{"product_id":"the-trap-dan-billany-first-edition","title":"The Trap, Dan Billany — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"721\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket displays very light signs of shelf wear, with gentle bumping to the corners, faint wear along the edges, and minute tears at the spine corners. Otherwise excellent, with artwork and lettering remaining bright and vibrant. Publisher’s original binding shows slight curling to the corners together with a light vertical crease to the spine. Spotting present across the text block, most noticeably to the upper edge, though edges remain crisp and generally clean overall. Crease to one endpaper, with faint foxing through the endpapers. Internally, contents remain clean and tidy throughout. Binding tight and secure. Ex-Libris ownership mark of Peter Stevinson Watson to pastedown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"738\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eFirst edition published by Faber \u0026amp; Faber, London, 1950. A posthumously published novel by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDan Billany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, whose literary reputation rests largely upon his wartime writings and psychologically perceptive fiction shaped by his experiences during the Second World War. Early Faber first editions of Billany’s work are increasingly scarce in original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eThe Trap\u003c\/em\u003e is a tense and introspective novel exploring confinement, psychological pressure, and human vulnerability, written in the restrained yet emotionally charged style characteristic of post-war British literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53066213753171,"sku":"3155 (£5 P\u0026P)","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_20997ad3-7655-4163-86eb-7b7d1a806747.jpg?v=1772120489","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-trap-dan-billany-first-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}