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Moonraker
by Ian Fleming
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Jonathan Cape, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Moonraker by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1955. No name inscriptions. Faint tape marks to pastedowns and ep's (corresponding to jacket). A VG copy with some rubbing to edges. Cloth covers are unmarked and silver lettering remains bright. In a VG dust jacket with all three tones of colour on spine still very much distinguishable. Edges are without any wear as a result of the jacket being folded in on itself. Not price clipped.
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
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007100
- Title
- Moonraker
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Moonraker by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1955 (2)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Brought to Book Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Brought to Book Ltd
Founded by Adam and Justin Lay, Brought to Book Ltd offers rare and collectible titles from the more interesting and entertaining corners of the book world.
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
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