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The Moon's a Balloon - INSCRIBED Copy
by NIVEN, David
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. Third Impression. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good/Good+. 8vo. Pp. [10], 11-380 (vide infra). With a good section of black-and-white photos. Index. Bound in blue cloth with author's signature in blind on front board; gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to cloth; spine a bit creased. In the dust jacket that shows some edge-wear, spine slightly darkened. Price of $7.95 intact on the front flap. Inscribed twice by David Niven: on the front panel of the dust jacket and on the half-title. An anomalous copy featuring a publisher's printing flaw: pagination jumps from page 128 to 225, reflecting a break in narrative, too. If nearly 100 pages are missing, how could the cloth binding fit the unexpected reduced thickness of the text block?
In his half-title inscription, Niven alludes to the manufacturing error: "Where have all those missing pages got to? All that HARD work!! [signed] David Niven". On the dust jacket, Niven's inscription, also in red ink, reads, "For Jean with love and many thanks [signed] David". The gist of the inscriptions suggest "Jean" was involved in the writing or editing of the book.
Niven's anecdote-laden recollections of growing up in London; life at Sandhurst and in the military; eventual gravitation to a career in the movies that largely sidestepped development in theater; a return to uniform in WWII, filled with exploits, natch. A name-dropper? Niven's invitations to weekends at this country house or two weeks at that Bermuda estate contain more royalty than Debrett's Peerage.
Contains the infamous account of contracting frostbite below-the-belt while filming a "Pink Panther" movie in the Alps; purportedly, the apres-ski dunking of his "friend" in a snifter of brandy at the hotel bar was a successful cure. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8011
- Title
- The Moon's a Balloon - INSCRIBED Copy
- Author
- NIVEN, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Ian Fleming Boodles Club Carlton Club White's Marlene Dietrich
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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