{"product_id":"the-short-year-barbra-ward-1st-edition","title":"The Short Year, Barbra Ward — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Arthur Barker Limited, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" 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 volume presents well in a tight, square binding with firm, unbumped corners and crisp olive cloth boards that retain bright, unoxidised gilt lettering along the spine. Internally, the structural integrity of the text block remains excellent; the pages are commendably clean and largely free from foxing, though the edges exhibit the mild, even age-tanning expected of mid-century commercial paper stock. The original, unclipped dust jacket (priced 25s net) is bright and largely intact, exhibiting only light rubbing, a touch of surface toning to the rear white photographic panel, and minor superficial nicking at the spine extremities without any significant loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First UK edition (following the 1967 US first printing by Putnam).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThis scarce UK edition by Arthur Barker captures the transitional cultural landscape of the late 1960s. The striking dust jacket art, featuring a negative-space vase illusion formed by two profiles on the front, paired with an evocative black-and-white author portrait on the rear panel, epitomises the graphic design sensibilities of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eA sensitive and evocative exploration of youth, identity, and sexuality in the bohemian enclave of 1960s Greenwich Village. The novel follows nineteen-year-old Pembroke Miller as she navigates the complex social landscape of the era, confronting her own evolving desires and the challenges of a profound same-sex relationship. Ward's intimate narrative offers a nuanced and groundbreaking look at the shifting moral and social paradigms of the time, capturing the triumphs and heartbreaks of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55815503380819,"sku":"6908","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261105_093624.jpg?v=1794309016","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-short-year-barbra-ward-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}