{"product_id":"the-ghost-road-pat-barker-1st-edition-signed","title":"The Ghost Road, Pat Barker — 1st Edition, Signed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Viking, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [vi], 278.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The publisher's original black cloth binding remains exceptionally tight and structurally sound, with sharp corners and no discernible shelf-wear to the extremities. The silver gilt lettering on the spine is bright and entirely unoxidised. Internally, the pages are clean and free from foxing or markings, though the text block edges exhibit a slight, uniform age-toning typical of the paper stock used during this era. The original dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition, retaining its vivid colouration without fading; it remains unclipped and shows only the most microscopic rubbing to the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a first edition, third impression of Pat Barker's Booker Prize-winning novel, the concluding volume of her acclaimed Regeneration trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eCrucially, this copy is signed by the author directly onto the title page in black ink. The volume also retains its original, wrap-around \"SIGNED\" publisher's band over the dust jacket. This is a fragile piece of promotional ephemera that is frequently lost, torn, or discarded by previous owners, and its presence significantly enhances the collectability of this specific copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eWhile true first impressions of this title command substantial premiums, early signed printings such as this, especially those retaining the original signed band, remain highly sought-after by collectors of modern British literature and First World War historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThe culminating masterpiece of the Regeneration trilogy, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003eThe Ghost Road\u003c\/i\u003e follows the intertwined fates of Dr. W.H.R. Rivers and the working-class officer Billy Prior as the First World War staggers towards its devastating conclusion. Blending historical fact with profound psychological insight, Barker explores the trauma of conflict, the burden of memory, and the ghosts that haunt both the battlefield and the fractured minds of those who return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55598618181971,"sku":"6501","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261021_124851.jpg?v=1792926027","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-ghost-road-pat-barker-1st-edition-signed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}