{"product_id":"ramages-devil-dudley-pope-1st-edition","title":"Ramage's Devil, Dudley Pope — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Secker \u0026amp; Warburg (The Alison Press), 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 226.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The charcoal cloth binding remains tight and secure, though the book exhibits a slight forward lean to the spine. The gilt lettering and naval emblem on the spine remain bright and unoxidised. The text block is pleasingly clean and free of notable spotting or foxing, with just the faintest touch of typical age-toning to the page margins. The unclipped dust jacket is likewise very well preserved, displaying bright, unfaded cover art with only trivial rubbing and minor shelf-wear to the extremities, primarily along the spine ends and corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true first English edition, first impression. It represents the thirteenth instalment in Dudley Pope's celebrated Lord Ramage series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile the Ramage paperbacks were printed in high volumes, well-preserved first edition hardbacks from the latter half of the series are becoming increasingly sought after by naval fiction collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eFinding a copy with an intact, bright dust jacket free of significant tears or sunning adds distinct appeal to this specific volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe Peace of Amiens provides a brief, uneasy truce between Britain and France, prompting Captain Lord Ramage to take his new bride, Sarah, on a honeymoon to a chateau in the French countryside. However, their idyllic retreat is violently interrupted when Napoleon abruptly resumes hostilities. Hours before the official declaration of war, Bonaparte orders the arrest of all Britons on French soil. Forced into hiding, Ramage and Sarah must outmanoeuvre the ruthless French secret police and navigate a desperate escape to the coast. Their capture would mean transportation to the notorious penal colony of Devil's Island, setting the stage for a tense, high-stakes game of survival behind enemy lines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55853725811027,"sku":"6997","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261110_103133.jpg?v=1794480742","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/ramages-devil-dudley-pope-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}