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London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. [Children's classic] Vintage hardback in a single volume; originally published in three volumes. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. Clean ex-library copy with a neat stamp to the copyright page, 'withdrawn' stamp on endpapers, library slip has been removed resulting in a strip of removed green endpaper. Jacket clipped else fine. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography A17a (11).

London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Childrens adventures] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.112. Publisher's racing green-coloured hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. SIGNED by the publisher. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming, uniformly cased in harlequin colours, comprising sheets from the Ian Fleming Centenary Edition in an elegant new hardback binding for 2022. Ian Fleming's evergreen children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with a magical flying car.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, clipped and priced at £7.50 via publisher's label (as issued). A clean, fine copy. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £6.95 via publisher's label (as issued). Fine in near fine jacket. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl.From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £4.95. As new. A superb example. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1977. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the second printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green illustrated endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £3.95 via publisher's label. Contents clean. A lovely fine copy in fine jacket with trivial handling. Almost as new. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (10).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014.. LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. 8vo. (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48.Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. Fine / as new. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1971. [Children's classic] FIRST CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £1.75 via publisher's label. Contents clean. A lovely fine copy in near fine jacket with minor wear to spine tips. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (9).

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable scratches (as dispatched to us- the book has been carefully wrapped and stored by ourselves since publication). A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. Gilbert A17a(12).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. Fine/as new. Edition limited to 100 copies, this set being one of a few marked 'o/s' [out-of-series]. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl.

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Bibliographer's copy. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable storage scratches. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a(12).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. As new. Edition limited to 100 copies, this set being one of a few marked 'o/s' [out-of-series] without the slipcase, although it does have the benefit of being the bibliographer's own copy, with his pencilled note and signature. Gilbert's encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1971. [Children's classic] FIRST CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. 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 sudt-wrapper preserved at the rear. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Jon Gilbert's copy with his pencilled note and ownership signature to free endpaper. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography A17a (9).

London: Pan / Piccolo Books, 1968. [Childrens classic] Oversize trade paperback, handsomely rebound. Octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.123; [3], blank. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. All three adventures in one volume. 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. Edges slighty toned, exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. 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).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1968, 1964, 1965. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.48, 48, 48. Third / First / Second impressions. Complete. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A very good, lightly used set; Gift inscription to second volume which is also price clipped, a few short tears to jackets, some nominal toning. An inexpensive, uniform trio. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. Gilbert A17a (3), A17a (4), A17a (7).

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).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964-5. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.48, 48, 48. ALL FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Complete. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. Contents clean, no inscriptions or bookplates. Some light shelfwear, spotting to top edge of last volume, jackets lightly used only with one short creased tear/nick to crown of first volume, all three are uniformly price-clipped. A most attractive, natural set, from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership within. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. Gilbert A17a (1), A17a (4), A17a (6).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Artwork] Three lithographs signed and numbered by illustrator John Burningham, each being number 3 of 15. Three lithograph prints on art paper (297 x 420 mm), with publisher's off-white mounts. The prints show the gangsters being apprehended, Chitty flying over the Goodwin lightship, and Chitty sailing in front of a large ship. These elegant prints were published by the Queen Anne Press to celebrate the book's 60th anniversary. Two limited boxed sets of the book were issued, one of which [the deluxe edition] included two of these images as bonus lithographs, but in a reduced size. Fine/as new. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork.