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Goldfinger

by Fleming, Ian

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Jonathan Cape, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 188 x 126 mm). 318, [2, blank] pp. Map on p. [246]. Original black paper over boards. Front cover stamped in gilt and blind with a skull with gold coin eyes. Spine lettered in gilt with Jonathan Cape logo in gilt at foot. Binding slightly skewed. In the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping. Jacket with some minor chipping and shelf wear along top edge. Back panel a bit soiled. Top of jacket spine with small chip. Overall a very good copy. Former owners name and April 1953 date on front free endpaper. "With the lazy precision of Fate, this, Ian Fleming's longest narrative of secret service adventure, brings James Bond to grips with the most powerful criminal the world has ever known- Goldfinger, the man who had planned the 'Crime de la Crime'." (From the front flap) Biondi and Pickard, p. 45. Campbell 7007A1. HBS 65997. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

Synopsis

In Ian Fleming's Goldfinger , we are introduced to Auric Goldfinger. This man is without a doubt the most phenomenal criminal Bond has ever faced!  This evil genius likes his cash in gold bars and his women dressed in gold paint - and now he is planning to steal all the gold in Fort Knox. That is, unless Secret Agent 007 can stop him! He must first take on two of the most memorable Bond villains: a human weapon named Oddjob and a luscious crime boss named Pussy Galore. Originally titled The Richest Man in the World, Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series (preceded by Dr. No and followed by For Your Eyes Only). Fleming structured the novel in three sections — “Happenstance,” “Coincidence,” and “Enemy Action” — which was how Goldfinger described Bond's three seemingly coincidental meetings with him.  As a whole, the novel centers on James Bonds’ investigation into the gold smuggling activities of Auric Goldfinger, the richest man in England, who is also suspected of being connected to the Soviet counter-intelligence organization. As well as establishing the background to the smuggling operation, Bond uncovers a much larger plot: Goldfinger’s plan to steal the gold reserves of the United States from Fort Knox.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
1309510
Title
Goldfinger
Author
Fleming, Ian
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Date Published
1959

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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....
First Edition
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Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
Shelf Wear
Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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