{"product_id":"french-strikes-oil-freeman-wills-crofts-1st-edition","title":"French Strikes Oil, Freeman Wills Crofts — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"606\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original dust jacket with a large piece missing from the spine, alongside chips, small tears, creasing, and light bumping to corners and edges; however, the jacket remains fully intact overall, with artwork still bright and vibrant and protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original cloth binding shows a small scuff to the spine but remains otherwise clean and sound. Binding tight and square. Text block displays a few small spots of foxing with crisp edges; very slight age-related browning to some pages, though contents remain clean, tidy, and well preserved throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"623\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"915\"\u003eFirst edition, Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, London, 1952, in original cloth with the original dust jacket. A later period mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts, a key figure of the Golden Age detective tradition, whose works are increasingly collected for their methodical plotting and procedural realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eA detective novel combining international intrigue and investigative procedure, following complex criminal activity with Crofts’ characteristic emphasis on detail and logical deduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53277716906323,"sku":"3270-RM-F-VG-4","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/French-Strikes-Oil-Freeman-Wills-Crofts-First-Edition-Vintage-Book_b91db62b-3583-4837-a603-f014f776ef32.jpg?v=1776611831","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/french-strikes-oil-freeman-wills-crofts-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}