John Blackburn - Nothing but the Night, Jonathan Cape, 1968, 1st

John Blackburn - Nothing but the Night, Jonathan Cape, 1968, 1st Edition

A bright turquoise hardback book with dust jacket in a fine condition.  John Blackburn's skin-prickling mystery resolves in one of his most horrific and unexpected climaxes ever.  A pretty seven-year-old girl dreams of terrifying experiences that happened before she was born to a woman now dead.  A Master of the Gothic thriller.

Condition:  Foxing to the fore and tail edge.  Light foxing inside boards and endpapers.  A mark to bottom of front board.  Text firm and clean.  Bumps and tears to the dust jacket, which has age darkened.  Staining inside and to flap.

Weight 364g.  Pages  192.