Description

• First Edition [Jonathan Cape, London, 1970]; orange cloth, gold titling to spine, black topstain, a near-fine copy; in the excellent illustrated dustjacket, price-clipped, lightly rubbed on edges, 2cm closed tear at top of spine
• White’s eighth novel is said to have caused debate amongst judges on the Nobel Prize panel, causing his award to be delayed a couple of years [Nobel Laureate in 1973]
• Jacket illustration taken from a painting by Tom Adams
• SBN: 224 61915 2 / 0224619152