{"product_id":"i-the-jury-mickey-spillane-7th-impression","title":"I, The Jury, Mickey Spillane — 7th Impression","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Arthur Barker Limited, 1955\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 160.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The blue cloth boards remain remarkably sharp and clean, exhibiting tight hinges and unbumped corners that indicate careful handling over the decades. The text block shows the inevitable, uniform age-toning typical of mid-century post-war paper stock(most prominent along the top and fore-edges), but the pages themselves are clean, supple, and free of marginalia. The unclipped dust jacket (priced 9s. 6d. net) has been well-preserved, though it does display some moderate shelf-wear, including a closed tear and minor chipping to the top edge of the front panel, alongside light, grubby marking to the lighter-coloured rear panel. The binding is firm and square, presenting a very solid, collectible copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A classic example of mid-century hardboiled crime fiction, this is the seventh impression of the first UK edition, published in 1955 under Arthur Barker’s \"A Museum Street Thriller\" imprint. Originally published in the US in 1947, Spillane's debut novel introduced the world to Mike Hammer, the archetypal hard-hitting, rule-bending private eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding early UK printings of Spillane’s work with their original, striking dust jackets intact is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly as the thin paper stock used for these post-war editions was highly susceptible to damage, toning, and loss. The vibrant yellow-and-black jacket design remains a quintessential example of thriller aesthetics from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Mike Hammer's closest friend, Jack Williams, is brutally murdered, the hard-boiled private investigator bypasses the police and vows to exact his own form of uncompromising justice. Tearing through the seedy underbelly of New York City, Hammer encounters a tangled web of blackmail, narcotics, and dangerous women, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. \u003ci\u003eI, The Jury\u003c\/i\u003e is a blistering, high-octane thriller that redefined the detective genre and cemented Mickey Spillane as the undisputed king of noir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54566005113171,"sku":"5030","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_192512.jpg?v=1786519347","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/i-the-jury-mickey-spillane-7th-impression","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}