Description: Octopussy and the Living Daylights Author: FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964) Title: Octopussy and the Living Daylights Publication: London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 Description: [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, BINDING A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver, patterned grey endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. Priced at £4.95 via publisher's label to flap. A clean, fine copy in a custom-made leather-spined clamshell box. A particularly scarce late issue with the repriced jacket, retailing at £4.95 (sold circa 1980). The vast majority of Octopussys were sold in the late 60s to early 70s priced at 10/6, 16 shillings or 80 pence. Interest in the title had all but disappeared by 1980 meaning copies sold at the higher decimal price are rare. See Gilbert: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A14a (1.5). Seller ID: 61195 Subject: James Bond 007 Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. Terms All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely. OUR GUARANTEE. We endeavour to describe item as accurately as possible using industry standard grades and our feedback speaks for itself. It is not in our interests to 'overdescribe', but in the unlikely event of a problem we offer a no-quibble refund on all items. Please email if you have any questions, and please view our other items listed.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 750 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Author: FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape, 1966
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
