{"product_id":"john-forster-and-his-friendships-richard-renton-1st-edition","title":"John Forster and His Friendships, Richard Renton — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1912\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"113\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 279.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"139\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Good. The original blind-stamped blue cloth binding remains reasonably tight and structurally sound, though it exhibits noticeable signs of handling and age, including moderate rubbing and surface scratching to the front and rear boards. The spine is heavily sunned, resulting in a dull grey hue that entirely obscures the original gilt titling, accompanied by considerable chipping and fraying at both the head and tail, with a minor loss of cloth at the tail's base. The text block is firm, but displays severe and pervasive foxing along the untrimmed deckled edges, which encroaches noticeably upon the preliminary leaves and margins throughout the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"817\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the first edition, presented in its original cloth binding and illustrated with thirty-eight portraits and plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eWhile copies of Renton's work occasionally appear on the open market, surviving first editions in their un-restored, original publisher's cloth are becoming increasingly uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe volume remains an essential primary reference for those studying Victorian literary circles and the broader milieu of nineteenth-century English letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eRichard Renton’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"362\"\u003eJohn Forster and His Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of one of the nineteenth century’s most influential, yet frequently overshadowed, literary figures. As a prominent critic, editor, and the closest confidant to titans such as Charles Dickens, Thomas Carlyle, and Robert Browning, John Forster stood at the very epicentre of Victorian literary and artistic life. Renton's biography not only chronicles Forster's own ambitious career but provides a fascinating, highly detailed window into the intersecting private worlds of the era's greatest writers and actors, capturing the vibrant intellectual network that defined the age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55089609834835,"sku":"5684","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260923_124052.jpg?v=1790607449","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/john-forster-and-his-friendships-richard-renton-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}