{"product_id":"anthony-john-a-biography-jerome-k-jerome-1st-edition","title":"Anthony John: A Biography, Jerome K. Jerome — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [iv], 260.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fair. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth, the volume exhibits substantial wear. The binding is visibly tired, with a pronounced vertical split and fraying along the front outer joint that leaves the front board somewhat slack. The spine cloth is sunned and darkened, presenting crushing and minor fraying at the head and tail, while the boards show general rubbing, marking, and bumped corners. Internally, the text block remains complete. The untrimmed edges are noticeably toned and dusty. Moderate foxing is scattered across the endpapers and preliminary leaves, including the half-title and title page, but the main body of text remains largely clean and legible. A contemporary ink ownership inscription rests on the upper margin of the half-title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first UK edition, first printing. The volume retains a contemporary ink ownership inscription to the half-title. Copies of this work are relatively uncommon on the open market, particularly in the publisher's original cloth without modern restoration. While the binding has seen significant handling and lacks its original dust jacket, it remains an authentic, unsophisticated example of the author's later, more serious prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinct departure from the humorous escapades of \u003ci\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, Jerome K. Jerome’s \u003ci\u003eAnthony John\u003c\/i\u003e is a mature, reflective novel that delves into themes of industrial ambition, social conscience, and spiritual awakening. Set against the grim backdrop of a northern industrial town, the narrative follows Anthony John Strong'nth'arm from his impoverished beginnings to great wealth, a material success he ultimately rejects in pursuit of a higher moral calling. This semi-autobiographical work showcases a serious, philosophical side of Jerome's literary repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54736953442643,"sku":"5292","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260819_134211.jpg?v=1787751658","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/anthony-john-a-biography-jerome-k-jerome-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}