{"product_id":"the-silence-of-the-lambs-thomas-harris-1st-uk-edition","title":"The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris — 1st UK Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, William Heinemann, 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 295.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust wrapper. The publisher's original black cloth boards are remarkably clean and robust, with the silver gilt lettering and Heinemann windmill emblem to the spine remaining notably bright and unoxidised. The boards display sharp corners and only the absolute faintest hint of shelf-bumping to the spine extremities. The binding is completely tight and square, holding a firm text block. Internally, the pages are clean and entirely free from previous ownership inscriptions, exhibiting only the mild, uniform age-toning to the page margins and text-block edges that is invariably common with the standard paper stock used for this edition. The original, unclipped dust wrapper retains its vibrant, haunting cover illustration with minimal surface wear, showing only slight rubbing to the panels and minor creasing along the upper spine edge. An exceptionally presentable and well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the UK First Edition, first impression of Thomas Harris's landmark psychological thriller. While the true first edition was published in the United States by St. Martin's Press the previous year, this 1989 Heinemann printing represents the book's first appearance in the British market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eBound in the publisher’s original black cloth, this copy retains its original pictorial dust wrapper featuring the iconic death's-head hawkmoth motif. The copyright page displays all correct first printing identifiers for the UK edition, including the 1989 publication date and Richard Clay Ltd printing details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eAlthough the US true first edition commands the highest premiums on the open market, this UK first edition remains highly sought-after and increasingly scarce in such a tight and well-preserved state. Its collectibility has been permanently cemented by the monumental success of the 1991 Academy Award-winning film adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eA killer nicknamed 'Buffalo Bill' is terrorising women across the United States. His methods are horrifying, his motives unknown, but his purpose is chillingly clear. In a desperate race against time, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is assigned to solicit the help of the only man who might understand the killer's twisted mind: Dr. Hannibal Lecter. A brilliant psychiatrist and a homicidal genius, Lecter is confined in strict isolation in a hospital for the criminally insane. In exchange for his insight, Starling must barter her own darkest secrets and childhood demons, unwittingly opening herself up to the manipulative games of a master psychopath.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304862241107,"sku":"4484","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_160028.jpg?v=1784037488","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-silence-of-the-lambs-thomas-harris-1st-uk-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}