{"product_id":"twelve-chinks-and-a-woman-james-hadley-chase-1st-edition","title":"Twelve Chinks and a Woman, James Hadley Chase — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_34be6d00927efe3c-608\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2920\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2920 citation-end-2920\"\u003e London, Jarrold's Publishers, London Ltd., 1940\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_34be6d00927efe3c-608\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. \u003cspan class=\"citation-2919 citation-end-2919\"\u003e[iv], 191.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_34be6d00927efe3c-609\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Original orange cloth binding remains sound and securely attached to the text block, though it exhibits significant aesthetic wear. Most notably, the front board and spine display liquid staining alongside heavy sun-fading, with moderate rubbing to the extremities. \u003cspan class=\"citation-2918 citation-end-2918\"\u003eThe text block edges show moderate tanning and minor foxing typical of economy wartime paper stocks.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2917 citation-end-2917\"\u003eInternally, the pages present well; the title page and immediate preliminary leaves are relatively bright with only faint scattered spotting, and the binding remains firm.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The volume is currently housed in a clear protective mylar wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_34be6d00927efe3c-610\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2916 citation-end-2916\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2915\"\u003eFirst Edition of James Hadley Chase's hardboiled noir classic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2915\"\u003eTwelve Chinks and a Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2915 citation-end-2915\"\u003e, originally published in August 1940. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2914 citation-end-2914\"\u003eThe copyright page is notably free of any secondary printing notes or \"thousands\" statements common to later Jarrolds reprints of this era,\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e solidifying its status as an original early issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2913\"\u003eThe novel is highly notable for its numerous title revisions in later years, appearing subsequently as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2913\"\u003eTwelve Chinamen and a Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2913\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2913 citation-end-2913\"\u003eThe Doll's Bad News\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-2912 citation-end-2912\"\u003eFurthermore, the text was heavily revised in later decades to suit changing sensibilities and tone down the violence.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e As such, securing the unexpurgated, original text in a true early edition is increasingly uncommon on the open market, appealing greatly to collectors of golden-age pulp and British interpretations of American hardboiled crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_34be6d00927efe3c-612\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2910\"\u003ePrivate Investigator Dave Fenner, the same hardened sleuth from Chase’s controversial debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2910\"\u003eNo Orchids for Miss Blandish, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2910 citation-end-2910\"\u003ereturns for another violent, fast-paced case.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2909 citation-end-2909\"\u003eWhen the beautiful Marian Daley strides into Fenner's office, flashes a $6,000 retainer, and reveals the terrifying bruises on her back, Fenner is drawn into a high-stakes hunt for her missing sister who has fallen in with bad company in Florida.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-2908 citation-end-2908\"\u003eThe investigation soon entangles Fenner with a dangerous smuggling ring, a planted corpse, and a mounting body count.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Razor-sharp, relentlessly paced, and soaked in cynical wit, it is a quintessential James Hadley Chase thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53800123859283,"sku":"4097-RM-F-VG-4","price":139.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_152633_35dce032-3fca-4d1e-b019-df2e31d06c2a.jpg?v=1782087826","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/twelve-chinks-and-a-woman-james-hadley-chase-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}