{"product_id":"seeing-red-roger-ormerod-1st-edition-signed-inscribed","title":"Seeing Red, Roger Ormerod — 1st Edition, Signed \u0026 Inscribed","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_00942a65e22240dc-252\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Constable \u0026amp; Company Ltd, 1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 218.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_00942a65e22240dc-253\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This book presents exceptionally well, bound in the publisher's original black boards which remain tight, square, and entirely free of significant shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. Internally, the text block exhibits a mild, uniform toning characteristic of the paper stock used during this era of British publishing, but the pages remain clean and entirely free of foxing, spotting or annotations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unclipped dust wrapper, retaining its original £6.95 net price flap, is equally well-preserved; it remains bright, vibrant, and glossy, suffering only the slightest hint of negligible rubbing to the upper edges, remaining entirely free of tears, chipping, or fading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Overall, a highly collectable, tightly bound copy in excellent state..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_00942a65e22240dc-254\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e True first edition, first printing. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003essued as part of the esteemed 'Constable Crime' imprint, the volume features the classic, unillustrated text block typical of mid-to-late-century standard detective fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_00942a65e22240dc-255\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is notably distinguished by a warm, personal presentation inscription from the author to fellow crime writer Eileen Dewhurst upon the title page, penned neatly in black ink: \"To my dear friend, Eileen. From Roger.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Personalised inscriptions to known friends and fellow writers are relatively uncommon, adding a unique touch of intimacy to this particular copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title forms an excellent addition for collectors of late 20th-century British crime fiction or completists of the Constable Crime series, preserved here in an unusually bright, complete state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_00942a65e22240dc-256\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a man returns to his home in Wales, the tragedy of a local's death seems straightforward enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, the deceased's grieving widow, Angie, becomes resolutely convinced that her husband, Iledwyn Griffiths, was murdered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Detective-Sergeant Harry Kyle steps in as a favour to Angie's exasperated husband, hoping to examine the wreckage and lay her groundless suspicions to rest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But as Kyle probes deeper into the murky circumstances surrounding the crash, his certainty wavers and he grows increasingly fond of Angie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Then, one dark night, while examining the wreckage of the fatal car, someone strikes him over the head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And Harry Kyle sees red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53760342720851,"sku":"4069-RM-FS-VG-4","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_141245.jpg?v=1781014014","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/seeing-red-roger-ormerod-1st-edition-signed-inscribed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}