{"product_id":"poison-chris-wooding-publishers-proof-signed","title":"Poison, Chris Wooding — Publisher's Proof, Signed","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"user-message-bubble-color corner-superellipse\/0.98 relative min-w-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[22px] px-4 py-2.5 leading-6 max-w-(--user-chat-width,70%)\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Scholastic Press, 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 288.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This signed publisher's proof is remarkably well-preserved, presented in the original publisher's pictorial wraps. The binding remains exceedingly tight and square, suggesting the book is unread, with the spine entirely free of reading creases. The extremities exhibit only the faintest signs of shelf-wear, primarily a negligible touch of rubbing to the corner tips and spine ends. Internally, the text block is bright, clean, and entirely devoid of foxing, marking, or toning, maintaining a crispness atypical for promotional proof copies. The author's signature is boldly and cleanly executed across the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This copy is an Uncorrected Publisher's Proof, issued in softcover wrappers to reviewers and trade professionals prior to the first hardback trade edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title page bears the authentic signature of the author, Chris Wooding, smoothly inscribed over the primary title text. Proof copies of this era were printed in highly limited print runs strictly for promotional and review purposes (\"Not for re-sale\"), as explicitly noted on the rear wrapper. Surviving examples that feature the author's signature remain scarce on the open market, elevating the desirability of this volume for collectors of modern young adult dark fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a dark, malevolent world where humans are viewed as mere vermin by cruel immortals, \u003ci\u003ePoison\u003c\/i\u003e follows the tale of a fiercely stubborn girl determined to defy the odds. When her beloved baby sister is snatched by phaeries, Poison departs her suffocating hometown and ventures into a nightmarish realm ruled by malicious tricksters and the capricious Phaerie King. Guided by her wits and a perilous cast of companions, and facing adversaries like the horrifying Bone Witch and Lady Asinastra, queen of the spiders, she embarks on a dangerous quest that challenges the very boundaries of her created universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53729172848979,"sku":"4128-RM-F-VG-5","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_132505.jpg?v=1781012650","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/poison-chris-wooding-publishers-proof-signed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}