{"product_id":"the-seventh-scroll-wilbur-smith-1st-edition-signed","title":"The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith — 1st Edition, Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Macmillan, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. [vi], 496.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine. This is an exceptionally well-preserved copy. The black cloth binding remains completely tight and square, displaying no bumping to the spine ends or corners. The gilt lettering to the spine is wonderfully bright and entirely unoxidised. Internally, the pages are crisp and clean, showing only the lightest, even age-toning to the text block edges, typical for the paper stock of this era, and are completely free from foxing or internal marks. The original unclipped dust jacket is immaculate, retaining its sharp, glossy finish without any fading, nicks, or creasing, and is now protected in a removable archival mylar sleeve. The book still wears its original promotional wraparound belly band, which is likewise in superb order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First edition, first impression, displaying the full number line '1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2' on the copyright page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy features an authorial inscription to the title page, reading \"For Derek\", signed \"Wilbur Smith\" in black ink. The volume also retains the publisher's original \"SIGNED SCROLL\" promotional wraparound band, an ephemeral detail that is often lost on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA heart-pounding archaeological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e thrusts readers into a deadly modern-day race to unearth the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose. When brilliant Egyptologist Royan Al Simma and her husband discover the cryptic seventh scroll, penned 4,000 years ago by the genius slave Taita, they unwittingly make themselves targets for a ruthless cabal. After her husband is brutally murdered, Royan must ally herself with the daring and aristocratic adventurer Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper. Together, they plunge into the unforgiving Ethiopian highlands, battling merciless assassins and ancient, lethal traps to solve the greatest mystery of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54814151967059,"sku":"5323","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260820_101647.jpg?v=1788255744","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-seventh-scroll-wilbur-smith-1st-edition-signed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}