{"product_id":"brother-cadfaels-penance-ellis-peters-1st-edition-signed","title":"Brother Cadfael's Penance, Ellis Peters — 1st Edition, Double Signature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Headline Book Publishing, 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 288.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_54ab550fa6e3f6b2-1201\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The publisher's original dark green cloth boards remain exceptionally clean and sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the gilt lettering to the spine bright and completely unoxidised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The binding is tight and square, showing no evidence of lean or significant shelf-wear. Internally, the text block is clean and free of foxing, though the top edge exhibits some very minor toning and faint dust-dulling commensurate with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The original unclipped dust wrapper, bearing the £14.99 flap price\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is vibrant and well-preserved, exhibiting only trivial rubbing to the extreme corners and spine ends. An excellent, highly presentable copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_54ab550fa6e3f6b2-1202\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A superb first edition, first printing of the twentieth and final novel in the acclaimed Cadfael Chronicles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_54ab550fa6e3f6b2-1203\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular copy boasts highly significant provenance, featuring a custom 'ep' bookplate affixed to the front endpaper map of Greenhamsted and La Musarderie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The bookplate is remarkably double-signed by the author in blue ink, bearing both her famous pseudonym 'Ellis Peters' and her real name 'Edith Pargeter'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding first editions of the later Cadfael novels is relatively common, but double-signed copies bearing this bespoke authorial bookplate are genuinely scarce on the open market and highly sought after by collectors of medieval mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_54ab550fa6e3f6b2-1214\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2545 citation-end-2545\"\u003eIn the autumn of 1145, the bitter civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud rages on, but the cloistered walls of Shrewsbury Abbey have largely shielded Brother Cadfael from the devastation.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2544 citation-end-2544\"\u003eThat peace is shattered when a treacherous act leaves thirty of the Empress's loyal men imprisoned.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Among the captives is Olivier de Bretagne—the son Cadfael secretly fathered before taking his monastic vows. \u003cspan class=\"citation-2543 citation-end-2543\"\u003eForced to choose between the strict rules of his Benedictine order and the life of his unacknowledged son, Cadfael must break his vows and embark on a perilous journey that will test his faith, jeopardize his place in the abbey, and force him to confront the ghosts of his crusading past.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53719797236051,"sku":"4119-SD-FS-VG-6","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_133939.jpg?v=1781013874","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/brother-cadfaels-penance-ellis-peters-1st-edition-signed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}