{"product_id":"riding-the-iron-rooster-paul-theroux-1st-edition","title":"Riding the Iron Rooster, Paul Theroux — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [x], 493.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book presents in a sturdy, tight, and remarkably square binding. The cloth boards remain clean and free from serious edge-wear, save for a diminutive bump and a faint dust smudge to the lower fore-edge corner of the text block. Internally, the pages are uniformly bright, crisp, and entirely devoid of foxing, toning, or previous ownership inscriptions. The original dust jacket complements the book wonderfully, displaying vibrant, unfaded watercolor artwork with only the slightest hint of superficial rubbing at the extreme top and bottom edges of the spine, retaining its excellent display quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e True First UK Edition and First Printing of Theroux’s celebrated travelogue, clearly denoted by the full number line present on the copyright page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile copies of \u003ci\u003eRiding the Iron Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e are relatively well-represented on the open market due to Theroux’s immense literary popularity during the late 1980s, finding a surviving copy that has avoided the typical heavy page tanning or structural sag often associated with thick hardcovers of this era is becoming increasingly uncommon. This particular copy stands out for the distinct lack of sun-fading to the jacket and the crisp integrity of its unread text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRiding the Iron Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e, masterful travel writer Paul Theroux embarks on an epic, year-long railway journey across the vast and shifting landscape of 1980s China. With his trademark blend of wry observation, unvarnished candor, and deep curiosity, Theroux traverses the country from the frozen expanses of Xinjiang to the bustling, transitional streets of Beijing and the high-altitude isolation of Tibet. A seminal work of modern travel literature, this immersive chronicle offers a remarkably authentic snapshot of a complex nation standing on the precipice of monumental global change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53729558331731,"sku":"4123-EV-F-VG-45","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_131946.jpg?v=1781013064","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/riding-the-iron-rooster-paul-theroux-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}