Role of Honour
by Gardner, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224029738
- ISBN 13
- 9780224029735
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trevor Scobie DJ. James Bond resigns his 007 status and heads for Monte Carlo in search of a ' role of honour '. 222 pp .Black cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine only. Book has adhesive scars where DJ was attached to book. ffep has card pocket, date stamp, Title Page has library stamp, date stamp, ow text block is clean and unmarked. Unclipped (L7.95 net in UK only) DJhas Dewey sticker on spine, edge wear, crinkled top corner rear flap. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 122803.
Synopsis
Role of Honour (published in American editions as Role of Honor), first published in 1984, was the fourth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and in the United States by Putnam.
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Details
- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002803
- Title
- Role of Honour
- Author
- Gardner, John
- Illustrator
- Trevor Scobie DJ
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224029738
- ISBN 13
- 9780224029735
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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