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Thrilling Cities
by Ian Fleming
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$570.32A$513.29
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6.5". None. A first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's travelogue regarding a five-week all expenses paid trip to thirteen cities around the globe. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the price unclipped first state dust wrapper. Featuring all of the necessary issue points, including laminated rear flap of dust wrapper, black endpapers, tipped in errata slip to page 233, and the copyright page stating 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'.Originally published as two series of articles for the Sunday Times, this work describes Fleming's trip to thirteen cities from Honk Kong to Monte Carlo. The trip allowed Fleming to gather material to furnish the research and settings for five of the subsequent Bond novels, and seven short stories. A lovely example of this important travelogue, key to understanding the world of James Bond.Illustrated with numerous photographic plates. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, and price unclipped dust wrapper. Minor discolouration to back strip tail, with light marks to front joint. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with edgewear to entirety of dust wrapper head. Tape residue marks to front and rear flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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