{"product_id":"they-hanged-my-saintly-billy-robert-graves-1st-edition","title":"They Hanged My Saintly Billy, Robert Graves — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Cassell \u0026amp; Company Ltd, 1957\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xi, 269.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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 black cloth boards are remarkably sharp with unbumped corners, and the binding remains tight and square, showing no signs of shelf-lean. Internally, the pages are clean with only a hint of the expected age-toning to the text block edges, particularly along the top edge, remaining entirely free of foxing or significant wear. The original dust jacket is equally well-preserved, featuring a vibrant front-panel illustration and clear lettering; it displays only minor rubbing at the spine ends and corners alongside light toning to the rear panel, presenting beautifully as a complete, highly collectible example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a true first edition, first printing of Robert Graves’s historical novel. The volume contains twenty-three text illustrations that complement Graves’s meticulous reconstruction of the events surrounding the infamous Palmer poisoning case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eLocating a first printing in such a bright, well-preserved dust jacket without significant chipping, fading, or loss is increasingly uncommon, making this a highly desirable copy for collectors of Graves's prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003eThey Hanged My Saintly Billy\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author Robert Graves turns his formidable historical imagination to one of the most notorious true-crime scandals of Victorian England. Through a captivating, multi-perspective narrative, Graves reconstructs the life and controversial trial of Dr William Palmer, a surgeon, racehorse owner, and accused poisoner who was executed in 1856. Defying the public consensus of the time, Graves presents a compelling, thoroughly researched defence of Palmer, questioning the integrity of the British justice system and offering a rich, atmospheric portrait of a man who may have been wrongfully condemned by a prejudiced society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55735888413011,"sku":"6834","price":39.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261102_105924.jpg?v=1793796510","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/they-hanged-my-saintly-billy-robert-graves-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}