{"product_id":"three-nails-h-a-manhood-1st-edition","title":"Three Nails, H. A. Manhood — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, The White Owl Press, 1933\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. 55.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The original red cloth boards remain structurally sound and rigid, with sharp corners and only faint, expected rubbing to the spine tips and extremities. The black lettering and original \"3\/6\" price on the spine remain clear and unrubbed. The binding is tight, square, and secure. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and free of foxing; however, the most notable physical characteristic is a prominent patch of heavy black ink offsetting to the front endpapers. This dark offsetting perfectly mirrors the woodcut illustration of the dust jacket, indicating that the jacket (or its front panel) was stored flat inside the front cover for an extended period, transferring the rich black ink onto the paper. The accompanying dust jacket, featuring Alfred Lowe's striking artwork, remains vividly dark and largely uncreased as a result of being stored internally, though this preservation came at the direct cost of the endpaper offsetting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First Edition, first printing (the standard trade issue, distinct from the 125-copy signed limited edition). This copy is notable for retaining the scarce, striking original dust jacket, illustrated with a macabre woodcut by Alfred Lowe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe White Owl Press was a small, short-lived independent publisher, and the survival of this fragile jacket, especially with its heavy black inking intact and completely free of sun-fading, is uncommon on the open market. The presence of the original 3\/6 price stamped directly at the foot of the book's spine is a charming bibliographic detail typical of this edition's binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHarold Alfred Manhood (1904–1991) was a British author who famously favored rural isolation, living much of his life in a converted railway carriage in the Sussex countryside, where he brewed his own cider and wrote stories that infused quiet rural settings with the weird and the supernatural. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"295\"\u003eThree Nails\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, compact domestic horror tale narrated by an unnamed young boy. It delves into the dark intersections of religious mania, infidelity, and cruelty, ultimately culminating in a macabre modern-day crucifixion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54424563810643,"sku":"4812","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_223628.jpg?v=1785237118","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/three-nails-h-a-manhood-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}