DAVID HOCKNEY Salman Rushdie BRUCE CHATWIN Martin Parr OBSERVER October 31 1982

  

David Hockney in China - cover & feature inside of a rare Observer weekend only magazine. A super scarce issue and we have only ever seen this copy in 20 + years of collecting!

Hockney's work in China is featured in extracts from his diary including images of the the great British artist at work. MARTIN PARR - Parr's early photography book'Bad Weather' is featured with rare B+W images 2 pages. Salman Rushdie is featured in a "A Room of my Own" regular feature, with a portrait of the author and an interview about the restoration of his north London home - 2 pages.

Bruce Chatwin is interviewed by Maureen Cleave with a special portrait by Jane Bown, 2 pages. Alan Bennett is interviewed about his new play with a portrait 1 page GDANSK 4 pages.

This is a rare edition of the Observer magazine, a newspaper supplement to The Guardian newspaper, and only ever on sale with the newspaper for one day in the UK. The cover has some damage and is missing a piece see detailed photos - Its a VERY rare issue so is priced according to scarcity and condition.