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On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
by FLEMING, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1963. Fleming's only signed limited edition First edition, signed limited issue, number 203 of 250 copies signed by the author; a further 35 unnumbered copies signed and marked for "presentation" were also released. This was Fleming's only signed limited edition; it was published simultaneously with the trade issue on 1 April 1963. Octavo. Original quarter vellum, black board sides, spine lettered in gilt, ski track decoration to front cover in white, top edge gilt. Housed in a custom black quarter morocco folding box. Colour portrait frontispiece of the author with tissue guard. Spine slightly darkened, else a fine copy. Gilbert A11a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162836
- Title
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1963
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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