{"product_id":"daniel-martin-john-fowles-1st-edition","title":"Daniel Martin, John Fowles — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine: \u003c\/strong\u003eLight bump to foot of dust jacket (price clipped). Faint sticker stain and  discolouration to edges of inside flaps. Otherwise mint, author's black-and-white photo on rear cover unblemished, gilt-bordered lettering and decorative artwork clean and vibrant. Publisher's original cloth binding is mint, gilt lettering along spine crisp. Clean text block with crisp edges. Pages internal are clean and tidy, tightly bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition, published by Jonathan Cape, 1977. Sough after by collectors as the first appearance of one of Fowles’s major later works from the acclaimed author. Particularly desirable as preserved in the original dust jacket, which is often prone to wear or loss. As a substantial literary novel from a prominent twentieth-century British writer, early editions in complete, jacketed condition hold enduring appeal for collectors of modern literary fiction and Fowles’ bibliography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"681\"\u003eDaniel Martin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a successful but reflective English screenwriter who returns from Hollywood to England after many years abroad. His journey home prompts a deep reassessment of his past, relationships, and identity, unfolding across landscapes from rural England to the deserts of the American Southwest and the ruins of Egypt. Through memory, travel, and philosophical reflection, the novel explores themes of freedom, responsibility, love, and the search for authentic self-understanding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53204117061971,"sku":"3201 RM","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_de66a574-8ac7-4e1f-bd8b-697473b5dd8d.jpg?v=1773764257","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/daniel-martin-john-fowles-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}