Thrilling Cities
by Ian Fleming
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
Thrilling Cities is the title of a collection of non-fiction travel articles by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The book was published by Glidrose Productions first in Great Britain in 1963, followed by an American edition in 1964. The book is a collection of articles Fleming wrote for the London Sunday Times, based on two trips he took between 1959 and 1960 at the behest of Times travel editor Leonard Russell. The book version includes material edited out of the original articles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 790F18
- Title
- Thrilling Cities
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- James Bond 007 Travel 007
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
About Rooke Books
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