The James Bond Dossier
by AMIS, Kingsley
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Publisher's black boards with gilt titles & blind stamped bullet holes to front board. Pictorial dustwrapper by Jan Pienkowski in the manner of the of trompe l'oeil style created by Richard Chopping for the Bond titles. A fine copy with no marks to boards. No marks to clean textblock edges. No inscriptions. The near fine/fine dustwrapper is complete & remarkably fresh and clean with none of the usual heavy toning to the diamond white lettering on wrapper spine. A few small rubs here & there to print. Original price of 16snet to front flap. A very clean copy. A dossier compiled by Amis on the most famous spy in the world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102416
- Title
- The James Bond Dossier
- Author
- AMIS, Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
Julian Roberts Fine Books
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Julian Roberts Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
About Julian Roberts Fine Books
Julian Roberts Fine Books specialise in First Editions of Rare Literature, Fiction, Childrens & Illustrated books including some scarcer Antiquarian titles.Established over two decades ago, JRFB deals nationally and internationally with clients in the UK and at all points of the Globe.Happy to discuss all aspects of book collecting but our pervading message is ... 'beyond rarity, condition is everything'.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...