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On the Black Hill.

CHATWIN, Bruce (1940-1989).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.249; [5], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper designed by Mon Mohan. A lovely fine copy. On The Black Hill, the author's first novel, was awarded the 1982 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house of A. and C. Black Ltd., and one of the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain. Item #57092

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