Thunderball

by Fleming, Ian

"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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Thunderball

by FLEMING, IAN

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1961
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Jonathan Miller from the Author.” Fleming, an antiquarian book collector himself, was clearly very much aware of old conventions slipping away, and often adhered to this old custom of inscribing books from “the Author.” In the nineteenth-century, it is not… Read more about this item
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by Fleming, Ian

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Thunderball  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Thunderball - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Fleming, Ian

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First Edition; First Printing
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1961
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London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A beautiful first printing of the first edition in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with 16s 6d price-sticker. Scarce in collectible condition; In the novel Thunderball, Ian Fleming first introduces the world to perhaps the ultimate Bond villain -- Ernest Stavro Blofeld. Though… Read more about this item
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by Ian Fleming

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1961
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First Edition First Printing of Flemings 9th James Bond novel Thunderball.. Book is clean and tight. Lettering on the spine bright. very minor foxing to the edges. Two small pin holes on front end paper, possibly made by a staple. The original dust jacket is bright, unclipped with original 15s price. Very minor wear to the edges.no tears or marks.
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by Fleming, Ian

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1961
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London: The Book Club, 1961. Blue boards, black text on spine. 191pp. Library marking to endpapers and text block edges. Light handling wear. Binding is square and firm. DJ protected in library jacket. Crime and Mystery. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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1961
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First Edition, First Printing, first state. Very good/near fine. Hardcover : pp. (8) 9-[254] : plain e.p.s : black cloth effect paper covered boards lettered in gilt to spine : skeleton hand debossed to top board : dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping priced 15s and with the four Cape clipped corners. Bookseller… Read more about this item
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Thunderball

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1961
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London: The Book Club, 1961. BCE. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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Thunderball

by Ian Fleming

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UK paperback, 11th printing, 1965, die-cut 'bullet hole' cover. Some wear and small tears on spine.
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by Ian Fleming

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Wie neu
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1. Auflage
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1961
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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.… Read more about this item
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First
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1960
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Black cloth with blind stamped skeleton hand and gold lettering to spine.
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NO DW.Small signature inside top front board. Some foxing to prelims. Some wear patches on the front board.
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First edition
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1961
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A fine first edition, first impression, of this thrilling James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, in the original illustrated dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in binding type A with brown/grey boards and a skeleton hand embossed to the front board.In the… Read more about this item
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First edition first printing
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1961
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Hardcover
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First edition first printing of the ninth James Bond thriller. Light edge wear. There is a 1/4 inch tear to the base of the dustjacket's spine and the head of the spine has been slightly bumped. In very good / very good condition. BRColl
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Thunderball - Uncorrected Proof Copy in original proof wrapper
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by Fleming, Ian

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1961
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London: Cape, 1961. An uncorrected proof copy published by Cape in 1961. Light edgewear and some creasing and rubbing to the spine edges. Spine has some spotting, but a very good book indeed. The Richard Chopping-designed dust wrapper is clipped, but uncut, with square corners (the published book has square corners) and with a longer rear flap and… Read more about this item
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Thunderball

by Fleming, Ian

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1961
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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… Read more about this item
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by Fleming, Ian

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1st Edition
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1961
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Hardcover
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Jonathan Cape, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket. Not price clipped but with a new price sticker affixed to corner flap, covering the printed price. Slight discoloration on endpapers. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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by Ian Fleming

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1961
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Cloth
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UK: Cape, 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1961. Book is very good and quite bright. A hint of rubbing and pushing to spine tips/corners. Text block quite clean and light toned to edges. No inscriptions. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16826
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Thunderball

by Ian Fleming

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Used - Well read
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First edition, First Printing
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1961
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1st Edition. 1st Printing. Published in 1961 by Jonathan Cape: London. Hardback with Dust Jacket. Condition: Well read. Original grey-brown cover with skeleton hand embossed. Creased pages from having been read. Pencil marks. Inside there is a signature marking, which has been erased but left an imprint. The original jacket is fairly worn, torn on edges, scuffed, and marked. A beautiful… Read more about this item
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by FLEMING, Ian

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Jonathan Cape, 1961. First edition, first impression, presentation copy. Octavo. Original dark grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, skeletal hand motif blocked on the front cover in blind (Gilbert's A binding). With first issue dust jacket (priced at 15s.) Head and foot of spine very slightly bumped; a fine copy. Minor stain to a small portion of the front… Read more about this item
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THUNDERBALL.; James Bond - OO7 Adventure (Pan Books # X201; Photo Cover from Movie.)

THUNDERBALL.; James Bond - OO7 Adventure (Pan Books # X201; Photo Cover from Movie.)

by Fleming, Ian.

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13th Edition By Publisher.
Published
1965
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Paperback
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London, England, Great Britain, UK: Pan Books Inc, 1965. Book. Illus. by Wrap Around Photo Cover from Movie.. Very Good. Soft cover. 13th Edition By Publisher.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 234 pages. "In the novel Thunderball, Ian Fleming first introduces the world to perhaps the ultimate Bond villain -- Ernest Stavro Blofeld. Though Bond and Blofeld never… Read more about this item
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THUNDERBALL.

THUNDERBALL.

by FLEMING, IAN.

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First edition
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1961
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London: Jonathan Cape, [1961]., 1961. First edition. First edition. First issue binding. 8vo. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Basis for the film of the same name that starred Sean Connery as Agent 007 and Claudine Auger as Bond Girl Dominique "Domino" Derval. In 1966 THUNDERBALL won the Oscar for "Best Effects, Special Visual Effects." An exceptional copy.
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