{"product_id":"the-lion-and-the-jewel-wole-soyinka-1st-edition","title":"The Lion and the Jewel, Wole Soyinka — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Oxford University Press, 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 64.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The paper wrappers remain bright and entirely intact, exhibiting only light shelf-wear to the extremities, mild rubbing to the corners, and a touch of natural sunning to the spine. The binding is secure, tight, and completely square. Internally, the pages are clean, crisp, and completely free of foxing or notations, showing only the faintest hint of uniform age-toning to the page margins, as is standard for the paper stock of this era. A highly presentable and remarkably well-preserved example of a fragile paperback publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition, first printing. This specific copy is exceptionally notable as a publisher's advance review copy, retaining its original printed and loosely inserted review slip. The slip specifies a publication date of 25 April 1963 and the original pre-publication price of \"4\/6 net,\" serving as a definitive marker of the book's true first state. The front wrapper features the striking original artwork by cover designer Taj Ahmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eEarly printings of Soyinka's plays in their original wrappers are uncommon on the open market, and they are genuinely scarce when complete with ephemeral publisher insertions such as the original review slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eSet in the Yoruba village of Ilujinle, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eThe Lion and the Jewel\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's most celebrated and frequently performed plays. The ribald comedy centres on the conflict between traditional African values and Western modernity, explored through the bitter rivalry of Baroka, the wily and traditional 'Lion' (the village Bale), and Lakunle, the progressive but pompous schoolteacher. Both men vie for the affections of Sidi, the beautiful village 'Jewel', leading to a sharp, satirical exploration of cultural friction, vanity, and gender dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55716657332563,"sku":"6724","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261027_132340.jpg?v=1793625631","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-lion-and-the-jewel-wole-soyinka-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}