{"product_id":"john-blackburn-the-young-man-from-lima-jonathan-cape-1968","title":"The Young Man from Lima","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. Original orange hardback with the title lettered in silver on the spine. With the excellent and unclipped dust-jacket, one corner tip rubbed and some light rubbing to edges of the ends of backstrip, lower panel slightly foxed. Top edges of pages dyed blue. Without inscriptions etc. A fine copy. John Blackburn (1923-93) was the second son of a north country clergyman, though born in the Northamptonshire village of Corbridge. He was educated at Haileybury College And Durham University before serving as a merchant seaman during World War II. William Raven, the Secretary for External Affairs, is assassinated by a snowman. It is yet another in a series of assassinations of government officials throughout the world who happen to be tied to a mythical South American country called Nueva Leon. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BLACKBURN, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53260347441495,"sku":"21280","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/21280.jpg?v=1775547491","url":"https:\/\/worldsendbookshop.com\/products\/john-blackburn-the-young-man-from-lima-jonathan-cape-1968","provider":"Worlds End Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}