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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham
by FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964). (BURNINGHAM, John, illustrator)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Pan / Piccolo Books, 1968. [Childrens classic] All three adventures in one volume. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, SIGNED by the illustrator. Oversize trade paperback, handsomely rebound, bibliographer's copy with his pencilled ownership. Octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.123; [3], blank. Illustrated by John Burningham. Hand-bound in half mid-green oasis morocco with raised bands to spine, gilt rules and titles, matching cloth sides, publisher's 'double format' softcovers preserved at the rear. A few small spots to half title, exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Ink signature of John Burningham (obtained in person by Fleming's bibliographer Jon Gilbert). This is the first single-volume paperback to be published in the UK, specially bound for the bibliographer, with his pencilled note and ownership signature to free endpaper. Gilbert A17a(13.1).
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- Bookseller
- Adrian Harrington Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67008
- Title
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964). (BURNINGHAM, John, illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Pan / Piccolo Books, 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- James Bond 007;
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About the Seller
Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
About Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.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. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning 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.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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