Emma Tennant — Wild Nights

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this immersive novel imbued with fantastical elements throughout, from post-modern novelist Emma Tennant. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. An imaginative novel blending the reality and fantastical, fromEmma Christina Tennant was an English novelist and editor of Scottish extraction, known for a post-modern approach to her fiction, often imbued with fantasy or magic.This novel follows a girl's fascination of her magical Aunt Zita and the chaotic experiences that accompany her family as the slow approach of spring threatens the balance. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with shelf wear and light fading to the cloth. Small mark to the front board. Dust wrapper is edge worn with a small chip to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.