{"product_id":"the-silent-house-first-edition-thus","title":"The Silent House (First Edition Thus)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 92, 79);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1928 Readers Library reprint of the thriller behind a hit stage play and a 1929 film, complete with its pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silent House\u003c\/em\u003e is a thriller by John G. Brandon, published by Cassell in 1928 at 7s. 6d., and tied to the stage play by Brandon and George Pickett. The play was a success and led to a British film, directed by Walter Forde for Nettlefold Studios and trade-shown in January 1929. The Readers Library reissued the book in a cheap but well-made series, with a pictorial jacket. The villain is the mandarin Chan-fu, and the book belongs to the tradition of “Yellow Peril” fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Readers Library edition, first printing. \u003c\/strong\u003eSmall octavo. 251pp. Burgundy cloth boards, decorated and lettered in gilt to the cover and spine, in the original pictorial dust jacket. Good in a near fine dust jacket, with very mild wear to the jacket edges. The cover boards are worn along the edges, and the contents are toned throughout, with some foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNot currently on display in store. For viewing or more information, please contact: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\" title=\"Harry Hartog Rare Book Department\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000929\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John G. Branden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68420493705459,"sku":"1110003024756","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/2_ce804109-4173-4624-a89c-4c4a88f09ab5.png?v=1793840097","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-silent-house-first-edition-thus","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}