Susan Hill — The Woman in Black

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Susan Hill's popular gothic horror novel about a young man being haunted by a mysterious woman in black. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Woman in Black' is a brilliant Gothic horror tale by Susan Hill, in which a young solicitor is summoned to attend the funeral of the sole inhabitant of the eerie Eel Marsh House, and finds himself being haunted by a mysterious spectre..With a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and illustrations throughout, by John Lawrence. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Fading to the spine and extremities. Very light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart, a little light edge wear, spine is sunned. Price sticker to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: John Lawrence. Near Fine/Near Fine.