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Octopussy
by Fleming, Ian
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: New American Library [1966], 1966. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [8], 3-120, [2] pp. Black paper boards with red lettering on the spine and a gun and tentacle embossed in gilt on the front board. Gold endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $3.50 on front flap of jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Paul Bacon. Includes "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights". Ahearn APG 025c. Gilbert A14b. Jacket has rubbing and two small chips to its rear panel.
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
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012009
- Title
- Octopussy
- Author
- Fleming, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- New American Library [1966]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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