OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
by Fleming, Ian
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine first issue dust jacket, printed price of 10s. 6d. net on front flap. (30689)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, [1966]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine first issue dust jacket, printed price of 10s. 6d. net on front flap. (30689). Octavo, original dark gray boards, front and spine stamped in silver, gray patterned endpapers. Contains two novellas. Both made into feature films. Gilbert: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A14a (1.1). Hubin, p. 288.
Synopsis
Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming. It is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as a postscript to his James Bond canon. It originally contained "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights". More recent editions also include "The Property of a Lady" – added in 1967 and "007 in New York" – added in 2002.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30689
- Title
- OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
- Author
- Fleming, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine first issue dust jacket, printed price of 10s. 6d. net on front flap. (30689)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1966]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Spy . Film Source
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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