{"product_id":"a-nice-little-business-eileen-dewhurst-1st-edition-copy","title":"A Nice Little Business, Eileen Dewhurst — 1st Edition, Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Judy Piatkus (Publishers) Ltd, 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 188.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine; Near Fine dust jacket. The crimson boards remain remarkably crisp and unblemished, boasting sharp corners and brilliant, unoxidised gilt lettering along the spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The binding is tight and square, holding a pristine text block with bright, unmarred pages and completely clean top and fore-edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The original dust jacket presents beautifully, retaining deep, glossy colors with only the faintest suggestion of trivial shelf-wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The jacket is entirely unclipped, preserving the original publisher's \"£12.95\" price\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK Edition of the mystery novel, initially copyrighted three years prior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe volume features notable provenance: it is signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, reading, \"To dear Anne \/ with my love, \/ Eileen. \/ June 1994.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. In a customary but charming touch, Dewhurst has manually struck through her printed name directly above the inscription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhile unsigned copies occasionally surface,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e signed and warmly inscribed examples of this edition remain relatively scarce on the open market,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e presenting a highly desirable copy for collectors of modern British crime fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhen Cathy Carter, the artistic wife of Scotland Yard's Inspector Neil Carter, befriends the sweet, elderly Mrs. Willoughby on a London bus, it seems like a charming encounter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. A clairvoyant and dressmaker, Mrs. Willoughby generously offers to sew Cathy a maternity wardrobe and read her future in exchange for a painted portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. However, this seemingly innocent arrangement takes a deadly turn when Cathy arrives at the dressmaker's studio for a fitting, only to discover someone has made a very permanent, brutal alteration to Mrs. Willoughby herself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Suddenly the prime suspect in a murder investigation, Cathy must rely on her husband—recently suspended from the force due to his temper, who embarks on unconventional, private sleuthing that yields startling and deadly results\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53739918328147,"sku":"4066B-RM-F-VG-4","price":32.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_141826.jpg?v=1781015126","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-nice-little-business-eileen-dewhurst-1st-edition-copy","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}