{"product_id":"echo-de-paris-laurence-housman-1st-edition-limited","title":"Echo de Paris, Laurence Housman — 1st Edition, Limited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Jonathan Cape, 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 60.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, preserving the structural integrity of the quarter purple cloth and grey paper-covered boards. The printed spine label is present but shows minor rubbing. The primary detraction is the condition of the original dust jacket, which, while a remarkable survival for a fragile 1923 wrapper, exhibits notable chipping to the spine head, tail, and corners, alongside general edge-wear and age-toning to the panels. Internally, the pages are beautifully clean and bright, maintaining their pleasing untrimmed deckled edges without prominent foxing or unwanted internal markings, making this a highly presentable, structurally sound survivor of this limited run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a First Edition, limited to 750 numbered copies printed for sale, of which this is unequivocally copy number 540. It was published concurrently with a scarcer large-paper run of 250 signed copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat elevates this particular trade copy is the retention of its fragile original printed dust jacket (retaining the 7s. 6d. net flap price)—an increasingly uncommon survival for Jonathan Cape imprints of this early interwar period. The text is unillustrated but elegantly laid out with generous margins and classic typography, reflecting the high production standards of 1920s small-press influenced trade publications. Unsigned trade copies in their original wrappers rarely appear on the open market without severe loss to the jacket, adding distinct appeal for collectors of Housman, Oscar Wilde, or 1920s literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcho de Paris\u003c\/i\u003e is Laurence Housman's poignant and carefully constructed biographical reconstruction of his final meeting with Oscar Wilde in Paris in 1899, shortly after Wilde's release from Reading Gaol. Delivered almost entirely in dialogue, the work captures the fading brilliance, wit, and tragic melancholy of the disgraced playwright in exile. Housman, a devoted friend to Wilde during his final years, presents a deeply personal vignette that illuminates the enduring spirit of a literary giant living in the shadow of his own ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831187099987,"sku":"5351","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260820_110555.jpg?v=1788346105","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/echo-de-paris-laurence-housman-1st-edition-limited","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}