{"product_id":"stage-land-curious-habits-and-customs-of-its-inhabitants-jerome-k-jerome-1st-ed","title":"Stage-Land, Jerome K. Jerome — 1st Ed.","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_3921b4e0906d3e60-886\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, 1889\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting: \u003c\/b\u003e4to, pp. [viii], 158.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_3921b4e0906d3e60-887\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. Original green cloth binding remains structurally sound and tight, though it exhibits standard signs of handling typical with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. The boards show light rubbing and surface marks, with bumping and minor fraying localised to the corner tips and spine ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e. Despite this wear, the striking red tooling to the front and rear boards remains vivid and unoxidised, retaining excellent shelf appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,6\"\u003e. Internally, the textblock is very well-preserved. The hinges are secure, and the charming floral endpapers are fully intact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,8\"\u003e. The pages themselves are predominantly clean and bright, boasting crisp illustrations with only faint, occasional toning to the extreme margins and textblock edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,10\"\u003e. A solid, highly presentable copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_3921b4e0906d3e60-888\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A charming first edition of Jerome K. Jerome's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eStage-Land\u003c\/i\u003e, issued by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. Illustrated by J. Bernard Partridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e, the work pairs Jerome's legendary wit with visual caricatures of Victorian theatrical archetypes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_3921b4e0906d3e60-889\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eThe book features distinct provenance, bearing the handsome bookplate of Rupert St. W. Brettell affixed to the dedication page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e, as well as a neat prior ownership signature—\"Alix N. L. Shaw, Jan 1961\"—to the front pastedown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e. While not an exceptionally scarce title on the open market owing to Jerome’s surging contemporary popularity, encountering early editions in their original, un-restored cloth bindings with well-preserved decorative stamping is becoming increasingly uncommon for discerning collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_3921b4e0906d3e60-890\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003ePublished in the same year as his timeless comic novel \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (1889), Jerome K. Jerome’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eStage-Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful and affectionate satire of the Victorian theatre. Through a series of wry essays, Jerome catalogues the absurd, highly codified stock characters of nineteenth-century melodrama—from the inexplicably righteous hero and the moustache-twirling villain to the scheming adventuress. Paired with J. Bernard Partridge’s delightful sketches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e, this work serves as both a hilarious contemporary roast of dramatic tropes and an invaluable time capsule of late-Victorian entertainment culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53784591466835,"sku":"4094-RM-F-G-29","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_152224.jpg?v=1781019116","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/stage-land-curious-habits-and-customs-of-its-inhabitants-jerome-k-jerome-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}