Jane Gardam — God on the Rocks

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Jane Gardam's early novel 'God on the Rocks', this copy presented by the publisher with the request of an author's profile. The first edition of this work. With a loosely inserted letter from the publisher's publicity director Teresa King, who requests for a profile on the author.  With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. One of Gardam's early novels, God on the Rocks is set in a small English seaside resort in which the main character, eight-year-old Margaret Marsh, listens in on the conversations of a convalescent home for artists. Jane Gardam, who is known for her children's and adult fiction, won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice.  In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a touch of bumping to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor edge wear visible to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.