{"product_id":"damnable-opinions-llewelyn-powys-1st-edition","title":"Damnable Opinions, Llewelyn Powys — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Watts \u0026amp; Co., 1935\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xi, 116.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original red cloth boards remain structurally sound, boasting a binding that is pleasingly square and exceptionally tight. The front board is accented by a bright, unoxidised gilt ankh emblem, while the black lettering to the spine and upper board remains bold and entirely legible. There is uniform, moderate sunning to the spine, softening the cloth to a lighter reddish-brown, accompanied by faint rubbing and minor rolling to the spine head and tail. The boards show only indistinct mottling and light shelf-wear to the extremities. Internally, the book is highly commendable; while there is mild to moderate offset-toning and scattered foxing restricted to the endpapers, along with minor spots of foxing at the immediate gutter of the frontispiece and title page, the main text block is uniformly bright, crisp, and free from any egregious marginalia, exhibiting only typical, light dust-soiling to the text block edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition. This copy retains its evocative photographic frontispiece of a convalescing Llewelyn Powys, taken in 1934, prominently situated opposite the title page. The binding features a distinct gilt-stamped ankh to the upper board, a symbol historically significant to Powys’s personal and philosophical leanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe provenance includes a distinctly contemporaneous stamped address to the front paste-down reading \"18 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh,\" accompanied by a discreet previous ownership signature, establishing a clear footprint of early Scottish ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst editions of this title in the original cloth are decidedly uncommon on the open market, particularly when retaining such tight, uncompromised bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDamnable Opinions\u003c\/i\u003e, Llewelyn Powys delivers a fiercely provocative and eloquently written collection of essays that aggressively challenge the orthodoxies of early twentieth-century religion and morality. Armed with his characteristic iconoclasm and philosophical hedonism, Powys dissects topics ranging from the Oxford Movement to the enduring influence of the Epicurean tradition, urging his readers to cast off the restrictive moral frameworks imposed by the Church. A masterclass in subversive literature from one of the era's most unapologetic radical thinkers, this work stands as a fervent defence of natural enjoyment and earthly paganism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54495384797523,"sku":"4919","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260730_231058.jpg?v=1785932716","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/damnable-opinions-llewelyn-powys-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}