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Thunderball
by Fleming, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Fair with no dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. No sigantures. Rubbing to ends of spine. 2" split to paper at head of front spine joint. 1 1/4" split to paper at head of rear spine joint. Up to 3/8" loss of paper at corners of boards. Front hinge split. Adhesive tape repair to front hinge. Rear hinge starting. 1/2" knock to top edge of rear board. Spine lean. Binding a little shaky. ; (254) pages. Brown papered boards with gilt lettering. Blind-stamped skeletal hand on front board. First impression. Page dimensions: 188mm x 120mm. "Thunderball presents the blue-print for a monstrous crime that could be just around the corner in history. James Bond is in disgrace. His monthly medical report is critical of the high living that is ruining his health, and M packs him off for a fortnight to a nature-cure clinic to be tuned-up to his former pitch of exceptional fitness." ; 12mo .
Synopsis
"The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey eyes. He was wearing a very dark-blue lightweight single-breasted suit over a cream silk shirt and a black knitted silk tie. Despite the heat, he looked cool and clean. 'And who might you be?' she asked sharply. 'My name's Bond, James Bond ...'" When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money to burn at the casino tables. But James Bond has more than money on his mind: he's got less than a week to find two stolen atom bombs hidden among the coral reefs. While acting the playboy, Bond meets Domino, sultry plaything of secretive treasure hunter Emilio Largo. In getting close to this gorgeous Italian girl, Bond hopes to learn more about Largo's hidden operation ...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7536
- Title
- Thunderball
- Author
- Fleming, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Ian Fleming James Bond
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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