Jonathan Cape, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Illustrator: Bill Botten -- Dustwrapper. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with Red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The author's photograph on rear panel in black and white. Another adventures starring that man about town, and, spy Â– James Bond. The dustwrapper is edgeworn, and shows signs of rubbing especially on the rear panel and there is loss of illustration from the removal of a sticker at the top right-hand corner of the front panel. The rear panel has slight chipping. As is usual with this book the page edges have started to brown. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 255 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Bill Botten -- Dustwrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0224029347. ISBN/EAN: 9780224029346. Inventory No: 0201640. . 9780224029346

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For Special Services, first published in 1982, was the second 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 McCann and Geoghegan.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0201640
Title: For Special Services
Author: Gardner, John
Illustrator: Bill Botten -- Dustwrapper
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0224029347
ISBN 13: 9780224029346
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: BZDB2 Series, James Bond, Espionage Crime Fiction; Bill Botten -- Dustwrapper Unbranded ISBN: 0224029347 EAN: 9780224029346 Gardner, John For Special Services

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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