Bruce Chatwin — Utz

London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. Cloth. An early edition of Bruce Chatwin's short novel in excellent condition, with the scarce Booker Prize Shortlist bookplate signed by the author. The first edition, second printing.Signed by the author to the scarce Booker Prize Shortlist bookplate laid in.The label bears the logo of The Sunday Times, who were that year's sponsor. Let it be noted that the author's signature being only his initials is reflective of his illness at this stage of his life.  With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel, which earned Bruce Chatwin a place in the Booker Prize shortlist of 1988, follows Kasper Utz who lives in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. He is a collector of Meissen porcelain and finds himself unable to leave after acquiring new pieces outside the Eastern Bloc. Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia, established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart with slight edgewear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.