{"product_id":"justine-or-the-misfortunes-of-virtue-marquis-de-sade-1st-ed","title":"Justine or The Misfortunes of Virtue, Marquis de Sade — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Neville Spearman Limited and The Holland Press Limited, 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. 287.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The publisher's original burgundy cloth binding remains tightly bound and structurally sound, boasting sharp corners and brilliant, unoxidised gilt tooling to the spine that shows virtually no signs of shelf-wear. Internally, the hinges are perfectly secure and the text block is exceptionally crisp. The pages remain bright and clean, free from internal foxing or handling marks, with only a touch of mild dust-toning restricted to the top edge of the text block. The accompanying original dust jacket is highly presentable; it remains entirely intact with vibrant, unfaded colours to the front and spine, exhibiting only very light rubbing to the spine tips and a touch of surface grubbiness to the plain white rear panel. Overall, a highly attractive and robust copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This 1964 joint publication by Neville Spearman and The Holland Press represents the first edition thus, featuring Alan Hull Walton’s unexpurgated English translation of Sade's infamous 1787 manuscript. The edition is notable for its scholarly rigour, seamlessly incorporating expansions and selected variants from the subsequent 1791 and 1797 printings alongside Walton's extensive bibliographical notes and introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe volume is prefaced by an atmospheric engraved frontispiece depicting classical figures in a state of distress, perfectly setting the visual tone for the philosophical and transgressive narrative within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eTrue hardcover first printings of this specific translation, particularly those retaining their original dust jackets in such well-preserved condition, have become increasingly uncommon on the open market compared to the ubiquitous Corgi paperback reprints that followed a year later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eOriginally written in 1787 while the Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"85\"\u003eJustine or The Misfortunes of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e remains a highly controversial cornerstone of transgressive literature. The narrative follows the relentless and tragic life of Justine, a young woman who resolves to live a life of unwavering virtue, chastity, and religious devotion. Despite her moral purity, she is subjected to a staggering sequence of abuses, betrayals, and degradations at the hands of a corrupt society that openly champions vice. Sade uses her perpetual suffering as a dark, satirical vehicle to philosophically explore the triumph of libertinism over traditional morality, violently challenging the Enlightenment's optimistic view of human nature, divine justice, and the rewards of a virtuous life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55729745232211,"sku":"6759","price":59.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261028_105607.jpg?v=1793734448","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/justine-or-the-misfortunes-of-virtue-marquis-de-sade-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}