{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-paladin-violet-needham-first-edition-printing","title":"The House of the Paladin, Violet Needham — 1st Edition\/Printing","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"801\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"801\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket shows light signs of shelf wear, with bumping to the corners and edges together with small spots of foxing across the panels. Cover artwork remains bright, vibrant, and highly attractive; jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original cloth binding displays light bumping and sunning along the edges, though remains clean overall, with gilt lettering to the spine crisp and legible. Text block remains in excellent condition, with light fraying to the lower edge and some foxing present, though predominantly clean overall. Internally, pages are tightly bound, clean, and tidy throughout. Illustrations remain immaculate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"818\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing published by Collins, London, 1945, illustrated by Joyce Bruce. A scarce late wartime title 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 historical adventure novels have become increasingly collectible for their richly imagined settings and distinctive storytelling. Early Needham first editions in original dust jacket are notably difficult to obtain in superior condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003eThe House of the Paladin\u003c\/em\u003e is a romantic historical adventure filled with intrigue, danger, loyalty, and chivalric atmosphere, characteristic of Needham’s immersive and fast-moving fiction for younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53050697318739,"sku":"3142 RM","price":45.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fbdfd2cc-201c-4f4c-8d27-905b134542d4.jpg?v=1772117009","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-paladin-violet-needham-first-edition-printing","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}