{"product_id":"after-work-edward-marston-1st-edition","title":"After Work, Edward Marston — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"529\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original cloth boards show moderate wear, with curling to corners, bumping, and creasing to edges. Faint stains across the covers. Spine remains bright, but worn heavily at head and foot, with light fraying to ridges. Gilt remains sharp. Binding slightly shaken but firm. Internally, endpapers creased and show age-related toning. Light foxing and creasing throughout text pages, but mostly clean and bright. A sound copy overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eFirst edition, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHeinemann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 1904. Original cloth-bound hardback, increasingly scarce in commerce, particularly among collectors of Edward Marston’s early works. The survival of this copy in complete, serviceable condition, despite expected age-related wear, makes it a desirable acquisition for collectors of early 20th-century British literature and Marston’s fiction, particularly as highlight copies are rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1390\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003eAfter Work: Fragments from the Workshop of an Old Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the memoir of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEdward Marston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recounting over sixty years in the bookselling and publishing business, primarily with the influential firm of Sampson Low. Marston offers engaging reminiscences of the people, authors, and industry practices of the 19th century, providing readers with rare insight into the culture and workings of Victorian publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53299696370003,"sku":"3318 rm","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/After-Work-Edward-Marston-First-Edition-Vintage-Book_43ef5661-fc0d-48ae-bf1a-a5062256919c.jpg?v=1776516957","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/after-work-edward-marston-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}