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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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[Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Illustrated map endpapers. The rarer variant with a dropped quad mark to the date on the copyright page (rather in the same manner as 'The Spy Who Loved Me' variant- see Gilbert). Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrapper by Tom Adams, priced at 21s. A particularly fresh copy, virtually as new. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. From the comprehensive archive of Bond material assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Colonel Sun
Author
[FLEMING, Ian] MARKHAM, Robert, [pseudonym of AMIS, [Sir] Kingsley (1922-1995)]
Publisher
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Edition
First Edition.
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James Bond 007

Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

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AbeBooks seller since June 15, 1998

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Adrian Harrington Ltd occupies the rare book room on the first floor of the iconic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells which was established in 1898. We are a large high street bookshop with a stock of tens of thousands of books, prints, maps and ephemeral items. Adrian Harrington specialise in Literature, modern first editions, Ian Fleming, children's books, history, travel, and general antiquarian books. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm. Visit our website at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk…

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Literature, Illustrated, Harry Potter, Voyages And Travel, Occult and Esoterica, Children's Books, James Bond, Bound Library Sets, Rare and Antiquarian Books, Winston Churchill

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Adrian Harrington Limited

20-22 Chapel Place
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom TN1 1YQ