The James Bond Dossier by Amis, Kingsley [Ian Fleming] - 1965

Book. Good+. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A little reading wear and rubbing to covers. Owner signature on inside front cover. Pages are starting to tan. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. 157 pp..

Signet, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. P2960, 1st printing

NY:: New American Library,. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. Book club edition. Very good in tan and brick red cloth. No dust jacket. .

New American Library, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. 2nd Printing. 142 pages. No dust jacket. Red paper covered boards with cream cloth to spine. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining and creasing to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed.

New York: New American Library, 1965. Book Club . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 142+'reference guide'; HB brick w/white&blue; lt.rub w/some wear on edges&corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ tan w/brwn.&blue-photocover; rubbed&soiled w/wear on edges&corners; 1x3"chip,tp.edge; 1x1" chip,bttm.spine; some ink on bk. "In this dossier, Amis probes the secret of the secret agent's dazzling success.

Id Tape inside front wrap, plus written name, moderate toning, else content appears as unblemished with good wraps displaying minor surface/edge wear, as shown. In Good shape for age. To Fleming- With Admiration, as one of the "demi-giants" who like Jules Verne or Conan Doyle left an unmistakable imprint on the story of action/intrigue, this critique of his total OEUVRE in the face of many detractors. These have been as international as Bond himself, from Punch to Komsomolskaya Pravda; some have been unreasonably high-minded; and Amis, a s-f devotee and practitioner, is just the man to defend that favorite fantasy figure. This then is an itemized inventory of her majesty's secret servant, his classy tastes, skills, stances, indulgences, of Bond-girls and Bond-villains, and, admittedly, some of the errors and improbabilities which have occurred. As such, it's an entertaining exegesis of the compleat Bond for the complete collector thereof.… Read More

New Holland, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/n/a. Two books together, bith unmarked clean copies in velveteen binding

Pan Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. Second printing. 153 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages with some foxing and tanning. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Small tear in front cover.

Jonathan Cape, London, 1965. Hardcover In Dust Jacket.Book is Very Good + condition with very slight tanning to edges, very light spotting to endpapers. Boards are clean and sharp with one bump to top rear corner. A nice copy. Dust jacket is clean and price clipped with very slight wear to extremities (in mylar).Pictures available upon request.Please contact seller with any questions about item/condition.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. . First edition. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. One corner slightly bumped. The dust jacket, designed by Jan Pienkowski, is not price clipped. A tight, clean and unmarked copy. 159pp..