{"product_id":"black-laughter-llewelyn-powys-1st-edition","title":"Black Laughter, Llewelyn Powys — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. x, [ii], 216.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The book remains intact and completely readable, maintaining solid structural integrity despite moderate signs of wear and use. The publisher's black cloth binding shows light bumping to the spine ends, alongside a noticeable damp-stain and fading to the upper margin of the front board. The rear panel displays scuffing and several prominent, circular cup-ring stains. The hinges remain unbroken, holding the text block securely. Internally, the pages are largely clean and legible, save for some moderate age-toning to the extremities, typical spotting to the text block edges, and faint offsetting to the endpapers. The original dust jacket is absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first edition of Llewelyn Powys's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"67\"\u003eBlack Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e, published in New York by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1924. The American printing holds priority as the true first edition, preceding the British edition (published by Grant Richards) by a full year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe volume is presented in the publisher's original, unadorned black cloth, distinguished by a striking, yellow-stamped vignette of a panther or puma on the front board alongside matching yellow titling. Powys’s works from this period were often published simultaneously or strictly overseas to capture different markets; however, the early Harcourt Brace printings of this specific title remain relatively uncommon on the open market, particularly when found in structurally sound condition without the need for restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eDrawing upon his transformative experiences managing a sprawling stock farm in the highlands of British East Africa (now Kenya) during the early 1920s, Llewelyn Powys delivers a vivid, raw, and often haunting account of the African wilderness. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"251\"\u003eBlack Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e captures the primal rhythm of the continent, moving beyond mere travelogue to reflect deeply on the harsh beauty of the landscape, the wildness of its native fauna, and the psychological isolation of colonial life. Through his characteristically evocative and poetic prose, Powys offers an unflinching meditation on humanity's place within an indifferent and untamed natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54383775809875,"sku":"4701","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_190053.jpg?v=1784799201","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/black-laughter-llewelyn-powys-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}