{"product_id":"when-the-owl-cries-paul-bartlett-1st-edition","title":"When the Owl Cries, Paul Bartlett — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e New York, The Macmillan Company, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding remains tight and firm, presented in the original red boards which are remarkably clean with unbumped corners and crisp, unoxidised blue spine titling. The text block is sound, displaying uniform, light toning to the page edges as is typical for the paper stock of this era, yet it is completely free of foxing or distracting internal blemishes. The original dust jacket is bright and retains its striking mid-century aesthetic, though it exhibits minor shelf-wear and light creasing along the top edge and spine head. Overall, it stands as a well-preserved, highly presentable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A superb First Edition, First Printing of Paul Bartlett’s evocative Mexican novel, published by The Macmillan Company. The rear panel of the dust jacket features a striking, illustrated map titled \"Plan of the Hacienda Petaca, Colima, Mexico,\" situating the reader immediately in the novel's geographical and historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eBartlett’s deep connection to Mexico is evident here; having spent years documenting the country's haciendas in both text and art, his rich visual understanding of the landscape translates seamlessly to this fiction. First printings of this work, especially those retaining a well-preserved original dust jacket, are increasingly scarce on the open market, making this an appealing acquisition for collectors of mid-century literature and historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eSet against the rumbling, seismic backdrop of the impending 1910 Mexican Revolution, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"92\"\u003eWhen the Owl Cries\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and atmospheric novel of a nation on the brink. Within the feudal walls of the Hacienda Petaca, the Medina family is torn apart by the same schisms dividing the country: an aging, conservative patriarch, Fernando Medina, clings to the old ways, while his progressive son, Don Raul, seeks to modernise and pacify the local peons. Caught between volcanic eruptions, familial tragedy, and sweeping political violence, Bartlett’s narrative is a masterfully rendered tale of love, survival, and the inevitable collapse of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304507593043,"sku":"4489","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_160555.jpg?v=1784036712","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/when-the-owl-cries-paul-bartlett-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}