{"product_id":"difficulties-with-girls-kingsley-amis-1st-edition","title":"Difficulties with Girls, Kingsley Amis — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Hutchinson, 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [vi], 276.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The original blue cloth boards are exceptionally clean and sharp, retaining tight hinges and a structurally sound binding that indicates very careful handling. The gilt lettering to the spine remains bright and completely unoxidised. Internally, the text block is remarkably fresh, with clean, crisp pages that are free from foxing, moisture damage, or internal markings. The original dust jacket is equally well-preserved, exhibiting no significant chipping, tearing, or creasing to the extremities, and it remains entirely unclipped, displaying the original '£11.95 NET IN UK only' price on the front inner flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a true first edition, first printing of Kingsley Amis’s 1988 novel, published in London by Hutchinson. The volume is presented in its original publisher's cloth binding and retains its original pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eA direct sequel to his acclaimed 1960 novel \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eTake a Girl Like You\u003c\/i\u003e, the book represents a notable continuation in Amis’s later bibliography. As an unsigned, standard trade first edition, this title remains widely accessible on the open market, though this particular copy stands out for its sharp, highly collectible state of preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eSet in the waning years of the swinging sixties, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"56\"\u003eDifficulties with Girls\u003c\/i\u003e reacquaints readers with Patrick and Jenny Standish, now a married couple navigating the fraught realities of domestic life in London. As Patrick grapples with his wandering eye and a career in publishing, and Jenny contends with the eccentricities of their cosmopolitan neighbours, Amis delivers a masterful, razor-sharp comedy of manners. It is a witty, socially observant, and characteristically unsentimental exploration of fidelity, marital discord, and the perennial friction between the sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55815520682323,"sku":"6910","price":15.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261105_094326.jpg?v=1794309224","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/difficulties-with-girls-kingsley-amis-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}