{"product_id":"the-venner-crime-john-rhode-1st-edition","title":"The Venner Crime, John Rhode — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Odhams Press Limited, 1933\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 248.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. While structurally sound and firmly bound, this copy exhibits substantial aesthetic wear. The original maroon cloth remains intact, but the spine and board edges are heavily sunned, completely fading the material from deep red to a light beige. The extremities show moderate bumping and rubbing. The text block is whole and highly readable, though the edges display noticeable foxing that occasionally intrudes into the page margins. A standard previous ownership signature is neatly pencilled to the front free endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true first edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Venner Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic mystery featuring the armchair detective Dr. Lancelot Priestley. This title holds a unique position in John Rhode’s bibliography, as it remains the only one of his works to be published in the United Kingdom by Odhams Press rather than his usual publisher, Collins Crime Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is offered without its dust jacket. While Odhams editions were often produced in substantial numbers, finding this specific 1933 first edition on the open market today is scarce, as the majority of these cloth-bound copies were heavily read or discarded over the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn elderly man named Venner is poisoned by strychnine, but the authorities initially mistake the case for an accidental death. However, at almost exactly the same time, his nephew Ernest inexplicably disappears. Enter Dr. Lancelot Priestley, the brilliantly astute armchair detective, who must untangle a complex web of deceit and hidden motives to solve the case.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831071396179,"sku":"5348","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260820_110324.jpg?v=1788345440","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-venner-crime-john-rhode-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}