{"product_id":"open-arms-odette-joyeux-first-edition-1954-rare","title":"Open Arms, Odette Joyeux — 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=\"727\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: A highly attractive copy. Original dust jacket displays only touches of wear to extremities, including a small tear to the upper-left corner together with light bumping to the spine ends and corners. Jacket otherwise remains exceptionally well-preserved, with no significant losses or blemishes. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original cloth binding remains excellent, with all lettering crisp, bold, and fully legible. Text block clean and well-preserved with sharp page edges. Internally, pages remain tightly bound, clean, and tidy throughout, appearing unread. Retains a contemporary newspaper clipping relating to the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"744\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"744\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eFirst edition published by Allan Wingate, London, 1954. A scarce English-language edition of a novel by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOdette Joyeux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the celebrated French actress, screenwriter, and author whose literary works are considerably less common than her film appearances. Copies of \u003cem data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003eOpen Arms\u003c\/em\u003e are infrequently encountered, particularly in such well-preserved condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003eOpen Arms\u003c\/em\u003e is a sophisticated mid-century French novel exploring love, relationships, and emotional complexities with wit, sensitivity, and psychological insight, qualities characteristic of Joyeux's literary writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52775328448851,"sku":"3004-RM-FR-VG-9","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c97014b1-da81-47f2-93e4-6d4453332d4e.jpg?v=1768311046","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/open-arms-odette-joyeux-first-edition-1954-rare","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}