{"product_id":"an-awfully-big-adventure-beryl-bainbridge-1st-edition","title":"An Awfully Big Adventure, Beryl Bainbridge — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Gerald Duckworth \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"112\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 193, [1].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"143\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Fine. This volume is in exceptional, collector-grade condition. The binding remains remarkably tight and perfectly square, displaying no reading lean, whilst the black cloth boards are exceptionally clean and free from any shelf-wear or bumping. The gilt lettering to the spine is wonderfully crisp, bright, and completely unoxidized. Internally, the text block is pristine, with the pages remaining bright and entirely free from foxing or age-toning. The original, unclipped dust jacket is similarly immaculate, retaining its  net price without any fading, chipping, or creasing to the extremities, and is preserved in a clear archival sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"812\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a true first edition, first impression of Beryl Bainbridge’s acclaimed Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, presented in its original black boards and pictorial dust jacket. The rear panel features a striking photographic portrait of the author by Brendan King, while the front captures a quintessential 1950s theatre audience. The narrative famously inspired the 1995 film adaptation starring Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue first printings in such immaculate, well-preserved condition, lacking any of the typical fading or handling wear, are increasingly uncommon on the open market, making this a superb collector's copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the grim, post-war gloom of 1950s Liverpool, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"1515\"\u003eAn Awfully Big Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e follows fifteen-year-old Stella, a naive yet fiercely observant girl who joins a struggling repertory theatre company during their Christmas production of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"1695\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e. As Stella navigates the claustrophobic, eccentric, and often predatory backstage politics of the troupe, her romantic infatuation with the callous director, Meredith Potter, spirals towards tragedy. Bainbridge’s masterful tragicomedy is a dark, unsentimental coming-of-age tale that brilliantly captures the sordid realities hidden behind the theatrical curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55598574010707,"sku":"6499","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261021_124455.jpg?v=1792925521","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/an-awfully-big-adventure-beryl-bainbridge-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}