The Book of Bond or Every Man His Own 007
by Lt.-Col. William Tanner [Kingsley Amis]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$338.19CA$304.37
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Raymond Hawkey. A very smart first edition of this exciting and insightful fictional work on the British Secret Service, as told by James Bond's closest friend, Bill Tanner. First edition. Illustrated with black and red images throughout. With reversible dust wrapper for use in the field. Bill Tanner's distinguished wartime career in the Sappers ended in 1944 when he was wounded in a sabotage operation. Years later, he is serving as M's number two, and is agent 007 closest friend in the Secret Service. Author to hundreds of official minutes, this is the first work of Tanner's to appeal publicly. A tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective service agents, written by Kingsley Amis, an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher, here writing under the pseudonym Lieutenant Colonel William Tanner. Design and art direction by Raymond Hawkey, an English graphic designer and author. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881T38
- Title
- The Book of Bond or Every Man His Own 007
- Author
- Lt.-Col. William Tanner [Kingsley Amis]
- Illustrator
- Raymond Hawkey
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Book of Bond 007 James Bond Hawkey 007 Amis
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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