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Diamonds Are Forever
by FLEMING, Ian
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First Edition, first printing, first state. Good/good. Hardcover : pp. (8) 11-257 : plain e.p.s : publisher's blind stamped black cloth in repeating diamonds with diamond in gilt foil to centre of top board and lettering in silver foil to the backstrip (Binding A) : first state dust jacket design by Pat Marriot showing price 12s6d.
Tape repairs to jacket at the head and tail, edges rubbed and verso of jacket spine is spotted; e.p.s lightly spotted and edges of text block are marked; smaller bookseller ink stamp to last page. With the first edition points as described by Gilbert including publisher's device under the author's name on the title page, "Boofy" on p.134 [Gilbert A4a (1.1)].
Tape repairs to jacket at the head and tail, edges rubbed and verso of jacket spine is spotted; e.p.s lightly spotted and edges of text block are marked; smaller bookseller ink stamp to last page. With the first edition points as described by Gilbert including publisher's device under the author's name on the title page, "Boofy" on p.134 [Gilbert A4a (1.1)].
Synopsis
Ian Fleming (1908-1964), creator of the world's best-known secret agent, is the author of fourteen James Bond books. Born in London in 1908 and educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he became the Reuters Moscow correspondent in 1929. In the spring of 1939, Fleming went back to Moscow as a special correspondent for the London Times . In June of that same year, he joined Naval Intelligence and served throughout World War II, finally earning the rank of Commander, RNVSR (Sp.). Much of the James Bond material was drawn directly from Fleming's experiences as an intelligence officer. Later, Fleming became a consultant on foreign affairs for the London Sunday Times , by which time he had become far better known as the creator of James Bond.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4251
- Title
- Diamonds Are Forever
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing, first state
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
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