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Thunderball
by Ian Fleming
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Wie neu/Wie neu
- Seller
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Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Item Price
£1,846.75£1,477.40
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 First edition, first printing. Jonathan Cape, London 1961
(Gilbert A9a 1.1 First Edition, First Impression, Binding A).
'Thunderball' is the ninth James Bond novel and the first novel oft the 'Blofeld Trilogy' introduces the crime syndicate 'Spectre' and the leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Of all James Bond adversaries, the chief of 'Spectre'casts the darkest shadow.
Book is fine. Publisher's black cloth with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles tospine. Binding is tight and square, corners are sharp, bright lettering to spine. Topedge of text block is a little dusty.
Dustwrapper is fine. Unclipped with 15s original price and miniscule wear to the edges and slight tanning to the spine and the top edges of the jacket flaps. DW is now protected with a new transparent Adaptaroll sleeve.
Collector's choice.
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
- Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
(DE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000191
- Title
- Thunderball
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Illustrator
- Richard Chopping (Jacket Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Wie neu
- Jacket Condition
- Wie neu
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1. Auflage
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8° - Oktavformat (bis 25 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
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Oestrich-Winkel
About Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
Nik's Bookstore is an online business which is located nearby Frankfurt am Main, Germany. We deliver Rare Books almost worldwide in superb quality. Most of them are scarce First Editions or Illustrated Author's Editions. Nik's Bookstore is member of the PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association).
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