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The Spy Who Loved Me
by FLEMING, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG++
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG++. 1st Edition. 13 x 21 cm dark brown paper covered boards with silver dagger on the front and titles to the spine. Bright red endpapers, 221[1]pp in price clipped Richard Chopping designed dust jacket. This is one of the scarce variant copies with the Quad mark on the title page between the E and M in the author's name. Clean boards with faint mottling to the rear and a slight crease at the head of the spine. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a touch of spotting to the edge of the text block. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is unfaded with some spotting and marking most noticeably on the rear cover. There is a hint of rubbing to the corners. A scarce first edition copy with the elusive Quad mark. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
‘He was about six feet tall, slim and fit. The eyes in the lean , slightly tanned face were a very clear grey-blue and as they observed the men they were cold and watchful. His good looks had a dangerous, almost cruel quality that had frightened me. But now I knew he could smile, I thought his face exciting, in a way no face had ever excited me before …’ Vivienne Michel is in trouble. Trying to escape her tangled past, she has run away to the American backwoods, winding up at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court. A far cry from the privileged world she was born to, the motel is also the destination of two hardened killers—the perverse Sol Horror and the deadly Sluggsy Morant. When a coolly charismatic Englishman turns up, Viv, in terrible danger, is not just hopeful, but fascinated. Because he is James Bond, 007; the man she hopes will save her, the spy she hopes will love her …
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202449
- Title
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG++
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Spy|Thriller
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Price Clipped
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