{"product_id":"stormy-petrel-violet-needham-first-edition-printing","title":"Stormy Petrel, Violet Needham — 1st Edition\/Printing","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"656\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket shows light signs of shelf wear, with bumping to the corners and edges, minute chips about the spine, and very slight fading. Cover artwork remains bright, vibrant, and highly attractive. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original blue cloth binding displays curling and bumping to the corners, together with marks and areas of discolouration across the boards. Lower edge of the text block shows slight fraying from shelf wear, with light dust marking and foxing also present. Internally, pages remain tightly bound, clean, and tidy throughout. Illustrations remain clean and unblemished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"673\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing published by Collins, London, 1942, illustrated by Joyce Bruce. A wartime-era historical adventure by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eViolet Needham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, whose imaginative medieval and historical fiction has become increasingly collectible among readers of classic children’s literature. Early Needham first editions in original dust jacket are notably scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eStormy Petrel\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-paced historical adventure combining intrigue, peril, loyalty, and romance within a vividly realised historical setting, characteristic of Needham’s richly atmospheric storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53051310440787,"sku":"3134 RM","price":60.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_910e122d-d239-4929-ba6c-3bc0f7cea8b0.jpg?v=1772127264","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/stormy-petrel-violet-needham-first-edition-printing","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}