{"product_id":"a-test-to-destruction-henry-williamson-1st-edition","title":"A Test to Destruction, Henry Williamson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Macdonald, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. viii, 461, [3].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eVery Good. The book is securely bound in its original vibrant red cloth, with the spine's gilt titling remaining bright and unoxidised. The binding is tight and square, showing only minimal shelf-wear to the extremities. The primary physical flaw is noticeable, localized foxing peppered across the fore-edge and top edge of the text block; however, the interior pages remain predominantly crisp, clean, and highly readable. The original dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the '18\/- net' price on the front flap, and is free of major tears or paper loss. The jacket exhibits light edge-wear, minor rubbing to the corners, and a degree of typical age-toning, most evident on the spine and the lighter panels of the inner flaps, but remains a highly presentable and intact example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eedition, first impression of the eighth instalment in Henry Williamson's monumental fifteen-volume, semi-autobiographical sequence, \u003ci\u003eA Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book retains its original, striking dust jacket, which is highly sought after by collectors of the series. The wraparound charcoal-style illustration, beautifully capturing the sombre reality of the trenches, is the work of James Broom Lynne, who provided the iconic jacket art for the entirety of the \u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding complete, unclipped first editions from the middle of this sequence in solid, collectable condition has become increasingly difficult on the open market, as they are essential to completing the full cycle of Phillip Maddison's saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the harrowing backdrop of 1918, \u003ci\u003eA Test to Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, immersive novel following the wartime experiences of Phillip Maddison. Serving as a transport officer with the Fifth Army in France, Maddison is thrust into the chaos and carnage of the devastating German Spring Offensive. Williamson brilliantly captures not only the visceral horror, exhaustion, and camaraderie of the Western Front, but also the profound, disorienting shock of survival in the immediate aftermath of peace. It is a masterful exploration of a young man tested to his absolute limits by the machinery of war, left to navigate the haunting transition back to a fractured civilian world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53728971194707,"sku":"4108-RM-F-VG-9","price":65.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_132655.jpg?v=1781012531","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-test-to-destruction-henry-williamson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}