{"product_id":"elephant-castle-r-c-hutchinson-1st-edition","title":"Elephant \u0026 Castle, R. C. Hutchinson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eOriginal dust jacket shows light edgewear with faint creasing and small surface nicks along the spine, barely perceptible. Light staining present across panels and flaps; jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original cloth displays creasing across the front board and spine but remains otherwise clean and unblemished, with gilt decorative elements bright and well defined. Endpapers show light scattered foxing. Binding square and firm. Internally, contents exhibit only the lightest signs of handling and remain bright, clean, and tidy overall. A well-preserved example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"650\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"940\"\u003eLondon; Cassell, 1949. First edition of \u003cem data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"711\"\u003eElephant \u0026amp; Castle\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eR. C. Hutchinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, issued in publisher’s original cloth with dust jacket. Post-war London imprint noted for the relative scarcity of surviving first-edition copies, particularly in original jacketed state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"340\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eElephant \u0026amp; Castle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e presents a vivid portrait of life in post-war London, following a cast of interconnected characters whose ambitions, struggles, and relationships unfold against the changing social landscape of the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53220780704083,"sku":"3226-EV-F-VG-9","price":24.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_03ac68ad-ee68-45ac-b9de-a5893a8203a9.jpg?v=1774970070","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/elephant-castle-r-c-hutchinson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}