smash hit first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.

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