THE WOMAN IN BLACK. A Ghost Story.

First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Limited edition. Signed by the author and illustrators. Publisher's original black cloth with red and gilt titles to the spine and illustration in blind to the upper board, in the Simon Prades illustrated dustwrapper. Top edge navy blue. With six full page black and white plates and chapter illustrations by Reggie Oliver. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very near fine original dustwrapper, which has a touch of rubbing to the ends of the flap folds and is otherwise free from fading, loss or tears.

Issued in an edition of 300 copies from which this example is numbered 199 and signed by the author Susan Hill, illustrator Reggie Oliver and dustwrapper artist Simon Prades in black ink on the colophon. Susan Hill's modern classic ghost story formed the basis for the hugely popular stageplay of the same name, first adapted in 1987, which is the second longest-running West End play following Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap'. It has twice been adapted for film, first in 1989 starring Adrian Rawlins and again in 2012 starring Daniel Radcliffe.