{"product_id":"puffin-asquith-r-j-minney-1st-edition","title":"Puffin Asquith, R.J. Minney — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Leslie Frewin, 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [ii], 273, [15].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. The publisher's original yellow-orange cloth binding remains exceptionally sharp and firm, with bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine and no evidence of shelf-lean. The corners are tight and the board edges remain unrubbed. Internally, the text block is clean and squarely bound, displaying only the faintest expected age-toning to the top edge and remaining entirely free from heavy dusting or foxing. The original dust jacket presents handsomely, remaining unclipped with the publisher's price intact to the front flap; it exhibits only mild rubbing to the extremities and very slight creasing along the top edge, retaining its vibrant colour without notable fading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First Edition. Complete with its original photographic dust jacket featuring Asquith in his iconic director's chair, the volume includes a frontispiece portrait and central photographic plates illustrating his life and career on set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eWhile standard reading copies of this biography routinely appear on the secondary market, examples retaining their bright, unclipped dust jackets and sharp cloth bindings without significant institutional wear, heavy foxing, or sun-fading are increasingly uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eAn intimate and meticulously researched biography of Anthony 'Puffin' Asquith, the son of a Prime Minister and one of British cinema's most distinguished early directors. Written by his contemporary and colleague R.J. Minney, this volume traces Asquith's remarkable trajectory from the upper echelons of British aristocratic society to the bustling studios of Pinewood and beyond, offering a fascinating portrait of an aesthete who transcended his privileged background to become a beloved and brilliantly innovative film-maker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55642225606995,"sku":"6563","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261022_110256.jpg?v=1793179772","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/puffin-asquith-r-j-minney-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}